People wait in line to receive tests at a Covid-19 testing station in front of Seoul City Hall in central Seoul on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

Covid infections surpass 7,000, an all-time record

New Covid-19 infections soared past 7,000 for the first time Wednesday, signaling that the pandemic's fourth wave is only getting worse, with the number of critically ill patients also reaching a record high.

Television 
American Film Institute gives ‘Squid Game’ special award

“Squid Game” received a special award from the American Film Institute (AFI). At the end of each year, AFI releases a top 10 list of best movies and best television series created in the U.S. Although “Squid Game” did not qualify, having been made...

Poster for ″Squid Game″ [NETFLIX]
Movies
'Hellbound' stars talk their hopes for a potential season 2

Some might say director Yeon Sang-ho’s latest creation is even more horrifying than his last. The man behind hit films "Train to Busan" (2016) and "Peninsula" (2020) once again has audiences across the globe discussing the strange universes that...

[NETFLIX]

K-pop

BTS takes home three prizes from E! People’s Choice Awards 2021

BTS won three awards at the E! People's Choice Awards 2021 including The Group of 2021. [BIG HIT MUSIC]

K-pop

Golden Disc Awards nominees announced ahead of ceremony on Jan. 8

Girl group aespa is nominated in all three major categories of the upcoming Golden Disc Awards, which will take place on Jan. 8, at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul. [ILGAN SPORTS]

Arts & Design

Famed fashion photographer takes inspiration from renowned sculptor

″Study of 'Self-Portrait group' fig no. 31″ (2021) [MOK JUNG-WOOK, KWON JIN-KYU COMMEMORATION FOUNDATION, PKM GALLERY]

K-pop

Monsta X's film 'The Dreaming' premieres in Korea

Monsta X [ILGAN SPORTS]

Talk of the Town

Ex-After School member Nana continues relationship with Pledis Entertainment

Nana [PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT]

Industry

Private screening

A cinema that accepts only four people per screen opened in Hanam, Gyeonggi on Wednesday. Korean startu-p theVX opened the cinema named AWC (Another Watching Club), which has three screens with a maximum capacity of four people permitted per screen. [YONHAP]

Finance

Stocks up for a sixth day after Fauci Omicron comments

A screen at Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 3,001.80 points on Wednesday, up 10.08 points, or 0.34 percent, from the previous trading day. [NEWS1]

Social Affairs

New feature on Seoul city app may mean less visits to your district office

A visitor uses a virtual reality headset during a blockchain technology exhibition “NFT Busan 2021” in Bexco, Busan, on Nov. 4. [SONG BONG-GEUN]

Football

Son Heung-min tests positive for Covid-19: Reports

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min reacts during a game against Brentford at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Dec. 2. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Today's Photo

Peacekeeping forum

Korea’s Defense Minister Suh Wook makes an opening remark at the 2021 Seoul UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Forum held at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul Tuesday night. Korea pledged to play a "leading" role in equipping UN peacekeepers with advanced technologies and medical capacity as it hosted the virtual forum meant to reinforce the global community's commitments to strengthening their peacekeeping operations. [YONHAP]

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