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'BTS and ARMY are playing fair to conquer Billboard chart'

K-pop behemoth BTS has etched its name into history, with its summer banger “Butter” becoming the Billboard main singles chart's longest-running No. 1 song of 2021. Following its May 21 release, “Butter” reigned atop the chart for seven weeks in a row before yielding the spot to another BTS anthem, “Permission to Dance,” dropped July 9. The former, however, dethroned the latter only a week later and has since ruled the chart for nine non-consecutive weeks as of Monday (local time.) The K-pop megastars have hit an apex in their career with this feat, but their accomplishment deserves more attention for many reasons, according to industry experts.

Koreans finish once 'core' Olympic sports without gold

Wrestling and weightlifting, which had been considered Korea's “core” sports w...

Korea loses to Japan 5-2 in baseball semifinals

Tokyo Olympics Day 12 in Photos

South Korea's Seo Chae-hyun competes in the women's sport climbing bouldering ...

HMM's labor and management clash over wages

Unionized workers at HMM are clashing with management over wage increases, as the shipping company's 2021 operating profit is expected to ...

Experts call for preemptive measures against Delta plus variant

Medical experts here are calling on the government to take preemptive measures against the possible spread of the COVID-19 Delta plus vari...

Seoul seeks to expedite North Korea talks at ASEAN Regional Forum

The Moon Jae-in administration is making a last ditch effort to expedite talks with North Korea by taking advantage of the upcoming ASEAN ...

Korea achieves dramatic victory against Turkey in women's volleyball

The Korean women's volleyball team secured a spot in the Olympic semifinals, Wednesday, after clinching a dramatic 17-25, 25-17, 28-26, 18-25, 15-13 victory against Turkey. The s...

Seo Chae-hyun reaches finals of women's sport climbing

SK Innovation to split off battery business

SK Innovation (SKI) said Wednesday that it will separate its battery and petroleum development divisions into two new entities in October. The split-off is aimed at pushing for a...

Young people raise 'fairness' issue over perks to medalists

A “fairness” issue regarding benefits given to Olympic medalists here has come under the spotlight as they include a chance to buy a home through a special provision program. The...

'Zitwer factor': Before her, few readers outside Korea heard about Korean thrillers

Exporting Korean novels is a delicate and time-consuming job that requires network with big Western publishers as well as a significant level of knowhow in pitching translated bo...

90% of college students demand tuition refunds

Nearly 90 percent of college students want their tuition refunded, even if only partially, as their second-semester courses are likely to be provided mostly online again, similar...

Record FX reserve helps to offset external risks

A further increase in foreign exchange reserves in July continued to help assure Korea's economic stability against external risks, especially in the wake of the fourth wave of C...

Disaster meets comedy in upcoming film 'Sinkhole'

The upcoming tentpole, “Sinkhole,” about a group of people who fall 500 meters underground, is seeking to set a new paradigm of disaster movies by adding comedy to the genre. “Co...

NFT artworks inspired by Kansong Art Museum's cultural artifacts to be unveiled

Just two weeks ago, the Kansong Art Museum shook the art world through its unprecedented decision to put up the “Hunminjeongeum Haeryebon” - the priceless 15th-century manuscript...

LG Chem conducts first export of Bio-balanced SAP

LG Chem announced it exported its first shipment of the world's first 'bio-balanced' super absorbent polymer (SAP) that received ISCC Plus international certification, Wednesday....

Nat'l Theater to unveil free online lectures on traditional performing arts

The National Theater of Korea (NTOK) will unveil its lecture video series “Let's Gugak II” on YouTube in three foreign languages on Aug. 12, as part of its efforts to promote the...

Ryu Hyun-jin wins 1st Toronto start in Canada as Jays top Indians 7-2

Ryu Hyun-jin pitched seven solid innings in his first start for Toronto on Canadian soil, George Springer and Teoscar Hernandez homered and the Blue Jays beat the Cleveland India...

North Korea criticizes British fleet of warships ahead of port call in South

North Korea slammed a British decision to deploy the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in Asia ahead of the carrier's port call in South Korea later this month.

Canadian De Grasse wins 200m gold

Canada's Andre De Grasse won gold in the men's 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday with a scorching time of 19.62 seconds, a national record. De Grasse, who claimed the...

American McLaughlin breaks world record to win women's 400 hurdles

Yosozumi wins another skateboarding gold for Japan

Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist to Tokyo diplomatic drama

Hawkish Bank of Korea set to raise key rate this month

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is increasingly tilting toward raising the key policy rate as early as this month, as inferred by its July 15 meeting minutes which showed that five out o...

Korea Forest Service, a model for cutting emissions through forestation

Cutting carbon emissions has become a worldwide obligation, forcing countries to make their own contributions to battle against climate change, whether they are advanced or devel...

McDonald's Korea apologizes for using 'expired' buns

McDonald's Korea has admitted that one of its restaurants in Seoul had been using expired hamburger buns and tortillas starting last year. The fast food restaurant chain apologiz...

Samsung confirms support for digital currency

Samsung Electronics has decided to participate in a project being pursued by the Bank of Korea (BOK) to build a pilot platform for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The BOK...

Elementary schoolgirl writes letter hoping to find remains of American soldier

An elementary school student wrote a letter asking local authorities to search for the remains of an American soldier who went missing while on a mission during the 1950-53 Korea...

Interpark shares soar on takeover expectations

Interpark's share price rallied again on Wednesday as investor sentiment continued to be lifted by expectations of the successful acquisition of Korea's first- generation e-comme...

