QUIZ: Which ILLIT Member Are You Most Like?

The five members of ILLIT each have their own unique charms that make the group special. From the outgoing and extroverted leader Yunah to hardworking and sensitive maknae Iroha, each…

Nana Renews Contract With Agency

Nana will continue her journey with SUBLIME! On July 29, SUBLIME announced that it had renewed its contract with Nana, saying, “We are delighted to continue our valued relationship, built…

“Single’s Inferno 3” Lee Gwan Hee And Yu Si Eun Confirmed To Be Dating

“Single’s Inferno 3” cast members Lee Gwan Hee and Yu Si Eun are in a relationship! On July 29, a media outlet reported that Lee Gwan Hee and Yu Si…

Kospi crashes below 5,300 as selloff intensifies

Benchmark tumbles nearly 13%, triggering circuit breaker for second straight day South Korean stocks extended their historic selloff Wednesday, with the Kospi plunging nearly 13 percent to below 5,300 and…

Lee Kwang Soo Joins Lee Byung Hun, Go Youn Jung, Lee Do Hyun, WOODZ, And Park Hae Joon In Upcoming Historical Action Film

Lee Kwang Soo has joined the cast of the upcoming film “Nambeol” (romanized title)! On July 29, a media outlet reported that the actor will star in the film. In…

LIV Golf may cancel team championship amid growing uncertainty

LIV Golf, which is facing an uncertain future, may cancel its season-ending Team Championship, according to multiple media reports. Golf publications and Reuters reported Tuesday that LIV Golf is expected…

Korea’s ETF clampdown may push leverage demand overseas

Tighter entry barriers risk shifting retail capital offshore while leaving volatility concerns unresolved at home As South Korea tightens rules on single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds, overseas markets are expanding their…

Kumamoto quake prompts preparedness review, no South Korean casualties reported

South Korea confirmed Wednesday that no South Korean nationals have been reported injured or killed in the earthquake in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture, while the government reviewed its earthquake and tsunami…

How leveraged chip ETFs magnified Korea’s market swings

16 funds launched at market’s peak, amplifying moves in Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and Kospi Earlier this year, South Korea emerged as the world’s best-performing stock market as an artificial…

HD Korea Shipbuilding's Q2 profit jumps 73% on high-priced vessel sales

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediate holding company for HD Hyundai’s shipbuilding businesses, said Wednesday its second-quarter operating profit jumped 72.5 percent from a year earlier driven by…