K-pop idol leaves group hours after return over backlash for smoking, kissing a woman

Hybe CEO Lee Jae-sang publicly apologized on Tuesday after an internal document containing disparaging remarks about multiple K-pop artists was disclosed at a N...

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Tottenham forward Son Heung-min has been named Asia’s International Player of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for a record fourth time in rec...

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IRL streamer JohnnySomali, whose real name is Ismael Ramsey Khalid, was assaulted by locals after a series of inappropriate actions in South Korea. Khalid, who...

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A team of researchers from the Seoul National University of Science and Technology recently demonstrated their prototype of a “flying shopping cart.” They named...

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Lim Young-woong, a singer specializing in trot — a genre of Korean music known for its distinctive rhythm and melodic structure — has made history by surpassing...

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J-Hope has completed his mandatory military service, now entering what he describes as the “third chapter” of his life. Discharged after 18 months on Thursday,...

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Netflix has renewed the hit South Korean cooking competition series “Culinary Class Wars” for a second season following its breakout success. The show, which pi...

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NewJeans’ Hanni testified in tears at a National Assembly hearing on workplace harassment in South Korea’s entertainment industry on Tuesday, revealing her expe...

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K-pop saw a massive popularity surge in five years on Spotify, with the U.S. making the biggest contribution among all countries. Spotify shared the numbers at...

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Novelist Han Kang has made history by becoming the first Asian woman and first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy awarded he...

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