U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks about President Joe Biden's trip to Korea and Japan at the White House in Washington Wednesday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Joe Biden's first stop in Korea is Samsung chip complex

U.S. President Joe Biden will tour a Samsung Electronics chip manufacturing complex as his first stop on a three-day visit to Seoul, but a visit to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) is not on his itinerary.

Television
Kim Sae-ron's agency apologizes as drunk driving investigation continues

Gold Medalist, the agency representing actor Kim Sae-ron who is under police investigation for drunk driving after failing a breathalyzer test in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul on Wednesday, released a statement on Thursday apologizing for the...

CCTV footage shows an SUV believed to belong to Kim Sae-ron driving erratically on Wednesday morning in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul, released by YTN. [YTN]
Food & Travel
Wagyu and Le Cordon Bleu, enjoy the finer things without breaking the bank

New forms of omakase are tugging on the curiosity of the growing epicurean population in Seoul. Literally meaning “I’ll leave it up to you” in Japanese, omakase is a tasting menu comprised of the chef’s choices of the day at sushi restaurants.

Joe Kim, the CEO of Baram Coffee in Seodaemun District, central Seoul [LEE JIAN]

K-pop

[CELEB] HYO hopes to go deep with her latest EP

HYO, also known as Hyoyeon of Girls' Generation [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Television

Rhee Ken reportedly given leadership position in Ukrainian army

Screen capture of Anton Gerashcheknko, an official advisor for the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine's Tweet about Rhee Ken. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

K-pop

Twice's Nayeon to drop debut solo EP on June 24

Twice member Nayeon [JYP]

K-pop

H.O.T's 'Full Of Happiness' video rereleased in high definition

H.O.T's remastered version of the ″Full Of Happiness″ (1997) music video [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Talk of the Town

KBS's 'Music Bank' under fire for alleged score rigging

Trot singer Lim Young-woong [ILGAN SPORTS]

Photos

Pricey pork

A menu board in front of a restaurant in Seoul shows the prices of samgyeopsal, or pork belly, on Wednesday. The average price of samgyeopsal was 2,816 won ($2.20) per 100 gram (0.2 pounds) on Tuesday, up 20 percent on month, according to the Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation. [NEWS1]

Tech

School outing

Students check out a panel distribution board that is based on a molded case busbar system (MCBS) at the Electric Power Tech Korea 2022 exhibition held at Coex, Seoul on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

Football

Jeong Woo-yeong and Freiburg chase DFB-Pokal glory

SC Freiburg's Jeong Woo-yeong, right, in action against FC Union Berlin's Paul Jaeckel in a Bundesliga match in Europa Park Stadion in Freiburg, Germany on May 7. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Baseball

Confusion reigns as midweek KBO action takes a chaotic turn

A game between the Doosan Bears and the SSG Landers descends into confusion during the 11th inning at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in southern Seoul on Wednesday as uncertainty over whether a ball was caught and unclear umpire signals leave base runners unsure if they are supposed to advance or not. [YONHAP]

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Victory lap

AleXa [ILGAN SPORTS]

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