Among the other B-side tracks, SinB recommended “Tweet Tweet,” a song of a new style for the members. “Our fans liked the track when the highlight medley was released. I want to perform this song at a concert or a fan meeting.” Eunha’s favorite was “Lemonade,” which she described as a fresh yet spicy tune that could be enjoyed around the seasons. Umji recommended “Mirror,” a song that sparked a...

South Korea's top nuclear envoy on Wednesday stressed the importance of coordinating with the United States to manage the increased geopolitical fluidity on the Korean Peninsula from developments at home and abroad. Noh Kyu-duk, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, made the remark as he headed to Hawaii for a meeting with his US and Japanese counterparts, Sung ...

The Chinese Embassy in Seoul expressed "grave concern" Wednesday over the accusations of favorable judging for the Chinese team in a short track speed skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Two South Korean skaters -- Lee June-seo and Hwang Dae-heon -- were disqualified in the semifinals of the men's 1,000-meter race Monday night, with Chinese competitors reaching the finals. It ca...

Seolhyun of AOA commented on her SNS account Wednesday possibly referring to the provocative messages former bandmate Kwon Mina wrote the day before. With a series of pictures showing content of a book, she wrote: “Don’t be afraid to change,” “Think of good things you managed to do,” and “The past is precious, but we have to move forward.” She also underlined a series of sentences from th...

KBS TV said Wednesday it has adopted a guideline to ensure the welfare of animals used in television production, following public outrage over revelations that a horse used during filming died due to apparent abuse. The public network has come under fire after it was learned last month that showrunners of the TV series "The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won" intentionally tripped a running horse and c...

BEIJING -- South Korean leaders at Beijing 2022 met virtually with senior international skating officials Wednesday to express their concerns about the state of refereeing in short track speed skating. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said Lee Kee-heung, its president and a member of the International Olympic Committee, and Yoon Hong-geun, head of the athletic mission and of the Korea Skatin...

One tweet uploaded on Jan. 31 reads, “Just watched 2 episodes of ‘All of Us Are Dead’ and all I heard was ‘ssibal.’” A Feb. 1 tweet from a different person says, “the show is basically 20 percent zombies and 80 percent ‘ssibal.’” In the first three episodes in which a mysterious disease begins to spread and turn infected people into zombie-like creatures, more than 120 curse words can be heard. ...

SK Telecom will push for mergers and acquisitions in the field of metaverse, the telecom firm’s CEO Ryu Young-sang said in an earnings call Wednesday. The remark comes as SK Telecom, which spun off investment affiliate SK Square, is undergoing a period of transition with new growth drivers, with artificial intelligence and metaverse spearheading the trend under a newly established “Aiverse” divi...

COVID-19 patients recovering at home under the age of 60 will no longer be provided care and monitoring unless they are on Paxlovid, the Pfizer oral antiviral treatment, raising concerns for younger but vulnerable patients. Amid an omicron surge, a record 168,000 patients were under home recovery as of Monday afternoon across South Korea, exceeding the manageable maximum of 166,000 that was set ...

SK Inc., the holdings firm of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, will give out the largest-ever dividends to shareholders: 8,000 won ($6.6) per share. The total dividend amount is 447.6 billion won, a 114 percent increase from 208.7 billion won in 2016. The figure is 21 percent up from the last year’s 370.1 billion won. “The profit SK Inc. secured from the partial divestment of ...

The wife of presidential nominee Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea offered an official apology in person Wednesday in regards to allegations of power abuse while her husband served as the governor of Gyeonggi Province before entering the presidential race. Kim Hye-kyung appeared before reporters Wednesday afternoon and bowed to apologize, saying she has failed to draw distinc...

HANOI, Vietnam , Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viettel Group officially announces Mr. Tao Duc Thang as Chairman cum General Director, following Mr. Le Dang Dzung's retirement in January 2022 . Mr. Tao Duc Thang is the eighth to hold the top position of Viettel Group since its establishment in 1989. Mr. Tao Duc Thang, Chairman cum General Director, Viettel Group Being the youngest to...

Amid growing anti-China sentiment, political pundits say the foreign policy directions of the presidential candidates may affect their support rating. Lee of the liberal ruling party appears to hold a friendlier stance toward China than his conservativative rival Yoon. Yoon, on the other hand, has been taking a stance favoring the United States over China. And the two leading candidates had been...

Last Saturday, uncle of YouTuber and online streamer Cho Jang-mi revealed that his niece had taken her own life due to rumors and malicious internet comments. The revelation has since sparked nationwide furor over cyberbullying and a relatively novel phenomenon of “cyberwreckers,” referring to YouTubers who make commentary videos of contentious issues using compiled footage and photos. A partic...

“Excessive” use of artificial lights on trees during nighttime could harm trees and affect their growth, the National Institute of Forest Science said Wednesday, recommending LED decorations to be turned on for no more than six hours daily. In a study, the state-run institute installed LED lights on three types of trees -- pine, king cherry and ginkgo -- and observed if it had effects on their n...