35세 조모씨 부친, 아들 안치된 병원서 연신 눈물"아들, 우체국 비정규직으로 돈 모으려 발버둥…철저히 조사해야""수줍음을 많이 타지만 너무 착실한 애였어요. 거짓말도 할 줄 모르고…. 돈이 많았으면 아파트를 한 채 사주든지 (했을 텐데) 애가 발버둥을 치느라…." (연합뉴스)9일 새벽 서울 종로구 국일고시원에서 화마에 휩싸여 숨진 희생자 중 한 명인 조모(35) 씨의 부친은 10일 취재진과 인터뷰에서 눈물을 삼키느라 말을 제대로 잇지 못했다.부친은 이날 새벽 조씨가 안치된 서울 중구 국립중앙의료원 장례식장에서 취재진과 만나 "아들은 수줍음을 많이 타고, 착실하고 거짓말도 할 줄 모르는 아이였다"며 이같이 말했다.부친은 전날 오후 3시께 돼서야 '애가 전화도 안 받고 출근도 안 했다고 한다'는 처남의 전화를 받고 경찰에 전화를 걸어 사고 소식을 들었다.고인이 세 아들 중에 첫째라는 부친은 "(아들이) 서울 올라온 지는 한 8년 정도 됐다. 처음에는 노가다 일을 하다가 (최근에는)

BTS has ranked No. 1 on the Oricon daily singles chart following its release of a new single.  (BigHit Entertainment)According to its agency, Big Hit Entertainment, the group’s ninth single “Fake Love/Airplane pt.2,” which was released Wednesday, climbed to the top of the Japanese chart with 327,342 points, beating the record of 269,861 for its previous album, “Mic Drop/DNA/Crystal Snow.”BTS also swept the top spots of iTunes top 200 charts in 10 countries, including Poland, Denmark and Portugal

Beautiful soft coral colonies light up the dark sea off of Jeju Island. They mix with fish, showing off their fascinating colors.(Yonhap)Munseom islet nearby Jeju Island’s Seogwipo is the biggest soft coral area in Korea. It has been designated and protected as the first and most spectacular landscape in Korean seas.In June, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries held a public gathering for 11 local governments in the coastal regions of the country and conducted face-to-face evaluation of maritime

High levels of fine dust are continuing on Tuesday. According to the Air Quality Forecasting Center of National Institute Of Environmental Research, fine dust levels are expected to remain “bad” in the capital area and Daegu, as well as Chungcheong, North and South Jeolla, North Gyeongsang and Jeju provinces. (Yonhap)Other areas are expected to have “normal” levels of fine dust, but may see  some “bad” levels in the morning. Most parts of South Korea will have clear skies, with clouds gathering

BTOB released a teaser image of special album “Hour Moment” through its official social media account on Oct. 30. The image contains a date and the album name with a photo of BTOB walking down a wide path. (Cube Entertainment)The new album has raised expectations, including a track that BTOB leader Seo Eun-kwang participated in before his enlistment for mandatory military service. According to the group’s agency Cube Entertainment, BTOB plans to promote the album as a six-piece unit -- excluding

Temperatures in some parts of Korea plummeted below zero Tuesday morning, recording the coldest weather of the autumn. Some regions including Seoul and Suwon saw season’s first ice and frost, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. (Yonhap)As of 6 a.m., the temperature in Daegwallyeong plunged to minus 5.3 degrees Celsius, Cheorwon to minus 3 C, Jecheon to minus 2.2 C, and Bonghwa to minus 2.1 C. It was 0.7 C in Seoul. The temperatures are 3 to 7 C colder than average for the year.

The growing number of K-pop fans in Korea and elsewhere is generating a stronger cultural and commercial impact than ever before, as the boom led by high-profile groups such as BTS expands to a wider range of market segments. In recent years, it is not only high school students embracing K-pop music. People in their 20s and older -- those with more purchasing power -- are fueling the exponential growth of K-pop and its associated merchandise market.The Korea Herald met two passionate K-pop fans