An image of Apple Pay processing through an iPhone [APPLE]

Apple Pay arrives in Korea with beta test performance

More than 170,000 users registered with Apple Pay in Korea on the first day it was available in the country, causing unexpected disruptions.

K-pop
Familiar foreign faces start agency for a more diverse Korean entertainment scene

Twenty years ago, simply being a foreigner living in Korea was reason enough to get on Korean television. Now in a more globalized society, non-Koreans looking for an opportunity in the country's entertainment industry need to work just as ...

Co-founders of Wave Entertainment Tyler Rasch, far left, and Julian Quintart, far right, pose for photos with Sarah Soo Kyung Henriet, second from left, and Nidhi Agrawal, for photos before an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily on Monday at the agency's office in Itaewon, central Seoul. [PARK SANG-MOON]
Music & Performance
Harry Styles successfully entertains during his first show in Seoul

Most people want just one thing from a concert — to get their money’s worth of entertainment. That was what British musician Harry Styles came to Seoul to deliver, and deliver he did. During his first solo concert held in Korea at the KSPO Dome in...

British singer Harry Styles performs at the KSPO Dome in western Seoul on Monday. [LLOYD WAKEFIELD]

Television

Baby Garden cult drops injunction request against Netflix

Kim Ki-sun, leader of the religious organization Baby Garden [JOONGANG PHOTO]

K-pop

The Black Label denies rumors of signing contract with ex-Nmixx member Jinni

Photo from Jinni's personal Instagram account [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Industry

Japanese animation 'Suzume' tops 2 million admissions in Korea

A scene from the Japanese animated film ″Suzume″ [SHOWBOX]

Television

Lim Ji-yeon from 'The Glory' does not want to understand her character

Actor Lim Ji-yeon [NETFLIX]

Talk of the Town

Blackpink's Jennie first female K-pop soloist to reach 900 million views with 'Solo'

Blackpink Jennie's ″Solo″ music video surpassed 900 million views on YouTube [YG ENTERTAINMENT]

Industry

Crude carrier

An oil tanker of the United Arab Emirates' state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Company carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil docks at an oil storage faciliy in Yeosu, South Jeolla, Tuesday. The Korea National Oil Corporation said Tuesday that the latest shipment came after the UAE and Korea signed a joint crude storage deal in January during President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to the Middle Eastern country. [KOREA NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION]

Finance

Gold record

Gold products are displayed at the Korea Gold Exchange in Jongno District, central Seoul, Tuesday. Gold traded at a record 83,490 won ($63.8) per gram on Monday as demand for gold, a safe haven asset, climbs due to rising uncertainty in the global financial market. [YONHAP]

Football

Son backs call for more aggression as training under Klinsmann begins

The Korean national team trains at the Paju National Football Center in Paju, Gyeonggi on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Basketball

Anyang KGC move within one game of KBL league title

Omari Spellman of Anyang KGC, right, in action during a KBL game against the Jeonju KCC Egis on Monday at Anyang Gymnasium in Anyang, Gyeonggi. [NEWS1]

Golf

Korean stars up for the challenge at 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

Tom Kim, also known as Kim Joo-hyung, plays his second shot on the 18th hole during the completion of the weather-delayed second round of The Players Championship on The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 11 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. [GETTY IMAGES]

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