The Taegeukgi, or Korean national flag, and the Samsung Electronics flag fly outside the company’s office in Seocho District, southern Seoul. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

[WHY] Koreans' love-hate relationship with Samsung

Comments on a recent YouTube video featuring Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong conjure up thoughts of comment sections under popular K-pop music videos.

Entertainment
[CELEB] Nayeon of Twice is ready to introduce herself as a new solo artist

Seven years after debuting as part of the globally successful girl group Twice, Nayeon on Friday opened a new chapter in her…

Nayeon of Twice attends a press conference for her first solo EP ″IM NAYEON″ at Fairmont Ambassador Hotel in Yeungdeungpo District, western Seoul, on Friday. [YONHAP]
K-pop
Blockberry Creative denies rumors that Chuu will leave girl group Loona and agency

Blockberry Creative denied rumors that Chuu of girl group Loona was departing from the agency. On Thursday, the agency released a press release stating that such allegations were “groundless” as “some articles confused fans and the public by using...

Chuu of Loona [BLOCKBERRY CREATIVE]

K-pop

NCT Dream to play Gocheok Sky Dome in late July

NCT Dream [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

K-pop

BTS's 'Proof' tops Japan's Oricon Combined Albums chart

Boy band BTS [BIG HIT MUSIC]

Music&Performance

Musical actor Nam Kyung-joo weighs in on musical casting conundrum

Musical actor Nam Kyung-joo [JOONGANG ILBO]

K-pop

aespa to hold first in-person fan meet 'MY SYNK. aespa' at the end of July

The poster for aespa's first in-person fan meet event “MY SYNK. aespa” [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Talk of the Town

Netmarble's Kazam and Disney release Disney Mirrorverse

The poster for ″Disney Mirrorverse″ [NETMARBLE]

Industry

Goods from everywhere

An official from the Turkmenistan Embassy arranges products displayed at the 2022 Import Goods Fair held at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Photos

Cranking up the AC

Fans for air conditioners are installed outside a building in Namdaemun, central Seoul, on Thursday. Power reserves dropped to this year's lowest due to the rising electricity demand driven by the heat wave. The electricity power reserve ratio, which indicates how much electricity can be supplied compared to the demand, fell to 12.2 percent Tuesday, according to Korea Power Exchange's data released Thursday.[YONHAP]

Baseball

Hanwha Eagles' losing streak enters double digits for third year in a row

The Hanwha Eagles leave the field after losing to the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in southern Seoul on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Football

Bordeaux's financial woes could complicate a Hwang Ui-jo move

Bordeaux's Hwang Ui-jo, right, fights for the ball with Brest's Jean-Kevin Duverne during a game at Stade Francis-Le Ble in Brest, France on May 21. [AFP/YONHAP]

Today's Photo

Here's those rainy days

People holding umbrellas cross a main street in downtown Seoul on Thursday as the rainy season begins. [NEWS1]

Opinion