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BTS’ Jungkook hits milestone on Spotify chart

Jungkook of BTS reached his 150th week on Spotify’s Weekly Top Songs Global Chart with his 2023 megahit “Seven (Feat. Latto),” a fresh milestone for an Asian solo singer. The single ranked No. 98 on the chart dated May 22-28, garnering over 11 million streams during the period and climbing back up five rungs from the previous frame. “Seven” stayed atop the chart for nine weeks upon its release, the longest chart-topping run for a male artist in 2023. It charted 71 days at No. 1 on the Daily Top

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PM nominee vows to put top priority on improving people's livelihoods

Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook said Monday she will put top priority on improving the people's livelihoods, if confirmed as the country's No. 2 official. President Lee Jae Myung designated Han as successor to outgoing Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Sunday. An information technology expert, Han has served as Lee's first minister for medium-sized enterprises and startups. The prime minister's replacement comes as Kim is preparing to run for leader of the ruling Democratic Party. "If I'm giv

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S. Korea's Sung Jae-seung takes top award at Finnish ballet competition

South Korean ballerino Sung Jae-seung clinched the top award at the 10th Helsinki International Ballet Competition held last week, organizers said Monday. The 20-year-old, who competed in the young professionals category, won the Jane Erkko Grand Prix, the top award at the competition that ended Friday, according to the organizers. Alongside Sung, South Korea's In Ji-young and Kang Yu-jeong took the third prize in the juniors and young professionals categories, respectively, they added. Founded

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'Colony' tops weekend box-office chart for 3rd week

The Korean zombie thriller "Colony" ranked No. 1 at the weekend box office for the third straight week following its release, ahead of the comedy "Wild Sing," data showed Monday. The blockbuster had logged 4,727,520 accumulated admissions as of Sunday, adding 603,868 admissions over the weekend, according to the data released by the Korean Film Council, which compiles admissions from Friday through Sunday for its weekend chart. "Colony" is the latest zombie thriller from director Yeon Sang-ho, k

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Aespa's 'Lemonade' debuts at No. 9 on Billboard 200

K-pop girl group aespa has entered the US Billboard's main albums chart at No. 9 with "Lemonade," its second full-length album. This marks the group's third top 10 entry on the Billboard 200, following "Girls" and "My World." According to Billboard's preview of the upcoming chart for this week on Sunday, aespa earned 41,000 equivalent album units during the latest tracking week. The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums of the week in the United States, measured by equivalent album units c

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[Graphic News] Korea World Cup kits rank 21st, 35th

ESPN has ranked the 48 kits for the 2026 FIFA World Cup based on visual appeal, placing South Korea’s uniforms in the middle-to-lower tier of the list. The national team's away kit ranked 21st, while its home kit came in 35th. The lavender away kit drew praise for its distinctive color scheme and glow-in-the-dark logo, though it fell short of the top tier. The red-and-black home kit, inspired by a tiger motif, was considered a solid design but lacked the originality to stand out among the tourna

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Jensen Huang courts Korea's AI ecosystem on packed Seoul tour

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Korea trip has unfolded with fanfare, selfies and a full course of Korean crowd-pleasers — from a PC bang appearance with a legendary League of Legends player to candid talks with the country's top tech chiefs over Korean barbecue. Through Monday night, Huang's itinerary was set to span more PC bang stops, fried chicken, samgyetang and baseball as he discussed next-generation technologies and sought to reinforce Nvidia's collaboration with Korean partners in AI, robotic

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LAFC’s Son Heung-min named to MLS All-Star squad

Son Heung-min of Los Angeles Football Club on Sunday was one of 11 players named to the Major League Soccer squad for the MLS All-Star Game slated for next month in North Carolina. The MLS First XI was selected through a combined vote of players, fans and media members to recognize the league's top performers from the first half of the regular season. This marks the 33-year-old’s first MLS First XI selection since joining the club in August. He is also just the second South Korean player to earn

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Career-best hitting streak reaches 14 games for SF Giants' Lee Jung-hoo

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has now hit safely in 14 consecutive games. Lee extended his career-best hitting streak by going 2-for-4 with a run and a steal against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Saturday. The South Korean outfielder raised his batting average from .321 to .324, the fourth-best mark in Major League Baseball with evening games still to be played. Lee flied out in his first two trips to the plate before hitting a single in the top of the seventh inning

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Lee heads to Europe for EU and G7 summits, meeting Pope Leo

President Lee Jae Myung heads to Europe next week for a 10-day trip aimed at putting Seoul’s European diplomacy into full swing and strengthening its standing as a “global responsible power” seeking a broader role with the G7. Lee will visit Belgium, the European Union, Italy and the Vatican from June 9-18 before attending the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Friday during a press briefing. Lee’s final stop will be the G7 summit on June 16-17, wh

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Tesla Model Y becomes first foreign vehicle to top Korea’s monthly sales

Tesla’s Model Y SUV has become the first foreign vehicle to top Korea’s monthly passenger car sales, overtaking domestic models in a market long dominated by Hyundai Motor Group. According to recent data by the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association, the Model Y sold 8,762 units in May. It secured the top spot ahead of Hyundai and Kia’s bestselling models, including Kia Sorento SUV (7,836 units), Hyundai Grandeur sedan (5,183 units), Kia Sportage SUV (4,760 units) and Kia Carnival

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Buldak's new face: Peppo the flame-topped chick

