Seoul Jeonse Deposits Top ₩700 Million for the First Time as Supply Halves
Seoul's average apartment jeonse deposit hit ₩704.6 million in July, a record high. New housing supply just fell 48% — here's the data behind the crunch.
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Young K's 'YOUNGEST' Sells 100K+ in 2 Days — 2.6x His Own Chart Record
DAY6's Young K sold over 106,000 copies of his solo album 'YOUNGEST' in just two days — 2.6x his 2023 first-week record. Here's what the numbers reveal.
KOSPI Record 17.91% Surge, Korea's 70-Year Prosecution Reform and Record Tropical Nights Explained
The KOSPI jumped 17.91% in one day, its biggest gain ever. Korea also ended prosecutors' 70-year investigation powers, and tropical nights hit a record 8.8 days.
Korea Strips Prosecutors' Investigation Power: 6 Crimes to Zero
South Korea's parliament is stripping prosecutors of their last investigative power. See how a 20-year reform — 6 crime categories in 2020, 2 in 2022, zero now — culminates in October's new Prosecution and Serious Crime Investigation offices.
Yangsan’s 40°C days, investigation powers and leveraged losses: July 30 briefing
Yangsan recorded 40.3°C on July 29, 2026 and 40.0°C at 13:10 on July 30. The consecutive-day record refers to Yangsan observations since 2008, not a first across all Korean stations.
Korea Housing Price Outlook Hits 127, Highest Since the 2021 Boom
Bank of Korea data show the housing price outlook index jumped to 127, a 4-year-10-month high, even after a rate hike. Here's why supply, not cheap money, is driving the surge.
Kospi Circuit Breakers Two Days Straight, 40.3°C Record Heat, a 1,000-Trillion-Won AI Bet — Korea in Three Numbers
Korea's Kospi fell 5.98% to 5,663.24 — the first back-to-back circuit breakers in the market's history. Add a 40.3°C heat record in Yangsan and a 1,000-trillion-won AI datacenter alliance: here is the context the headlines skip.
fromis_9's 'Glow ME' Sells 93,900 in Week One — What a 5-Member Comeback Proves
fromis_9's first full album as a 5-member, independent act, 'Glow ME,' sold about 93,900 copies in its opening week — the group's 4th-best ever. Here's what the chart data says about it.
KOSPI Crashes 10.84%, Worst Day Since 9/11 — Plus Korea's Record 6.7% Welfare Hike
The KOSPI plunged 10.84% to 6,023.66 — its steepest one-day fall since September 2001 — as China chip fears crushed Samsung and SK Hynix. We also unpack Korea's record 6.7% welfare benchmark increase and why the real heat-wave risk starts this week.
KOSPI Plunges 5.72% in a Day, Triggers Sell-Side Circuit Breaker
South Korea's KOSPI sank 5.72% in a day and triggered a sell-side circuit breaker. What a record 45 triggers this year reveal about the chip rally's future.