Survivor Lee Yong-soo attends memorial for wartime sexual slavery victims

Lee Yong-soo, a 97-year-old survivor of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery, attended a commemorative ceremony at the Kim Koo Museum & Library in Seoul on Friday to mark the Memorial Day…

Katseye follows intuition, embraces freedom in 3rd EP

Katseye returned Friday with its third EP, “Wild,” marking the latest chapter in the group’s artistic evolution since its debut two years ago. The five-track release explores themes of embracing…

Stray Kids’ latest EP clocks up 3.28m first-week sales

Stray Kids is on course to set new career highs in both Korea and the US, as its latest EP surpassed the first-week sales of its previous LP and industry…

How diplomacy changed Korea’s fate — and its future

81 years of diplomacy span Korea’s journey from Syngman Rhee’s “ownerless object” under great-power sway to Lee Jae Myung’s vision of “Irreplaceable Korea” Liberation came in 1945. Sovereignty — and…

These former child stars will make you feel old

News that the child performer featured in the “Baby Shark Dance” video will soon make his solo debut has prompted jokes online from viewers who say they suddenly feel old,…

Cyberattack attempts on Overseas Koreans Agency surge more than twelvefold

Cyberattack attempts targeting South Korea’s Overseas Koreans Agency surged to 4,271 in the first seven months of this year, more than 12 times the 353 attempts recorded throughout last year,…

Elementary school kept no record after bullied student tried to jump from 3rd floor

An elementary school on Jeju Island left no official record after a fifth-grade student with a multicultural background attempted to jump from a third-floor window following more than a year…

[Photo News] Wish upon a star

Parents and Buddhist worshippers pray among star-shaped notes bearing wishes for success on the college entrance exam at Jogyesa Temple in central Seoul on Tuesday. With this year’s College Scholastic…

Elementary school teacher gets suspended prison term for molesting students

An elementary school teacher was handed a suspended prison term on Monday for molesting two female students during class. The Cheonan branch of the Daejeon District Court sentenced the 48-year-old…

Birds behind nearly half of Seoul’s summer power outages

Birds are a leading cause of summertime power outages in Seoul, accounting for nearly half of all such outages in recent years, Korea Electric Power Corp. revealed Monday. According to…