• (Asian Cup) S. Korea defeat Saudi Arabia on penalties to reach quarterfinals

    South Korea knocked off Saudi Arabia 4-2 on penalties to advance to the quarterfinals at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar on Tuesday. South Korean goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo made two stops in the shootout,...

    • Posted January 31, 2024
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  • KBO club Kia Tigers in disarray after firing manager facing bribery suspicions

    The Kia Tigers have been gearing up for the 2024 season in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) with some high hopes until this week, when their postseason aspirations took a backseat to the abrupt dismissal of manager...

    • Posted January 31, 2024
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  • Actor Park Hae-soo is shown in this undated photo provided by BH Entertainment. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
    ‘Squid Game’ star Park Hae-soo cast in Amazon Prime’s new spy series

    South Korean actor Park Hae-soo has been cast in the new spy series “Butterfly” on Amazon Prime, the actor’s agency said Tuesday, marking his debut in Hollywood. The upcoming thriller centers on a deadly chase between a...

    • Posted January 31, 2024
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  • Actor Lee Young-ae will reprise the popular character Jang-geum again in a new TV series, a follow-up to the mega-hit MBC drama "Jewel in the Palace," a local entertainment company said Tuesday. Fantagio said it has recently sealed a contract with a writer for the series, seven months after it confirmed the casting of Lee in the new series, "Dae Jang Geum" (working title). Shooting will begin in October, the company said, adding it plans to air the show early next year. "Dae Jang Geum" will tell the life story of Jang-geum as the king's first female physician. Aired in 2003, "Jewel in the Palace" depicts the process of an orphaned girl, Jang-geum, becoming the physician. With an average viewership rating of 45.8 percent in South Korea, the 54-part series became hugely popular at home and abroad. The file photo shows actor Lee Young-ae. (Yonhap) The file photo shows actor Lee Young-ae. (Yonhap)
    Lee Young-ae cast in new ‘Dae Jang Geum’ drama

    Actor Lee Young-ae will reprise the popular character Jang-geum again in a new TV series, a follow-up to the mega-hit MBC drama “Jewel in the Palace,” a local entertainment company said Tuesday. Fantagio said it has recently...

    • Posted January 31, 2024
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  • Ma Dong-seok, also known as Don Lee, speaks during a press event for "Badland Hunters" in Seoul in this file photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024. (Yonhap)
    ‘Badland Hunters’ rises to No. 1 on Netflix’s non-English movie chart

    The dystopian action flick “Badland Hunters,” starring Ma Dong-seok, topped Netflix’s weekly chart for non-English movies, the global streaming service said Wednesday. Since its release Friday, the South Korean film garnered 14.3 million total views during the...

    • Posted January 31, 2024
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  • This composite image provided by Edam Entertainment is from a teaser video for K-pop singer IU's sixth EP, set to come out Feb. 20, 2024. (PHOT NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
    IU to release new album next month

    K-pop diva IU will drop her sixth EP, titled “The Winning,” on Feb. 20, her agency said Tuesday. Edam Entertainment revealed the news in a teaser video for the forthcoming release, which was posted on social media....

    • Posted January 31, 2024
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  • This undated file photo shows Samsung Electronics Co.'s headquarters. (Yonhap)
    Samsung Q4 profit drops 34.4 pct, but memory chip rebounds

    Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter operating profit sank 34.4 percent from a year earlier due largely to sluggish semiconductor business but its memory chip segment turned to the black on recovering demand. The world’s largest...

    • Posted January 31, 2024
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