Singer Choi Whee-sung, also known as Wheesung, was found dead at his home in eastern Seoul at the age of 43, with the cause of death yet to be confirmed.
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles into the Yellow Sea on March 10, coinciding with the start of the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise Freedom Shield, which Pyongyang condemned as provocative.
The first hearing in the legal dispute between K-pop group NewJeans and its agency ADOR took place at the Seoul Central District Court on March 7, with all five members attending voluntarily, as ADOR seeks to block their independent activities while the validity of their contract termination—disputed over claims of unfair treatment and unilateral severance—remains in question.
A Seoul court on March 7 granted the release of President Yoon Suk Yeol, drawing mixed reactions, with Yoon’s attorneys and the presidential office welcoming the decision as a correction of an “illegal” investigation, while the liberal Democratic Party condemned it and urged an immediate appeal, labeling Yoon the “mastermind” of an insurrection.
The dispute between NewJeans members and agency ADOR escalated as the singers' parents accused the company of trying to block the group's activities, while ADOR denied the claim, stating its legal actions aimed to establish a cooperative framework.
During a joint live-fire exercise with the U.S., South Korean Air Force fighters mistakenly dropped eight bombs on a village in Gyeonggi, injuring 15 people, including soldiers and foreign nationals, with three sustaining serious injuries.
Jennie from Blackpink is set to release her first full-length solo album, Ruby, on Friday, following the success of her prereleased track ExtraL (feat. Doechii), which debuted at No. 75 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking a personal career high.
The Korean government faced criticism as President Trump accused it of high tariffs and reliance on U.S. troops while also vowing to cut CHIPS Act subsidies, potentially impacting Korean chipmakers. The South Korean government refutes Trump's comment, stating that it conflicts with the facts, as Korea levies an average tariff of less than 1 percent under its bilateral FTA.
For the first time in 29 years, South Korea’s humanitarian aid to North Korea—whether from the government or private sector—was completely cut off in...
