Photo=Kang Daniel X K-Pop Star Kang Daniel to Enlist for Mandatory Military Service on Feb. 9 K-pop singer Kang Daniel will enlist in the South Korean Army on Feb. 9 to fulfill his mandatory military service, his agency ARA said Wednesday. Kang, one of South Korea’s most prominent solo artists, has previously signaled his enlistment plans, saying last year that

Photo=LG Electronics X LG Electronics Inc. reported an operating loss in the fourth quarter, reversing a year-earlier profit, even as the South Korean consumer-electronics maker posted record revenue for 2025—underscoring the growing strain from weak display demand and rising costs. The company said preliminary results showed an operating loss of about $84 million for the quarter, on revenue of roughly

Photo= BIGHIT MUSIC BTS will return to the global stage in April with its largest world tour to date, marking the group’s first full-scale tour in nearly four years and setting a new benchmark in K-pop concert history. The South Korean supergroup announced the tour early Friday through a poster released on Weverse, its official fan platform. Titled BTS World

(Photo=Coupang) An executive overseeing South Korean operations at Coupang Inc. left the country shortly before police sought to question him over a major personal data breach, drawing renewed scrutiny to how the New York–listed e-commerce company manages regulatory and governance risks outside the U.S. Harold Rogers, Coupang’s acting chief for Korea, departed South Korea on Jan. 1, one day after

(Photo=Celltrion) Celltrion, the South Korean biotechnology company best known for its portfolio of biosimilar drugs, is asking global investors to rethink how it should be valued as it pivots toward original drug development. Increasingly, that message is being delivered by Seo Jin-seok, the eldest son of founder Seo Jung-jin. At this year’s JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, Celltrion used a main-track presentation