• Hwang Sun-hong, head coach of the South Korean men's under-23 national football team, hangs his head before speaking to reporters at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on April 27, 2024. South Korea lost to Indonesia in the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Asian Cup to miss out on qualification for the Paris Olympics. (Yonhap)
    Coach apologizes for missing out on Olympic football qualification, calls for system overhaul

    The head coach of the underachieving South Korean men’s under-23 national football team on Saturday apologized for the country’s failure to qualify for the Paris Olympics, while also calling for sweeping changes to operations of the program....

    • Posted April 29, 2024
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  • This image provided by ADOR is captured from the music video for K-pop girl group NewJeans' "Bubble Gum." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
    NewJeans releases music video for ‘Bubble Gum’

    K-pop girl group NewJeans unveiled the music video for its new single, “Bubble Gum,” on Saturday, the group’s agency said. “Bubble Gum” is an easy-listening track featuring a simple drum pattern and a synthesizer sound, according to...

    • Posted April 29, 2024
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  • K-pop boy group Seventeen poses for photos during a press conference in Seoul on April 29, 2024, to mark the release of a compilation album titled "17 Is Right Here." (Yonhap)
    Album chronicling Seventeen’s 9-yr journey released

    K-pop boy group Seventeen returned Monday with a compilation album, “17 is Right Here,” chronicling its 9-year history. “The album depicted everything about Seventeen since its debut,” member Mingyu said during a press conference in Seoul to...

    • Posted April 29, 2024
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  • ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin speaks during a press conference in southern Seoul on April 25, 2024. (Yonhap)
    ADOR CEO refuses to convene board of directors meeting

    Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, a sublabel of K-pop giant Hybe, declined to convene a board of directors meeting requested by Hybe, industry sources said Monday, as the two parties continued to exchange salvos in their ongoing...

    • Posted April 29, 2024
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  • BTS leader RM is seen in this photo provided by BigHit Music. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
    BTS’ RM to prerelease a track of 2nd solo album

    RM, the leader of K-pop superband BTS, will unveil a prerelease track from his upcoming second solo album, “Right Place, Wrong Person,” early next month, the group’s agency said Saturday. The song will be released along with...

    • Posted April 29, 2024
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  • An electronic signboard at a Hana Bank in Seoul shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 31.11 points, or 1.17 percent, to close at 2,687.44 on April 29, 2024. (Yonhap)
    Seoul shares jump over 1 pct on battery, chemical stocks

    Seoul shares closed over 1 percent higher Monday on advances in battery and chemical shares amid a slump in techs. The local currency slightly fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)...

    • Posted April 29, 2024
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  • This undated file photo shows Hwang Woo-yea, who was nominated as the new leader to head an emergency leadership committee of the ruling People Power Party on April 29, 2024. (Yonhap)
    PPP nominates retired ex-lawmaker to head emergency committee

    The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Monday named a retired former lawmaker to head an emergency leadership committee tasked with organizing a national convention to elect a new party leader following a crushing defeat in recent...

    • Posted April 29, 2024
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