Korea Times Business Reporter
Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
A string of enticing pop-up events offering seasonal sweets and coffee is sweeping Seoul. These pop-ups, hosted by Seoul’s hottest bakeries and cafes, present everything from strawberry-filled pastries to artisanal coffee, attracting food lovers eager to indulge in the latest dessert trends.
Singers Gummy and K.Will are set to perform their soundtracks to hit Korean dramas at the Korea Season, part of the Korea360 event held in the United Arab Emirates.
K-pop boy group ARrC has returned as a seven-piece act for its new album “nu kidz: out the box,” welcoming the newest member Andy, who is known for his appearance in the K-pop survival show “Project 7.”
Seulgi of the K-pop girl group Red Velvet will return as a solo artist with a new album next month.
Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In-chon, left, joins a safety inspection at the construction site of Danginri Cultural-Creative Art Plant in western Seoul's Mapo District, Monday. The culture ministry is transforming the former thermal power plant into a six-story multipurpose art center by 2026, connecting with Korea's youth culture of the nearby Hongik University area. This visit was part of a broader safety initiative following recent construction accidents across Korea, with Yu closely reviewing current progress and safety management strategies. Courtesy of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
K-pop girl group Le Sserafim is set to make a fiery return to the K-pop scene with its fifth mini-album, “HOT,” next month.
K-pop boy group Seventeen successfully finished its “SEVENTEEN [RIGHT HERE] WORLD TOUR” last weekend, drawing over 1.03 million fans globally over the past four months.
K-pop boy group TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) and girl group aespa were the biggest winners at the 32nd Hanteo Music Awards on Saturday.
The “hottest inferno” has opened up again with the new season of Netflix’s dating show “Single's Inferno,” heating up the cold winter to win over viewers in and out of Korea.
When “Single's Inferno” first came out on Netflix in 2021, the dating show garnered enormous attention, particularly from international viewers, becoming the first Korean reality show to hit the platform’s Top 10 streaming chart.