President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday names Chung Man-ho, left, as senior secretary for public affairs and Yoon Chang-yul as senior secretary for social affairs, [YONHAP]

Moon appoints two as senior secretaries in latest personnel move

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday appointed Chung Man-ho, a former deputy mayor of Gangwon Province, as new senior secretary for public affairs.

Movies
'Moving On' invited to compete at New York Asian Film Festival

Yoon Dan-bi's "Moving On" was invited to compete in the 19th New York Asian Film Festival.
"Moving On" is the only local film in the main competition this year, according to Green Narae Media, the distributor.
The film deals with the complexities...

Scene from the film "Moving On." [GREEN NARAE MEDIA]
K-Pop
[Behind the Lyrics] Close your eyes, sit back and relax with O3ohn's music

O3ohn is a name familiar to indie lovers, especially people who look for serenity and peace of mind through music — and rightly so. O3ohn’s goal in writing both his lyrics and melody is to “make sure that there’s nothing harsh on the ears.” That...

Singer O3ohn sits down for an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily. [BYUN JU-YEON]

Korean Heritage

Building relations with foreign diplomats using dinner plates

The White Porcelain ’Salamis“ Vase with Polychrome Decoration that was given to King Gojong by Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837-94), then president of France, in 1888 to celebrate the signing of the Korea-France Treaty of 1886. [NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM OF KOREA]

Movies

Disney's 'Mulan' to premiere in September

A poster for Disney live-action film "Mulan," set for local premiere next month. [WALT DISNEY COMPANY KOREA]

Ticket

Musicals and plays, concerts and operas to go and see this week in Seoul. 

Seoul Metropolitan Opera presents Italian composer Gioachino Rossini's masterpiece "The Barber of Seville" at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. [SEJONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS]

Entertainment

Chun Myung-hoon of 90s boy band NRG to debut as trot singer

Chun Myung-hoon's "Myung Hoon is Going." [RD COMPANY]

Talk of the Town

Blackpink’s Lisa lands her fourth modeling job in China this year

Blackpink Lisa [PRADA]

Tech

18 percent of North Koreans now thought to own mobile phones

A North Korean athlete holds a cell phone during an event designed to celebrate athletes’ entrance on Oct. 4 in 2018 ahead of the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Indonesia. [Joint Press Corps]

Industry

Naver and Kakao continue hunt for exclusive content

K-pop boy band BTS hosted 90-minute online concert, "Bang Bang Con" in June, breaking the Guinness World Record for the most streamed online music concert with 756,600 viewers. [BIG HIT ENTERTAINMENT]

Politics

Moon orders evaluation of Lee's four rivers project

Restoration begins Monday after part of a dike along the Nakdong River in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang, was destroyed by heavy rainfalls. [YONHAP]

Football

Jung Jo-gook won't retire until Jeju reach the K League 1

Jung Jo-gook hopes to prove that he is not yet done with his career by helping Jeju United get promoted to the K League 1 this season. [JEJU UNITED]

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Online press event for tvN drama series "Stranger 2." [TVN]

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