Son Heung-min Becomes 1st Asian to Finish EPL Season as Top Scorer

Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur has become the first Asian player to win the English Premier League’s Golden Boot, an award presented each season to the…

Kim Se-jeong’s Acting Career Gains Momentum After Hit TV Series

Singer-turned-actress Kim Se-jeong has established herself as a queen of romantic comedies after stealing the hearts of viewers in her latest hit TV series, “Business Proposal,”…

Son Heung-min Reaches Career Milestone with 20th EPL Goal of Season

Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur scored his 20th goal of the season in the team’s English Premier League match against Liverpool on Saturday, marking the first…

Actress Kang Soo-yeon Dies in Hospital

Actress Kang Soo-yeon died Saturday from a cerebral hemorrhage after being rushed to hospital last Thursday with cardiac arrest. She never regained consciousness. Kang, who was…

Kim Jong-un Threatens Preemptive Nuclear Strike

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has threatened South Korea with a preemptive nuclear strike just four days after he exchanged personal letters with outgoing President Moon…

Son Heung-min Breaks Korean Goal-Scoring Record in Europe

Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur scored two goals in a home match against Leicester City in London on Sunday. With the Spurs leading 1-0 thanks to…

Skyscrapers and Green Space to Transform Central Seoul

A 140,000-sq.m pedestrianized green space will be created to replace the scruffy urban clusters of Jongno and Toegyero in central Seoul, Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced Thursday.…

Blackpink’s ‘Boombayah’ Draws over 1.4 Billion Views on YouTube

The music video for girl group Blackpink’s “Boombayah” has surpassed 1.4 billion views on YouTube. The feat came some five years and eight months after its…

Moon to Leave Cheong Wa Dae on Eve of Yoon’s Inauguration

President Moon Jae-in will leave Cheong Wa Dae on May 9, his last official day as president, the presidential office said last Friday. Moon will attend…

Who Are Korea’s 1%?

The top one percent of Korea’s rich owned W2.92 billion in net assets last year, about W310 million more than a year earlier (US$1=W1,230). Those in…