K-pop group i-dle poised to captivate Japan with full-scale debut in October

K-pop group i-dle poised to captivate Japan with full-scale debut in October

K-pop girl group i-dle is gearing up for a big October, bringing their music and energy straight to Japanese fans with their very first arena tour. ...

BTS’ Dynamite music video surpasses 2 billion views, a new milestone for the group

BTS’ Dynamite music video surpasses 2 billion views, a new milestone for the group

Five years after its release, BTS’ Dynamite continues to dazzle, now crossing the 2 billion-view mark on YouTube — the group’s fir...

Monsta X marks 10th anniversary with full-group comeback, new album 'THE X'

Monsta X marks 10th anniversary with full-group comeback, new album 'THE X'

It’s been 10 years since Monsta X first stormed the stage with their fierce energy and raw charisma. Now, all six members are standing toget...

Shinhan Financial bets on stablecoins, AI in digital overhaul  

Shinhan Financial bets on stablecoins, AI in digital overhaul  

Shinhan Financial Group Co., South Korea’s largest financial firm, is stepping up efforts to integrate stablecoins and artificial intelligence...

Stray Kids surpass BTS with record 7 straight No. 1 albums on Billboard 200

Stray Kids surpass BTS with record 7 straight No. 1 albums on Billboard 200

Stray Kids have done what no artist — not even BTS — has achieved before: seven consecutive No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200.Billboar...

HYBE, Geffen to debut new global girl group in 2026 — second joint project after KATSEYE

HYBE, Geffen to debut new global girl group in 2026 — second joint project after KATSEYE

HYBE and US label Geffen Records will launch their second global girl group in 2026, following their first joint act, KATSEYE.The Korean entertainme...

LG Corp. retires $180 million worth of treasury shares, offers 1st interim dividend

LG Corp. retires $180 million worth of treasury shares, offers 1st interim dividend

LG Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, said on Thursday that it will retire 3.03 million treasur...

Hyundai Mobis pushes into robotics for edge in humanoid era

Hyundai Mobis pushes into robotics for edge in humanoid era

Hyundai Mobis Co., the auto parts arm of Hyundai Motor Group, will expand into robotics and automotive semiconductors in a bid to secure new growth ...

Hyundai Motor Group launchs 1st EV-only production lines in Europe

Hyundai Motor Group launchs 1st EV-only production lines in Europe

Kia Corp. on Aug 20 launched production of the compact electric sedan EV4 at its plant in Žilina, Slovakia. The EV4 represents Kia's first Europe-bu...

BTS’ FAKE LOVE tops 1 billion streams on Spotify; Jungkook’s 3D joins the club

BTS’ FAKE LOVE tops 1 billion streams on Spotify; Jungkook’s 3D joins the club

BTS’ FAKE LOVE has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify, becoming the group’s fifth track to hit the milestone on the world’s la...

Over 10,000 Koreans hold more than 1 billion won in crypto assets

Over 10,000 Koreans hold more than 1 billion won in crypto assets

More than 10,000 South Koreans each hold cryptocurrencies worth over 1 billion won ($740,000), with their combined assets totaling 24 trillion won (...

Korea passes controversial ‘Yellow Envelope Act,’ inviting backlash from employers, foreign firms

Korea passes controversial ‘Yellow Envelope Act,’ inviting backlash from employers, foreign firms

South Korea’s Parliament has approved sweeping labor reforms known as the “Yellow Envelope Act,” prompting a fierce backlash ...

BTS concert films to screen in 2,000 theaters worldwide

BTS concert films to screen in 2,000 theaters worldwide

BTS is bringing some of their most unforgettable concerts to the big screen, offering fans around the world a chance to relive the excitement of the...

Hyundai overtakes Volkswagen as world’s 2nd most profitable carmaker

Hyundai overtakes Volkswagen as world’s 2nd most profitable carmaker

Hyundai Motor Group overtook Volkswagen Group as the world’s second most profitable carmaker in the first half, indicating the leading South K...

S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to Chinese tourist groups from September

S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to Chinese tourist groups from September

South Korea will temporarily allow visa-free entry for tourist groups from China starting Sept. 29 through June 2026, the government said on Wednesd...

