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Ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee gets seven years for influence-peddling

A Seoul court convicted the former first lady of accepting luxury gifts for appointments and favors, including artwork, jewelry and designer bags

2026.6.26

Kim Keon Hee closes her eyes as she appears for the first hearing in her corruption charges at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 24, 2025. [NEWS1]

Kim Keon Hee pays remaining 29 million won luxury watch debt

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee recently paid the remaining balance of 29 million won ($19,200) for a Vacheron Constantin watch to a robot dog entrepreneur, according to legal sources Monday.

2026.5.25

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First Lady Kim Hea Kyung, on the left, poses with President Lee Jae Myung in an Instagram post celebrating married couples' day on May 21. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

President Lee, first lady revisit old memories in video celebrating holiday for married couples

President Lee Jae Myung celebrated married couples' — or bubu in Korean — day, annually observed on May 21, by sharing a video recreating old photographs with first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Thursday.

2026.5.21

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee attends a hearing of her trial on charges of bribery and violating the Capital Markets Act at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Dec. 3, 2025. [NEWS1]

Police close investigation into alleged Kim Keon Hee naval ship party

Police said Monday they will not pursue charges against former first lady Kim Keon Hee over a party held aboard a naval ship in 2023.

2026.5.11

The Seoul High Court's ruling in former first lady Kim Keon Hee's trial on bribery and stock manipulation charges is televised at Seoul Station on April 28. [YONHAP]

Former first lady given four-year sentence for stock manipulation, bribery in appeals ruling

The Seoul High Court on Tuesday sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years in prison, overturning her previous acquittal on charges of stock manipulation and bribery linked to the Unification Church.

2026.4.28

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and his wife Kim Keon Hee ride in a vehicle during a state visit to the Netherlands on Dec. 12, 2023. [YONHAP]

Appeals court set to rule on ex-first lady's corruption charges

An appeals court is set to rule on corruption charges against former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Tuesday, following a lower court sentence of one year and eight months in prison.

2026.4.28

Korean first lady Kim Hea Kyung, left, and Vietnamese first lady Ngo Phuong Ly hold up wood dolls as they visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on April 23. Kim is wearing an ao dai, or a traditional Vietnamese dress, gifted by the Vietnamese first lady. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Korean, Vietnamese first ladies visit ethnology museum in Hanoi

Korea's first lady Kim Hea Kyung and her Vietnamese counterpart, Ngo Phuong Ly, visited an ethnology museum in Hanoi on Thursday as part of efforts to promote cultural exchange.

2026.4.23

First lady Kim Hea Kyung, center right, and JYP founder Park Jin-young, back row second from right, co-chair of the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange, pose for a commemorative photo with the winners of ″K-Dream Stage,″ a K-pop competition in India, at Yashobhoomi Convention Center in New Delhi on April 20. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Korea’s first lady, JYP and ‘Squid Game’ actor bridge cultures in K-pop contest in India

Korea's first lady Kim Hea Kyung highlighted the reach of cultural exchanges as she attended Monday a K-pop contest in India judged by Park Jin-young, founder of JYP Entertainment.

2026.4.20

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and First Lady Kim Keon Hee [YONHAP, JOINT PRESS CORPS]

'After all, they are a couple': Lawyer for former first couple recalls emotional meeting in court

An attorney for former first couple Yoon Suk Yeol and Kim Keon Hee shared behind-the-scenes accounts of Kim's tears after meeting her husband for the first time in nine months in court.

2026.4.16

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee enters the court for her final hearing on charges of violating the Capital Market Act at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Dec. 3, 2025. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Kim Keon Hee denies knowing about martial law plan at Park Sung-jae trial

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee told a court that former President Yoon Suk Yeol never informed her of his plans to declare emergency martial law on Dec. 3, 2024.

2026.4.13