June is shaping up to be one of the busiest months of the year for K-pop's male acts, with a wave of highly anticipated comebacks set to dominate charts and fan feeds worldwide.
Seoul-based AI startup Stillcut has secured seed funding from Mashup Ventures for its deepfake prevention technology, which embeds invisible signals into photos to block synthetic image generation before it happens — a major shift from conventional after-the-fact detection.
Two hundred young people from 34 countries gathered in Seoul on UN World Youth Day to reimagine Korean reunification — not as a political abstraction, but as a future they can build themselves, through climate tech, AI, and cross-border solidarity.
Daiso's tarpaulin mat-bag — a picnic mat that folds into a carry-all tote — is quietly becoming a summer must-have among foreigners living in Korea, thanks to its wipe-clean surface and practical dual-function design.
With Busan hotels charging up to ten times their normal rates ahead of BTS's June concerts, Buddhist temples across the region are opening their doors to fans — and it fits right into Korea's booming "templcation" trend.
Korean American professor and photographer Nicole Ochongae Conrad has published "An Artistic Journey," a new collection exploring identity, memory, and diaspora through photography and personal essays — and her message to the next generation is one of pride, connection, and cultural bridge-building.
K-pop group RESCENE has sparked an unexpected cultural moment after member Woni's spontaneous "Geoje Yaho" catchphrase went viral, launching a chain of TV appearances, a city ambassadorship, and a chart comeback for their song "LOVE ATTACK."
From South Korea's accelerator industry marking a decade of registered operations to Elice Group hosting global AI researchers and Megazone Cloud partnering with a top university on quantum tech, Seoul's innovation ecosystem is having a busy — and revealing — week.
Nine-member K-pop group AHOF took home the Best New Artist award at the 35th Seoul Music Awards on June 20th, bringing their total trophy count to 13 before their one-year debut anniversary — and announcing a July 8th comeback in the process.
Korea's brand-new women's volleyball franchise SOOP Supers officially launched in Gwangju on October 3rd, with head coach Kim Se-jin pledging to donate his entire salary if the team wins the championship in their debut season.
Korean food is breaking out of ethnic grocery aisles and into mainstream supermarket shelves in New Zealand, with export data showing double-digit growth and rising consumer demand for Korean sauces and noodles driven by the home cooking trend.
K-pop group Lisenne made waves by breaking out through "Geoje Yaho," a small regional program, offering a fresh survival blueprint for small-agency idol groups in an industry dominated by major labels.