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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 09:48
'Squid Game' to return for 2nd season
The global sensation "Squid Game" will return for a second season, Netflix confirmed Monday. Released in September last year, the all-Korean survival drama "Squid Game" became Netflix's most successful series in the streamer's history, attracting 1.65 billion hours of viewing in the first four weeks of release.
News | 2022-06-14 17:46
Visit Korea's most popular highway rest stop
Driving long distances can be stressful and boring leaving travelers hungry and tired. So in Korea, we also have rest stops along the highway known as “Hyugeso” in Korean where travelers can make a stopover to have a short break.
News | 2022-06-10 18:31
World's oldest Korean TV host Song Hae dies at 95
The world's oldest TV music talent show host, Song Hae, died Wednesday at 95. He passed away in the morning at his home in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, according to police and medical officials.
News | 2022-06-09 18:10
Foreign entertainers stand up against abuse in Korea
Foreign and immigrant artists of all types - actors, models, voice actors, musicians, dancers, and many more - have been adding to the richness of Korean society for decades. And most of them are on the E-6 Culture and Entertainment Visa.
People | 2022-06-03 10:30
Korean films make splash at Cannes Film Festival
Korean films have set a record by taking two awards this year at the Cannes Film Festival.
News | 2022-05-30 18:18
US forces anger animal rights group for brutally executing stray cats with air gun
More than 10 stray cats have been shot and killed with an air gun by US forces at Osan Airbase, according to a news report from public broadcaster KBS.
News | 2022-05-25 19:09
Biden's secret service agent accused of drunk assaulting S. Korean
Two U.S. Secret Service agents who were working on Joe Biden's trip to Asia are being sent home after one was accused of drunkenly assaulting a South Korean the day before the president arrived in Seoul, officials said.
News | 2022-05-23 19:09
Actress Kim Sae-ron investigated for drunk driving
S. Korean actress Kim Sae-ron, 22, is investigated by the police for charges of drunk driving.
News | 2022-05-19 18:33
Cleaning up after 'godoksa,' lonely deaths in Korea
The Korea Times spoke to Kim Sael-byul, a trauma cleaner, or maybe a profession that should appropriately be called as a memento organizer, and listened to his experience of cleaning 'lonely death scenes,' where people die without anyone knowing, only to be discovered after their neighbors notice the smell. "There was a scene where a young woman took her own life with baby cl...
News | 2022-05-14 09:31
ARMYs begin to boycott BTS's controversial comeback song
Some fans of K-pop juggernaut BTS are boycotting the group's upcoming anthology album "Proof," as it includes a song written by Bobby Chung, who is suspected of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend and filming an illegal sex video of her.
News | 2022-05-13 18:50
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