Chronology of BTS’ nine-year career from hip-hop group to global sensation
SEOUL– BTS, which debuted as a hip-hop group in 2013, is a K-pop boy band that has expanded the horizons of Korean pop music to the world stage. Thanks to…
October 17, 2022
Shares in Kakao dip 6 pct after nationwide service disruption
SEOUL– Shares in Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant messaging app KakaoTalk, and its affiliates fell sharply Monday after a massive service disruption over the weekend stemming from…
Kakao nears complete recovery nearly 2 days after fire
SEOUL– Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant messaging app KakaoTalk, said Monday that it is working for a full recovery of its services disrupted by a fire at…
Presidential office to launch cybersecurity task force amid Kakao outage
SEOUL– The presidential National Security Office will launch an interagency task force to deal with cybersecurity issues following last weekend’s massive disruption to top mobile messenger KakaoTalk’s service, the presidential…
Unlikely KBO postseason hero leaning on confidence, sticking to game plan
SEOUL– It took Kiwoom Heroes outfielder Im Ji-yeol 40 regular season games to get his first career home run in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). But in the postseason, with…
S. Korea loses Asian Cup bid to Qatar
SEOUL– South Korea has fallen short in its bid to host Asia’s top football tournament next year. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Monday that Qatar was selected as the…