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North Korea's foreign minister made her first official visit to Russia in 9 months, and a Gallup Korea poll found 61% want prosecutors to keep supplementary investigation powers. Plus Samsung's first AI glasses due July 22 — three issues unpacked with data the original reports left out.
How Bong Joon-ho's Parasite went from Cannes' Palme d'Or to a 4-Oscar sweep, read through domestic and global box-office and ratings data.
Netflix's 'Crime Scene Zero' hit No. 1 in Korea and the Global Top 10 in week one, then fell off the world chart by week two. What the data says.
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Korea's regulator triples the cash deposit for single-stock leveraged products to 30M won, the government moves to bar under-14s from social media, and K-pop album exports hit a record $257.48M — three stories decoded with background and comparisons.
TXT's Yeonjun broke his own record with 'NO LABELS: PART 02' — 738K first-week sales, the biggest for a Korean soloist in 2026. Here's what it means.
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South Korea's 2027 minimum wage rose to 10,700 won an hour. Small businesses carry record debt, while 12% of workers still aren't paid even that much.
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CJ CheilJedang raises 27 grocery items by 8% on average, Korea bets 550 trillion won on AI data centers, and heat illness cases reach 933 before the real peak. Today's three issues, analyzed with data the headlines left out.
Korean comedy Extreme Job broke even in 4 days and drew 16.26M admissions and KRW 136.9B in revenue — and in 2026 a new hit finally took its No. 2 all-time spot. A data-driven look at both.
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The Bank of Korea is set to raise rates for the first time in 42 months. With household debt nearing 2,000 trillion won, we break down why the pivot is happening now and what it means for borrowers and housing.
ATEEZ's 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5' set a 1.88 million first-week sales record and topped the Billboard 200 for the third time. Here's what the numbers reveal.