Oct 01, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS Jimin's "Who" has achieved 60 consecutive weeks on Spotify's US Weekly chart—a record for K-pop solo artists—while album track "Be Mine" unexpectedly re-entered at #160 after 14 months, demonstrating unprecedented longevity in the American market.
Oct 01, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BIGBANG leader G-Dragon candidly revealed he experiences frequent loneliness despite his fame, describing the stark emptiness he feels after performing before tens of thousands of fans during his September 30 appearance on 'Knee-Drop Guru' with host Kang Ho-dong.
Oct 01, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
After a summer of sweeping U.S. tariff actions, Seoul and Washington say they have a framework to cap most duties on Korean goods at 15%-but the fine print and timing are still in flux. The White House used both IEEPA reciprocal tariffs and Section 232 measures this year, while signaling partner-specific relief. A Congressional Research Service brief confirms that Washington lowered Korea's IEEPA "country rate" to 15% (effective Aug. 7)
Oct 01, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. ET on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass a funding bill before the deadline. Essential services continue without pay, but many civilian operations are paused until a new appropriation or stopgap bill is signed. Early agency notices and live coverage confirm closure plans are now in effect. Under federal "lapse in appropriations" rules, agencies
Sep 30, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
The 2025 MAMA AWARDS will return to Hong Kong for a two-day run at Kai Tak Stadium on November 28-29 (KST), organizer CJ ENM confirmed in its spring announcement. It marks MAMA's first Hong Kong edition since 2018 and its first at the city's new 50,000-seat venue, underscoring the show's push for a large-scale, in-person production paired with a
Sep 30, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
South Korea has raised its national cyber threat level to "Caution" after a fire at the government's National Information Resources Service (NIRS) data center in Daejeon crippled hundreds of e-government systems and exposed single-point-of-failure risks in the country's digital backbone. Authorities say recovery will take weeks, and some systems may require full rebuilds, as agencies move
Sep 30, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
Federal funding expires at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and agencies are preparing to execute legally required "lapse in appropriations" plans unless Congress passes a stopgap bill in time. Those plans furlough many non-excepted employees while keeping life-and-property functions running. The Office of Personnel Management has circulated special instructions for an orderly
Sep 30, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
HUNTR/X's "Golden" from Netflix's K-Pop Demon Hunters has achieved unprecedented success with eight non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the UK Official Singles Chart (tying the all-time animated record) and seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first K-pop song by female vocalists to reach #1 in the US.
Sep 30, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS member Suga's $3.6 million donation established the Min Yoongi Treatment Center at Seoul's Severance Hospital, pioneering music-based therapy for children with autism through the innovative MIND program he co-developed while volunteering weekends to work directly with patients.
Sep 30, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS member Jin set the highest box score record for a K-pop solo artist with $9.6 million from two Osaka concerts in July 2025, while becoming the first Asian soloist to rank on Billboard's Top Tours chart with $32.5 million in monthly revenue. His album "Echo" debuted at No. 3 on Billboard 200, and title track "Don't Say You Love Me" spent a record-breaking 81 days in Spotify's Global Top 10.
Sep 30, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Netmarble launched the Vester world in RF Online Next with six new servers enabling cross-regional gameplay between Korean players and communities in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, while offering starter rewards and growth support items to new players.
Sep 29, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
Stray Kids' fourth studio album "Karma" has emerged as the United States' best-selling album so far this year on year-to-date tallies compiled from Luminate's retail tracking and cited by multiple outlets. Released on August 22, the album reached the top of the Billboard 200 in its first week and has continued to move physical copies into late September, an unusual arc in a market
Sep 29, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
SEOUL/NEW YORK - South Korea will move to around-the-clock trading in the won and build an offshore settlement channel, a reform package President Lee Jae-myung unveiled to global investors in New York as the currency hovered in the 1,40x per-dollar range. The aim: fix long-criticized access frictions and strengthen Korea's bid for MSCI Developed Markets
Sep 29, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
With federal funding set to lapse at 12:01 a.m. ET on Oct. 1, Congress is racing to pass a short-term measure but has not yet reached agreement. If no deal materializes, agencies will begin executing "lapse in appropriations" plans-furloughing non-excepted staff while keeping life-and-property functions running. Social Security payments and mail delivery continue, but many administrative services
Sep 26, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
ENHYPEN will wrap their 2025 tour run with a three-night "WALK THE LINE : FINAL" at Seoul's KSPO Dome on Oct. 24-26 (KST), with organizers confirming that the finale will be held both in person and online. Official notices list showtimes of 7:00 p.m. (Fri, Oct. 24), 6:00 p.m. (Sat, Oct. 25), and 5:00 p.m. (Sun, Oct. 26), and designate NOL ticket as the exclusive ticket seller for the Seoul dates. The minimum
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