Gov't vaccine delivery system faces criticism

Criticism is rising over inconsistencies in the government's COVID-19 vaccine delivery system based on different types of medical facilities, under which some smaller clinics are...

Japan takes issue with Korea's food service center for Olympic athletes

Japan has reiterated its discontent over Korea's food service center set up near the Olympics venue for Korean athletes, in a political message of complaints directed at Korea.

Ex-audit agency chief declares bid to run for president

Choe Jae-hyeong, former chief of the national audit agency, formally declared his presidential bid Wednesday, vowing to restore the principles of a free market economy and ensure...

Ruling party chief says reopening Kaesong complex will help build trust among 2 Koreas, US

South Korea's ruling party chairman suggested Wednesday reopening the long-shuttered inter-Korean industrial complex in North Korea's border town of Kaesong will help build trust...

Video

Millennials guessing Gen Z words

Passion for Indian food: How I run mos...

Tasting Koreans' favorite non-alcoholi...

Int'l marriage: What it's like to have...

[ASIAN STORIES] 'Online sex crime? Mos...

Auto

Korean carmakers ask EU to be considerate with new carbon policy

SM Group confirms bid for SsangYong Motor

US firm, 2 local firms submit LOIs for SsangYong Motor

Mercedes-Benz offers luxury electric SUV

Hyundai workers accept company's wage offers amid pandemic

Renault Samsung's SUV gaining popularity

Amid Xiaomi rise, Samsung banking on foldable phones

Cooperation for digitization

Samsung asked to keep Intel at bay with investments

Samsung ready to ride on BTS effect to market new foldable phones

Microsoft Korea holds online job fair for hybrid working era

One Store positioned to benefit from Google Play Store situation

Finance

Vaccine shortage pushing up SK Bioscience shares

Hawkish Bank of Korea set to raise key rate this month

Interpark shares soar on takeover expectations

Record FX reserve helps to offset external risks

Samsung confirms support for digital currency

Krafton's IPO subscription draws tepid response from retail investors

Entertainment

'Mogadishu' tops 1 million admissions on 7th day of release

'BTS and ARMY are playing fair to conquer Billboard chart'

Disaster meets comedy in upcoming film 'Sinkhole'

Nat'l Theater to unveil free online lectures on traditional performing arts

Forthcoming ChangMu dance festival to explore world hit by COVID-19 pandemic

Ryu Dance Company ties for 1st in int'l dance competition

Editorial

Uphill battle ahead

The highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 has already become the dominan...

Fears of rising inflation

Concerns about inflation are gaining traction as the consumer price index cont...

Columns

Kim Jong-un's fear about hallyu

In North Korea, the spread of South Korean pop culture - widely known as hallyu - i...

Will BOK's forward guidance work?

All the businesspeople in the world pay a lot of attention to the statements made b...

Thoughts of the Times

Is this a bias or not?

Many companies believe that exploring unconscious bias in the workplace can be help...

North Korea wants US to allow fuel, metal trade to restart talks - S...

North Korea criticizes British fleet of warships ahead of port call ...

North Korean officials attend Russian Embassy's exhibition, resume i...

US will not accept nuclear North Korea despite North Korean ambition...

Restoration of inter-Korean liaison hotlines requested by Kim Jong-u...

North Korea answers South Korea's calls via radio hotline

272 members of Cheonghae unit presumed to have contracted delta vari...

Korea Forest Service, a model for cutting emissions through forestat...

90% of college students demand tuition refunds

Seoul seeks to expedite North Korea talks at ASEAN Regional Forum

Experts call for preemptive measures against Delta plus variant

Ex-audit agency chief declares bid to run for president

Kim Seung-youn's leadership turns Hanwha into an empire

HMM's labor and management clash over wages

SK Innovation to split off battery business

Maeil's Sangha Farm welcomes visitors with activities

Cooperation for digitization

McDonald's Korea apologizes for using 'expired' buns

Fairmont Ambassador Seoul wins five stars

Korean-Danish artist explores histories of diasporic subjects throug...

NFT artworks inspired by Kansong Art Museum's cultural artifacts to ...

'Zitwer factor': Before her, few readers outside Korea heard about K...

First-generation abstract painter Lee Joon dies at 101

Traveling exhibition 'Tutankhamun' continues streak of success in Se...

K-retrowave and AKMU

Funeral of Lady Eom: a consort's send-off fit for a queen

Living in style in Jemulpo

Jean-Moyses Jozeau: a holy man whom trouble often found

Korea is safe country but its roads are not

Korea's vaccine failure?

Governor Cuomo eviction notice

Uphill battle ahead

Kim Jong-un's fear about hallyu

Fears of rising inflation

China: It is more than you think

Will BOK's forward guidance work?

Korean LPGA stars in early contention in women's golf

Seo Chae-hyun reaches finals of women's sport climbing

Koreans finish once 'core' Olympic sports without gold

Korea loses to Japan 5-2 in baseball semifinals

Canadian De Grasse wins 200m gold

Young people raise 'fairness' issue over perks to medalists

China restricts overseas travel to curb COVID outbreak

Chinese state media tone down criticism of video game industry

Cuomo urged to resign after probe finds he harassed 11 women

Fears over impunity grow as Haiti probes president's slaying

Deadly bomb, gun attack rocks Afghan capital

More than 110 mil. COVID vaccines sent to 60 countries, US says

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