Comfort woman survivor Lee Yong-soo weeps on Wednesday after the Seoul Central District Court dismissed her lawsuit for compensation from Japan. [YONHAP]

In reversal, court shoots down comfort women's claims

Three months after a Korean court ordered Japan to compensate 12 survivors of Japanese wartime sexual slavery, a different judge from the same Korean court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by another group of survivors for compensation.

K-pop
Research analyst predicts BTS members will enlist in military together

Following a report from research analyst at Leading Investment & Securities Wednesday that claimed it is highly likely that BTS members will all enlist for their mandatory military service at the same time, the band's agency Big Hit Music ...

BTS [ILGAN SPORTS]
Movies
What comes after happily ever after?

While most romantic comedies and fairytales end with the notion of "happily ever after," director Jin Mo-young wanted to know, what comes next and does love last? Jin Mo-young, the creator of hit documentary “My Love, Don’t Cross that River” which...

Director Jin Mo-young [NETFLIX]

Games & Webtoons

From webtoon to drama series to musical

A scene from tvN's ongoing drama series ″Navillera″ features 70-year-old Shim Deok-chul (actor Park In-hwan) learning ballet from 23-year-old Lee Chae-rok (actor Song Kang). [TVN]

K-pop

Rosé's first solo album becomes 'half million seller'

Rose of Blackpink [ILGAN SPORTS]

Movies

'Minari' available via video-on-demand

A scene from ″Minari.″ [PAN CINEMA]

K-pop

Super Junior's Yesung to drop fourth EP on May 3

Teaser image of ″Phantom Pain.″ [LABEL SJ]

Talk of the Town

Hwasa named on Forbes list of '30 Under 30 Asia'

Hwasa of Mamamoo [RBW]

Finance

Small cryptocurrency exchanges might be forced to close

A logo of Bithumb, one of Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchanges [NEWS1]

Industry

Forget 3-D

Visitors to the World IT Show experience virtual reality (VR) cinema at SK Telecom's booth in Coex, southern Seoul on Wednesday. The event will run until April 23. [YONHAP]

Diplomacy

Remembering Canadians' sacrifices made during battle 70 years ago

From left, President of War Memorial of Korea Lee Sang-chul; William Chrysler, grandson of Canadian veteran of Korean War William J. Chrysler; Greg Chrysler, son of William J. Chrysler; Canadian Ambassador to Korea Michael Danagher; Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Hwang Ki-chul; and Captain Jill Marrack, Canadian defense attache in Korea, commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong at the war memorial on Wednesday. They are standing in front of the painting ″Holding at Kapyong″ by Edward Fenwick (Ted) Zuber, which depicts resupply of Canadian troops during the Battle of Kapyong. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Baseball

Ryu gets second loss after giving up four runs to Red Sox

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin pitches during the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Tuesday. [USA TODAY/YONHAP]

Today's Photo

New Koreans

At the Central Government Complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday, Justice Minister Park Beom-kye, center, poses for a photo with a group of expats who were naturalized through special procedure, after awarding them their certificate of Korean citizenship. [NEWS1]

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