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K-pop eyes China market as Lee's election raises hopes for end of hallyu ban
President Lee Jae-myung’s pledge to boost Korea’s cultural industry has sparked renewed optimism in the K-pop sector, with ...
‘He made me look crazy’: South Korean actor cries after president’s election win
Actor Kim Bu-seon shared her emotional reaction to Lee Jae-myung’s election as South Korea’s president, saying she shed tears ...
Next decade to determine whether South Korea can become great power
A new government is in place after six months of interrupted democracy. Voters have cast ballots with apprehension and ...
YouTuber ordered to pay $36,000 to IVE agency over Jang Won-young defamation
A Seoul court has ruled in favor of Starship Entertainment, the agency behind K-pop girl group IVE, in a defamation lawsuit ...
Xdinary Heroes to hold summer special concert in July at Olympic Handball Gymnasium
Rising rock band Xdinary Heroes is set to take the stage at Seoul’s Olympic Handball Gymnasium for the first time with their ...
Kwon Young-gook remains unwavering beacon of hope for progressives
Kwon Young-gook, candidate of the minor Democratic Labor Party, secured less than 1 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s ...
Foreign biz community expects stronger economic ties under new leadership
The election of President Lee Jae-myung is raising hopes Wednesday among foreign businesspeople in Korea that the new ...
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President nominates Rep. Kim Min-seok as PM
President Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday nominated Kim Min-seok, an activist-turned-lawmaker who led his election win as co-chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea’s (DPK) campaign committee, for ...