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Looking behind the scenes of BTS's latest album with BigHit Music's Nicole Kim

BTS's comeback album 'Arirang' achieved multiple records, including topping charts and selling out a world tour. BigHit Music Vice President Nicole Kim discussed the album's production, songwriting sessions and the dynamic among the band members.

2026-05-01

Braves' Kim Ha-seong grabs hit in 1st minor league rehab game

Kim Ha-seong of the Atlanta Braves has collected a hit in his first rehab game in the minor league as he started working his way back from an offseason finger injury.

2026-04-30

Five former POWs from Korean War sue North Korea over forced labor

Five former South Korean prisoners of war (POWs) have filed a compensation lawsuit against North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un in a Seoul court, seeking damages for forced labor.

2026-04-29

Antitrust regulator designates Bom Kim as Coupang's 'controlling entity' in regulatory reversal

Korea's antitrust regulator designated Coupang Inc. CEO Bom Kim as the local controlling entity of the beleaguered e-commerce platform Coupang on Wednesday, a move that could place the Korean American business owner in tighter regulatory shackles.

2026-04-29

Life sentence upheld for Telegram-based sex crime network leader

An appellate court upheld a life sentence for Kim Nok-wan, who was convicted of running a Telegram-based sex crime network in Korea that exploited minors, on Wednesday.

2026-04-29

Kim Jong-un attends concert marking 80th founding anniversary of military band

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a concert marking the 80th founding anniversary of a key military band, calling it a symbol of the country's armed forces, state media reported on Wednesday.

2026-04-29

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.

2026-04-28

Appeals court increases ex-first lady's sentence for corruption to 4 years

An appeals court on Tuesday increased the sentence for former first lady Kim Keon Hee from 20 months to four years in prison on corruption charges.

2026-04-28

North Korea has ramped up public executions to instill fear, maximize control: NGO report

A report reveals North Korea's Kim Jong-un has intensified public executions, using them to instill fear and enforce obedience, with significant increases observed since the Covid-19 border closures amid ongoing economic hardship.

2026-04-28

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.

2026-04-28