Samyang Foods is giving its Buldak noodle franchise a new face — a red chick with a flame atop its head — as the spicy noodle brand notches 10 billion cumulative servings sold worldwide. The company said Friday that its new mascot, Peppo, is set to become the face of not only the Buldak product lineup but also its broader ecosystem spanning content, merchandise and digital experiences. Samyang identified expanding Buldak into a full-fledged intellectual property franchise as a key strategic pill

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Hongdae buzzes ahead of Jensen Huang's PC bang, pork belly stops

Seoul’s Hongdae district was buzzing from early Friday morning, hours before Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was expected to touch down in Korea for a visit packed with gaming, barbecue and meetings with the country’s top business leaders. Huang is expected to arrive at Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center at around 1 p.m., according to Nvidia. After briefly speaking to reporters there, he is set to head to his first official stop: an internet cafe, locally known as "PC bang," operated by Korean esports

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'Bro, it's me': Jensen Huang's Korea dinner spot steals spotlight

Many have wondered which pork-belly venue Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang would choose for his Friday dinner with Korea's top business leaders. The restaurant of choice turned out to be Hyeongnim jeoyo — roughly, "Bro, it's me" in Korean — a charcoal-grilled Korean barbecue restaurant in Hongdae, Seoul. Returning to Korea after seven months, Huang is expected to recreate the buzz of October’s chicken-and-beer meetup, this time over pork belly and soju with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Group Chairm

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Samsung's top union loses majority status after chip-heavy bonus deal

Samsung Electronics' largest labor union has lost its majority status just two months after winning legal recognition, as workers in the company's non-chip division quit to protest a wage deal that favored semiconductor employees. The Samsung Electronics branch of the Samsung Group Employees' Union had 58,270 members as of 3 p.m. on Thursday, according to the union. That is down by nearly 18,000 from more than 76,000 at the end of April, when it held a rally to vote on a strike. Samsung Electron

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Cab driver prevents scam worth 140 million won: police

Police recently commended a taxi driver in Ulsan for assistance in stopping a scam that would have inflicted financial damage of around 140 million won ($90,500), officials said Thursday. Officials at the Ulsan Dongbu Police Station said they have awarded the driver a certificate of appreciation and 1 million won in relation to their May 26 arrest. The taxi driver on that day picked up a passenger who was talking with a woman on the phone and repeatedly checking the other party's location. The d

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BTS tops Billboard Japan’s mid-year album rankings

The fifth studio album from BTS, “Arirang,” nabbed the top spot on Billboard Japan’s main albums ranking for the first half of this year, according to the chart published on Friday. Main track “Swim” and B-side track “2.0” made the mid-year Hot 100 chart at No. 38 and No. 87, respectively. On Artist 100, BTS claimed the No. 6 spot as the only international artist in the top ten. “Arirang” logged over 750,000 shipments in the country in 11 days and earned triple platinum certification from the Re

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Nvidia's Jensen Huang to make Faker his first stop in Seoul

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will head straight from the airport to a Seoul gaming cafe Friday to meet Faker, the League of Legends icon he once cheered for from the stage. Huang, set to land at Gimpo International Airport at around 1 p.m., will visit T1 Base Camp, a "PC bang," or internet gaming cafe, run by esports organization T1, according to industry sources — making the gaming powerhouse his first stop ahead of a dinner with the country's top business leaders. There he will meet all five starte

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Top swimmers eye more medals, records at Asian Games

Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min, the two alpha dogs in South Korean swimming, said Thursday they will chase multiple medals and records at this year's Asian Games. The two swimmers and other members of the national team left for Sydney on Thursday to continue their training for the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, and also race in the Australian national team trials. The competition is open to foreign-born athletes, though they won't be eligible to race in the finals regardless of the

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Website tracking Jensen Huang’s Korea itinerary draws over 70,000 visits

A website compiling Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s projected itinerary in Korea and related Korean stock movements has drawn more than 70,000 visitors, showing how closely investors are watching his visit for clues on Nvidia’s next partnerships in the country’s AI supply chain. The site, titled “Jensen Huang’s Footprints” in Korean, was created by an individual developer using the nickname Jun, according to local media reports. As of late Thursday afternoon, its cumulative visitor count had topped 70

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BTS’ Jungkook hits milestone on Spotify chart

PM nominee vows to put top priority on improving people's livelihoods

S. Korea's Sung Jae-seung takes top award at Finnish ballet competition

'Colony' tops weekend box-office chart for 3rd week

Aespa's 'Lemonade' debuts at No. 9 on Billboard 200

[Graphic News] Korea World Cup kits rank 21st, 35th

Jensen Huang courts Korea's AI ecosystem on packed Seoul tour

LAFC’s Son Heung-min named to MLS All-Star squad

Career-best hitting streak reaches 14 games for SF Giants' Lee Jung-hoo

Lee heads to Europe for EU and G7 summits, meeting Pope Leo

Tesla Model Y becomes first foreign vehicle to top Korea’s monthly sales

Buldak's new face: Peppo the flame-topped chick

Hongdae buzzes ahead of Jensen Huang's PC bang, pork belly stops

'Bro, it's me': Jensen Huang's Korea dinner spot steals spotlight

Samsung's top union loses majority status after chip-heavy bonus deal

Cab driver prevents scam worth 140 million won: police

BTS tops Billboard Japan’s mid-year album rankings

Nvidia's Jensen Huang to make Faker his first stop in Seoul

Top swimmers eye more medals, records at Asian Games

Website tracking Jensen Huang’s Korea itinerary draws over 70,000 visits