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Youn Yuh-jung nominated for Primetime Emmy for role in 'Beef' Season 2

The veteran actor earned a Primetime Emmy nod for supporting actress as Netflix's 'Beef' season two picked up multiple nominations.

2026.7.9

A customer looks at meat in a supermarket in Seoul on April 12. [NEWS1]

'Meatflation' concerns rise as prices jump 30% in March

Livestock prices in Korea are rising sharply, led by a more than 30 percent jump in chicken prices last month, raising fresh concerns that “meatflation” could intensify in the months ahead.

2026.4.15

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Youn Yuh-jung as Chairwoman Park, center, in the second season of the Netflix series ″Beef″ (2023-), set to premiere on April 16 [NETFLIX]

'Beef' season 2 sinks teeth into world of the ultrarich with megastars Youn Yuh-jung and Song Kang-ho

The second season of the Netflix anthology "Beef" (2023-) will bring its characters to the streets of Seoul — the gold-paved ones of the world of conglomerates, with icons Youn Yuh-jung and Song Kang-ho leading the way.

2026.4.7

A more precise slice: Korea ‘sophisticated buyers’

In Korea, the array of beef cuts available in the marketplace far exceeds what one typically finds abroad, and the prices vary just as widely. This has given rise to a common refrain: Koreans are “serious” about their beef.

2026.2.18

A display of American beef is seen at a grocery store in downtown Seoul on July 23, 2025. [YONHAP]

U.S. beef, pork rank 1st in Korea's imported meat market in 2025: Data

American beef and pork products accounted for the largest share in Korea's imported meat market last year, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) said Monday.

2026.1.19

Employees of Hyundai Department Store's Coex branch in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, show hanwoo (Korean beef) gift sets sold ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. [NEWS1]

'Let's get gogi': How beef became Korea's celebratory meat

Gogi is a straightforward word that means "meat" in Korean, right until the moment someone passes an exam, lands a prestigious job or closes a billion-dollar deal.

2026.1.10

Fresh produce are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on Dec. 7. [YONHAP]

Prices of imported agricultural goods rise amid strong U.S. dollar

The prices of major imported agricultural goods in Korea have risen sharply in recent years, outpacing global price increases due to the weakening of the Korean won against the U.S. dollar, data showed Sunday.

2025.12.21

U.S. beef is sold at a large supermarket in Seoul on Nov. 14. [NEWS1]

BOK to step up monitoring of prices amid growing inflationary pressure

The central bank said Tuesday it will closely monitor consumer inflation given recent rising living costs, though it projects inflation to gradually trend down near 2 percent.

2025.12.2

Kim Yong-beom, director of national policy, answers questions from reporters at the presidential office in central Seoul on July 31. [YONHAP]

Korea not to further open rice and beef markets to U.S., says policy chief

Kim Yong-beom, director of national policy, said Thursday that Korea has agreed not to further open its rice and beef markets to the United States.

2025.7.31

Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and officials hold a press conference in front of the U.S. Embassy in Jongno District, central Seoul, on July 30 to protest Washington’s demand for greater market access for U.S. agricultural products. [YONHAP]

DP lawmakers vow to stop expanded rice, beef imports 'by any means necessary' at U.S. embassy protest

Korean lawmakers protest U.S. demands for expanded agricultural imports ahead of trade negotiations, asserting threats to food sovereignty and domestic farming. They call for the exclusion of food security from trade discussions.

2025.7.30