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SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The last-place team in South Korean baseball will miss their closer for the rest of the season due to an elbow injury. The Kiwoom Heroes announced Monday that right-handed reliever Ju Seung-woo will undergo elbow reconstructive surgery, commonly called Tommy John surgery, in his pitching arm on Aug. 22. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Key of K-pop boy group SHINee is returning as a soloist with a bold, concept-driven project. For his third full-length solo album, “Hunter,” the singer embraces an “urban legend” theme in which the protagonist confronts his “other self.” It marks his first studio album since “Gasoline” in August 2022. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Ahn Hyun-min, the hot-hitting rookie outfielder for the KT Wiz, has been named the top player in South Korean baseball for the month of July. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Ahn earned the most votes from media and fans for the Player of the Month honor for July. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 3 million South Koreans have now officially pledged to forego life-sustaining treatment in favor of a dignified death, reflecting a growing acceptance of end-of-life decisions under the nation’s “Right to Die” law. As of August 9, 2023, a total of 3,003,177 people have registered their intention to refuse [...]
GIMHAE, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, public bathhouses across South Korea have seen a decline, but in Gyeongnam’s Gimhae city, former bathhouse structures are being creatively repurposed for new businesses, gaining popularity through word of mouth. On August 8, a Yonhap News team visited a building in Jeonhadong, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study reveals that nearly one-third of South Korean children aged 9 to 17 report insufficient sleep, with academic pressures and social media usage identified as the primary causes. The study, conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) as part of its 2023 Comprehensive Child [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — In a recent ruling, South Korea’s Supreme Court determined that a teacher’s use of inappropriate language toward a disruptive student did not constitute emotional abuse under child welfare laws. The case centers on a 4th-grade teacher, identified as A, who was accused of verbally abusing a student, referred to [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The 3rd Dadaepo Sunset Film Festival opened on August 9 at Dadaepo Beach in Busan, offering a unique combination of cinema, the sea, and sunsets. The event began at 6 p.m. with a celebratory performance and red carpet ceremony, followed by the screening of the opening film, The Outlaws [...]
JINJU, South Korea, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jinju National Museum is on track to surpass 100,000 subscribers on YouTube, a significant milestone for a regional national museum, fueled by the success of its popular content series Firepower Joseon. Launched on September 27, 2020, the series presents easy-to-understand videos that explore Joseon-era weaponry and military [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The original soundtrack (OST) of Netflix’s globally popular animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters (KDEH) continues to make a strong presence on the UK Official Singles Chart. As of August 8, the song “Golden,” performed by the fictional girl group HuntRix, remained at number two for the seventh consecutive week. This [...]