Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

[WHY] Good luck? Good energy? Or just a good time? All about Korea's lottery hot spots.

At around 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, dozens of people lined up outside a shop called Spa in Seoul, waiting to buy lottery tickets. The line snaked around a corner, with even a small stand set up selling nuts to bored customers enduring the long line.

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Vanner to hold its first ever two-day concert

Boy band Vanner will hold a two-day concert in April, the band’s first ever in five years since its deb

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Boy band Vanner named city ambassadors of Daejeon

Boy band Vanner's members were designated as ambassadors of Daejeon. They will promote the city's public events, such as the Daejeon Zero O'Clock Festival, their agency KLAP Entertainment said.

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CEO paychecks were pretty huge this year

The former co-CEOs of Kakao, Joh Su-yong and Yeo Min-soo, were the most highly paid executives in the first half of the year. The two pocketed more than 30 billion won ($23 million) after exercising stock options.

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Lottery sales hit record in the first half

Lottery sales hit an all-time high in the first half possibly due to the economic impact of the pandemic.

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