9+ hour, 59+ min ago   (171+ words) A promotional poster for a Pokémon pop-up store event at Lotte World Mall in Jamsil, Songpa District, Seoul / Korea Times file Seoul City Hall is trading bureaucratic gray for Pikachu orange. The Seoul Gallery, an underground exhibition space owned by…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (313+ words) The cover image of Mark Lee's new single "My Friend" / Courtesy of Upper Room Mark Lee — the artist and rapper best known as a core member of the global supergroup NCT — released his new single “My Friend” Thursday, marking a…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (683+ words) BERLIN — Korean Novelist Han Kang met German readers for the first time since receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature in Germany on Monday (local time), taking the stage at the Chamber Music Hall of the Berlin Philharmonie, one of the…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (357+ words) Lotte held a global job fair in Jakarta on Wednesday to recruit Indonesian talent across nine local affiliates. The 2026 Lotte Global Job Fair let candidates meet employees, join mock interviews and learn about jobs across the group. Lotte said Indonesia…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (423+ words) HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Ki-sun, right, and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. pose during their meeting in Seoul, Monday. Courtesy of HD Hyundai HD Hyundai is seeking to expand cooperation with the Philippine government on efforts to modernize the…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (398+ words) Hair-loss treatment stocks have emerged as the latest theme in Korea's equity market, drawing investors searching for the next big pharmaceutical trade after the boom in obesity drugs, market watchers said Monday. Shares of JW Shinyak and Samik Pharm jumped…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (399+ words) HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk studied aesthetics at Seoul National University and joined JYP Entertainment in 1997. He became known as a songwriter before founding Big Hit Entertainment in 2005 and helping build BTS into a global success. Big Hit later expanded into…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (235+ words) An aerial view of Gwangneung Forest in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, about 25 kilometers northeast of Seoul. Courtesy of Korea Forest Service Deep within the dense canopy of Gwangneung Forest, centuries-old trees have long served as a quiet refuge for native flora…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (331+ words) Seoul citizens enjoy a movie at Seoul Forest's "Garden Theater" event held as part of the 2026 Seoul International Garden Show, July 4, 2026. Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul will roll out an expanded lineup of autumn programming at Seoul Forest, a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (661+ words) It's that time of year again, when live music and other performing arts take over spots throughout central Seoul's multicultural Haebangchon and Gyeongnidan neighborhoods. This year marks Block Party's fifth run, lasting from Sept. 11-13, and returning at the helm is…...