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Rookie boy band Wayf Boys teams up with U.S. label Interscope Records

The five-member band is joining an agency that works with massive global names in music.

2026.8.14

Tomorrow X Together to perform at the 2026 Global Citizen Festival

The boy band will be the only Korean act at the Sept. 26 Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park.

2026.8.14

Xdinary Heroes cancels Summer Sonic 2026 shows after Gunil leaves band

The group canceled its Tokyo and Osaka festival performances after drummer Gunil abruptly left amid online allegations that he had disparaged fans.

2026.8.13

- GS Global USA President / 이준학
- Jindal Pipe USA President / Vikas Chandra
- Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Houston / 이경은
- GS Global Corp. Head of Steel Department / Senior Vice President / 김정훈
- Brown Strauss President & CEO / Kris Farris
- GS Global USA Houston Branch General Manager / 박준희

GS Global opens Houston branch to expand North American energy, infrastructure business

The trading company opened a Houston branch to expand steel sales and project business across North America’s energy and infrastructure sectors.

2026.8.13

GS Holdings’ Q2 operating profit surges 253% on strong refining margins

GS Holdings posted a 253.4 percent surge in second quarter operating profit as stronger refining margins, higher oil prices and robust lubricant earnings lifted results above market expectations.

2026.8.11

(서울=뉴스1) 권현진 기자 = 배우 하영이 5일 서울 마포구 호텔 나루 서울 엠갤러리에서 열린 넷플릭스 시리즈 '이런 엿같은 사랑' 제작발표회에서 포즈를 취하고 있다.'이런 엿같은 사랑'은 기억상실에 걸린 검사 고은새(하영 분)와 자칭 남자친구라 우기는 복싱 코치 장태하(정해인 분)의 설렘 찐득한 동거 생활을 그린 로맨틱 코미디다. 2026.8.5/뉴스1

Sins of the great-grandfathers: Celebrities face backlash over ancestors’ pro-Japanese ties

Ha Young’s case highlights how family histories linked to collaborationist activities during the colonial era still spark fierce public scrutiny in Korea, especially ahead of Liberation Day.

2026.8.11

포즈 취하는 트와이스 정연 (서울=연합뉴스) 류효림 기자 = 그룹 트와이스의 정연이 18일 서울 종로구 이마빌딩에서 열린 티젠 콤부차 행사에서 포즈를 취하고 있다. 2026.6.18 ryousanta@yna.co.kr (끝)

Twice’s Jeongyeon begins new chapter with Varo Entertainment

The Twice member said the move marks a new acting chapter while stressing that her group activities and fans remain her top priority.

2026.8.10

Monsta X to return with new EP ‘The Phase’ in September

The band will release its 14th EP, “The Phase,” on Sept. 4, marking its first Korean project in nearly a year.

2026.8.9

National football association provided sexual entertainment to foreign referees, JTBC report claims

According to the broadcaster, the Korea Football Association used corporate cards to provide sexual entertainment to referees before multiple international matches in 2011.

2026.8.6

Sound Alliance, aeonus partner on environmentally friendly live events

The two companies also plan to release environmental, social and governance, or ESG, content and campaigns, as well as expand their collaboration into exhibitions and media art.

2026.8.6