K-WAVE - Jun 05, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
BTS member Jin's second mini-album 'Echo' maintains its position at 122nd on the Billboard 200 for a second consecutive week, while his title track "Don't Say You Love Me" continues to perform strongly across multiple global charts. The album previously made history by debuting at No. 3, making Jin the first K-pop soloist to break into the Billboard 200 top 5 in 2025.
Tech - Jun 04, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Browser companies are racing to integrate AI directly into web browsing in 2025, with Opera launching the first "agentic" browser Neon that can autonomously perform tasks, The Browser Company pivoting from Arc to AI-focused Dia, and Firefox adding AI-powered link previews. This represents the most significant transformation in web browsing since the introduction of tabs, as browsers evolve from passive tools into intelligent assistants.
K-WAVE - Jun 04, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
"Bitch x Rich" Season 2 has been officially confirmed for a July 2025 global premiere on Viki, continuing the psychological thriller with returning stars Lee Eun Saem and Red Velvet's Yeri as power struggles intensify at elite Cheongdam International High School. The season introduces new characters including Kim Min Kyu and Won Kyu Bin who will shake up the fractured hierarchy following the previous season's shocking events.
K-WAVE - Jun 04, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
J-Hope of BTS successfully concluded the Asia leg of his solo world tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' with two sold-out concerts at Kyocera Dome Osaka, attracting over 80,000 fans and wrapping up a historic tour that drew 470,000 attendees across 31 shows in 15 cities. The tour will reach its finale with encore concerts in Seoul on June 13-14, coinciding with BTS's 12th debut anniversary and featuring the debut of his new collaboration "Killin' It Girl" with GloRilla.
Business - Jun 04, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon and Webtoon Entertainment CEO Kim Jun-koo are meeting with Netflix executives at Silicon Valley headquarters this Thursday to explore expanded collaboration opportunities, following their highly successful 2023 bundling partnership that boosted Netflix's Korean user base from 10 million to over 14 million subscribers.
K-WAVE - Jun 03, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
G-Dragon announced the Australian leg of his "Übermensch" World Tour with three shows across Sydney (July 2-3) and Melbourne (July 6, 2025), marking his first solo tour in eight years and supporting his first studio album in 12 years. The tour follows his successful comeback with the critically acclaimed "Übermensch" album and sold-out performances across Asia, featuring cutting-edge technology and AI elements in the show production.
K-WAVE - Jun 02, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Jung Kyung-ho stars as a ghost-seeing labor attorney in MBC's new Friday-Saturday drama "Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin," marking acclaimed film director Lim Soon-rye's television debut as she brings her socially conscious storytelling to a supernatural legal comedy premiering May 30th.
Business - Jun 02, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster is aggressively expanding into Europe with its revolutionary "experiential retail" concept that transforms stores into art galleries, achieving nearly $600 million in revenue and catching the attention of Google for a smart glasses partnership. The brand exemplifies how Korean companies are leveraging cultural soft power and innovative design to challenge traditional European luxury brands on their own turf.
World - Jun 02, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
The article explores Japan's growing "friendship marriage" phenomenon, where individuals enter platonic legal marriages to satisfy intense social pressure for marriage and childbearing while maintaining their authentic identities. These arrangements, facilitated by matchmaking services and involving separate living spaces but shared family responsibilities, reveal how Japanese society is quietly adapting traditional family structures to accommodate modern realities.
K-WAVE - Jun 02, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Dating rumors between G-Dragon and TWICE's Sana, sparked by his social media interactions after a Coldplay concert, were officially dismissed as a misunderstanding after his agency revealed they had recently filmed a variety show together and his Instagram tag was simply a friendly gesture between colleagues.
Tech - Jun 02, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Samsung is reportedly nearing a major investment in Perplexity AI to reduce dependence on Google, with plans to make the AI search startup the default assistant on Galaxy S26 devices launching in early 2026. This strategic partnership reflects Korea's broader push for technological sovereignty in the AI era, as Samsung seeks to diversify beyond Google's ecosystem while competing with Apple's own AI ambitions.
K-WAVE - May 31, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BTOB's Yook Sungjae showcased his obsessively all-black "bat cave" apartment on "I Live Alone," revealing his extreme commitment to dark interior design including custom furniture and failed DIY attempts to make even his air conditioner black.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
K-WAVE - May 31, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Source Music's $375,000 lawsuit against former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin was postponed when her legal team successfully challenged the admissibility of KakaoTalk messages as evidence, forcing the court to schedule a separate June 27th hearing to determine if the messages were illegally obtained.
K-WAVE - May 31, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Seoul Central District Court ruled that NewJeans cannot conduct any independent entertainment activities without ADOR's approval and must pay a 1 billion won ($730,000) penalty per violation until their contract validity lawsuit is resolved, with the next hearing scheduled for June 5th.
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