• U-23 Korean national team manager Hwang Sun-hong is seen in this file photo. (Yonhap)
    Hwang Sun-hong chosen as caretaker boss of nat’l football team

    U-23 Korean national team manager Hwang Sun-hong was chosen Tuesday to concurrently helm the senior national team as its interim manager. The Korea Football Association (KFA) made the announcement following a meeting of its National Team Committee,...

    • Posted February 28, 2024
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  • Posters of "Exhuma" are displayed at a local cinema in Seoul on Feb. 25, 2004. (Yonhap)
    ‘Exhuma’ tops 3 mln admissions in 1 week since release

    Director Jang Jae-hyun’s occult flick “Exhuma” continues its strong box-office performance, surpassing 3 million cumulative viewers in just one week since its release. According to the distributor Showbox on Wednesday, the supernatural thriller logged over 3.09 million...

    • Posted February 28, 2024
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  • K-pop girl group Le Sserafim is seen in this photo provided by Source Music. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
    Le Sserafim scores 3rd mln-seller album with ‘Easy’

    K-pop girl group Le Sserafim has achieved another feat as its latest album, “Easy,” became its third million seller, the group’s agency said Wednesday. The quintet’s third EP surpassed 1 million copies in accumulated sales Tuesday, just...

    • Posted February 28, 2024
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  • K-pop group Seventeen is seen in this photo provided by Mnet. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
    Seventeen’s ‘FML,’ most-sold album of 2023

    South Korean boy group Seventeen’s 10th EP “FML” was last year’s most-sold album in the world, according to a London-based global recording industry association. “FML” topped the Global Album Chart 2023 announced by the International Federation of...

    • Posted February 28, 2024
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  • BTS member Jungkook is seen in this image provided by BigHit Music. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
    BTS’ Jungkook ranks in top 10 on IFPI’s 2023 global singles chart

    Jungkook of K-pop giant BTS has secured a position in the top 10 of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s 2023 chart for top global singles. Jungkook claimed No. 10 on the chart for his debut...

    • Posted February 28, 2024
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  • This composite file photo shows K-pop girl group aespa's Karina and actor Lee Jae-wook. (Yonhap)
    Aespa’s Karina, actor Lee Jae-wook dating

    K-pop girl group aespa’s Karina and actor Lee Jae-wook acknowledged a media report about their romantic relationship through their respective agencies on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Dispatch, a local online entertainment news outlet, reported that the...

    • Posted February 28, 2024
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  • Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg (C) arrives at LG Electronics Co.'s headquarters in Seoul on Feb. 28, 2024. (Yonhap)
    Facebook founder Zuckerberg meets with LG Electronics CEO

    Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg met with LG Electronics Co. CEO Cho Joo-wan on Wednesday to discuss ways to enhance corporate collaborations in the extended reality (XR) sector, officials said. The CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook’s parent...

    • Posted February 28, 2024
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