Korea's Minimum Wage Hits 10,700 Won — Why Both Sides Are Furious
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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2026-07-16 Rice Packs Up 12%, a 550-Trillion-Won AI Bet, 933 Heat Cases: What 3 Numbers Mean
Rice-price increases, private-sector plans for KRW 550 trillion in AI data centres, and 933 heat-illness cases: a briefing that separates actors and measurement scopes.
Extreme Job's 16.26M Admissions — and the No. 2 Spot It Lost in 2026
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.
ATEEZ 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5' Sells 1.88M First Week — Reading the Comeback by the Numbers
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.
Analysis before the July 16 rate decision: the case for an expected hike
Analysis before the July 16 rate decision: the case for an expected hike
Snowpiercer: 9.35 million Korean admissions, worldwide gross and overseas distribution
Snowpiercer: 9.35 million Korean admissions, worldwide gross and overseas distribution
2026-07-15 Jobs Rebound Hides a Youth Slump, 120mm Rains, Samsung Union Wave
Korea added 63,000 jobs in June while youth employment fell by 197,000. What the rebound hides, a 120mm monsoon-rain checklist, and Samsung's spreading unions.
TXT's Yeonjun Sells 738K First Week With 'Ice Cream' — Beating His Own Record in a Day
TXT's Yeonjun sold 738,000 copies of his 2nd solo EP in week one, up 22.8% from his debut EP — and beat that record in a single day. Here's what the numbers on Billboard, Oricon, and YouTube reveal about his comeback.