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SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop idol group Super Junior will make a comeback with a new full-length album next month, the group’s agency said Thursday. Titled “Super Junior25,” in line with the name of the band’s 2005 debut album, “Super Junior05,” the band’s 12th studio album will drop July 8, according to SM [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — In Netflix’s upcoming “Mercy For None,” the protagonist Ki-jun starts with a critical weakness for a noir action series: a limp caused by a self-inflicted ankle injury. “Ki-jun is a character who bears the crucial handicap of a limp because he severed his own Achilles tendon,” director Choi Sung-eun [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans spent a staggering ₩82.9 trillion (approximately $61 billion) on fashion products over the past year, with casual wear topping the list and consumers in their 50s emerging as the most active spenders, according to a nationwide survey released Wednesday. The Korea Federation of Textile Industries reported that [...]
JEJU, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As plastic pollution in oceans worsens, South Korea’s traditional sea women — or haenyeo — are finding their diving grounds increasingly choked with debris. On June 4, Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), met with a veteran haenyeo on Jeju Island to witness firsthand the frontlines of marine [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — In celebration of World Environment Day on June 5, Hyundai Department Store has launched a nationwide environmental campaign, “Mission Possible! Mudflat Guardians,” aimed at raising awareness of Korea’s fragile coastal ecosystems. Running through July 20, the campaign spans both online and offline channels and includes a specially designed [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite generous government subsidies covering most medical expenses for tuberculosis (TB) patients in South Korea, nearly half still experience “catastrophic costs” due to hidden expenses like nutrition, transportation, and lost income, according to a landmark 2025 study. The report, commissioned by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — In a major move to strengthen animal welfare protections, South Korea has expanded its mandate requiring closed-circuit television (CCTV) installation to all pet-related businesses, including pet shops and animal exhibition facilities. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced Wednesday that a revised enforcement ordinance of the Animal [...]
GWANGJU, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung emerged as the top choice in a nationwide mock presidential election held among South Korean youth, winning more than half of the votes cast by participants under the age of 18. The mock election, organized by Gwangju YMCA and the Youth Mock Voting Coalition, surveyed 17,466 [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Patrick Wisdom homered for the first time in over a month and knocked in three runs, as the Kia Tigers defeated the Doosan Bears 8-3 on the road in Seoul. By extending their winning streak to three games, the Tigers improved to 29-28-1 (wins-losses-ties), the first time they have [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Bears starter Cole Irvin on Wednesday threw his first live batting practice since his recent minor league demotion, as he tries to put his season back on the right track. On paper, Irvin is not on the Bears’ active roster after the team sent him down to their [...]