Woori Investment's IPO market entry set to intensify SME underwriting rivalry

Woori Investment's IPO market entry set to intensify SME underwriting rivalry

Woori Investment & Securities Co. has launched an initial public offering-dedicated unit within its corporate finance division in its foray into...

Keistone Partners acquires e-commerce logistics firm GoodsFlow from SK Energy

Keistone Partners acquires e-commerce logistics firm GoodsFlow from SK Energy

Keistone Partners has acquired GoodsFlow Co., an e-commerce logistics service provider, from oil refiner SK Energy Co. in a deal valued at around 50...

SK Innovation to Merge SK On and SK Enmove to Strengthen Battery Unit

SK Innovation is betting big on an internal reshuffle to turn things around for its struggling battery business.The South Korean energy and chemicals ...

Bundang Doosan Tower up for sale; Doosan Group holds right of first refusal

Bundang Doosan Tower up for sale; Doosan Group holds right of first refusal

Bundang Doosan Tower, a landmark office building in the Seoul metropolitan area, is up for sale as its owner, Koramco REITs Management & Trust C...

Bain Capital set to acquire HS Hyosung Advanced Materials' tire cord business

Bain Capital set to acquire HS Hyosung Advanced Materials' tire cord business

US private investment firm Bain Capital is poised to acquire HS Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp.'s tire steel cord business in a deal estimated...

Blackpink’s Jump music video draws 100 mn YouTube views

Blackpink’s Jump music video draws 100 mn YouTube views

Blackpink’s music video for their new single Jump has attracted 100 million views on YouTube in just 15 days since its release, according to i...

KB Asset poised to buy Signature Tower in Seoul for over $700 mn

KB Asset poised to buy Signature Tower in Seoul for over $700 mn

KB Asset Management Co. has been named the preferred buyer of Signature Tower in what would be a landmark office property deal in South Korea this y...

Hyundai Mobis defies tariff headwinds with 37% jump in Q2 profit

Hyundai Mobis defies tariff headwinds with 37% jump in Q2 profit

South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. posted a 36.8% year-on-year rise in second-quarter operating profit, buoyed by a strategi...

PwC Korea named to lead $360 mn sale of K Shipbuilding; preferred buyer likely by year-end

PwC Korea named to lead $360 mn sale of K Shipbuilding; preferred buyer likely by year-end

K Shipbuilding Co., once a rising star in South Korea’s shipbuilding industry under the STX Group, is returning to the auction block – t...

TWICE scores 7th Top 10 entry on Billboard 200 with This Is For album

TWICE scores 7th Top 10 entry on Billboard 200 with This Is For album

South Korean girl group Twice has extended their Billboard streak, landing at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 this week with their new album This Is For ...

Blackpink’s Jump tops Spotify Global Chart, sets K-Pop record

Blackpink’s Jump tops Spotify Global Chart, sets K-Pop record

With their latest digital single Jump, Blackpink has become the first – and so far only – South Korean act to top Spotify’s Global...

Korea Investment & Securities, UBP seek private banking partnership

Korea Investment & Securities, UBP seek private banking partnership

Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), a unit of Korea Investment Holdings Co., said on Thursday it has discussed a strategic partnership with...

KPop Demon Hunters OST lands at No.6 on Billboard Hot 100

KPop Demon Hunters OST lands at No.6 on Billboard Hot 100

The original soundtrack Golden from Netflix’s hit animated movie KPop Demon Hunters has made chart history, becoming the first track by a virt...

Blackpink's new single Jump tops Spotify daily chart

Blackpink's new single Jump tops Spotify daily chart

Blackpink's new single Jump has rocketed to No. 1 on the Spotify Daily Top Songs Global chart, YG Entertainment Inc., the company behind the girl gr...

Return of the K-pop queens: Blackpink, Twice power up YG, JYP

Return of the K-pop queens: Blackpink, Twice power up YG, JYP

Blackpink and Twice, two of South Korea’s most prominent K-pop female acts, made high-profile returns on Friday with new releases, heightening...

S.Korea rattled by detention of hundreds of workers at Hyundai-LG battery JV in sweeping US raid CJ ENM to enter India's OTT market via Amazon’s free streaming platform KPop Demon Hunters heats up Korean instant noodle stocks Demand for Seoul hotel assets soars as regional properties struggle to find buyers S.Korea turns to Southwest Asia for export growth with Bangladesh in focus