South Korea

Korean Thriller Series Karma from Netflix has a pretty gloomy, dark secret story, wherein each secret bears deadly consequences, adapted from Choi Hee-sun’s webcomic. The story starts with Park Jae-yeong, a drowning debt person who hires his old college friend Gil-ryong to kill his father for taking up insurance money. But Gil-ryong brings in a dangerous ex-convict, Kim Beom-jun Kim …

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been removed from office due to issues concerning martial law. A significant shift is all but guaranteed to take place in South Korea’s politics after the country’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Friday for the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol from the office of the president. This dramatic ruling came more than …

 SM Entertainment has formally ceased for Wendy and Yeri of Red Velvet. But this is not the end of their journey with Red Velvet! Both stars will remain in the group and continue participating in all group activities. SM Entertainment announced the news on April 4 via Red Velvet’s official social media pages, where it also expressed its gratitude to …

China, stepping ahead of possible new US tariffs, has announced new trade plans from India to bring both countries closer in their trading relationship. Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong stated at the 75th anniversary ceremony between China and India that Beijing wants to team up with New Delhi to do more business and bring in best-selling Indian goods to China. China’s …

Samsung Electronics CO-CEO  Han Jong-hee has passed away suddenly after suffering a heart attack, as announced Tuesday. The sudden demise has put the South Korean tech giant through a transition with new CEO, Jun Young-hyun, sashaying into the leadership role alone. The leadership was changed at a time very crucial as the company was working on revamping its poorly performing …

Japanese officials joined South Korean and Chinese foreign ministers in Tokyo to plan a summit based on historical turning point statements from Japan’s Takeshi Iwaya. The recent talks between Japan and its neighbors arise from uncertainty about the United States and its traditional alliances while China attempts to build stronger regional connections.  During the meeting Wang Yi stressed the three …

According to the most recent data produced by the Bank for International Settlements and released on Thursday, South Korea’s total debt- household, corporate, and government liabilities alike- grew by 4% within the third quarter of the past year, breaking its debt threshold past 6.2 quadrillion won ($4.24 trillion), which has now become 2.5 times the GDP of the country. Thus, …

In a major setback for Korea’s burgeoning stars, a court in South Korea has ruled against NewJeans, disregarding their effort to be freed from their label, Ador. The recent ruling thus puts an inability for the group, who had recently changed its name to NJZ, to engage in independent activities—define: to make music, sign deals, or perform—without Ador’s approval. The …

South Korean singer-songwriter Wheesung started R&B music in K-pop before his death occurred at his home in Seoul on March 10. He was 43. The police found evidence of normal circumstances after they arrived at the scene to find Wheesung in cardiac arrest.  Officials examine if drugs caused the death because Wheesung received a 2021 propofol violation conviction. Through a …

A North Korean test-fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the ocean on Monday before the beginning of annual Freedom Shield military drills between the United States and South Korea. Over the past year, North Korea conducted its fifth missile test breakpoints. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff determined North Korea launched missiles from its Hwanghae province southwestern region. Their officials stated …