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'Legend of the Blue Sea' debuts at No. 1 on TV chart

A new TV series about a mermaid's adventures on land opened at the top of a chart measuring TV shows' popularity, data showed Tuesday.

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Cartoon-based web series draws over 10 mln views in a week

When a young man with no dating experience spots a beautiful woman at a library, he gives her a piece of paper asking her to go out with him. What the puzzled woman sees on the paper is a complicated math formula. He returns later, expecting a yes. Instead, the woman coolly pulls out the paper, which shows the answer is "18," a number that sounds like "shit" in Korean. He tries to explain that there must have been a mistake, that he meant to ask the question on the other side. Her answer, she says, is still the same. He leaves, but only after defiantly turning the pages of her book.

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2NE1 disbands after 7 yrs, Park Bom to leave YG Entertainment

South Korean girl group 2NE1 has officially disbanded, its agency revealed on Friday, confirming that only two of the three remaining members will continue their careers with the company.

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Samsung tops U.S. TV online market: data

Four out of 10 televisions sold on online shopping malls in the United States this year were manufactured by South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co., a report showed Thursday.

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Kimchi institute chief welcomes bold experimentation

Kimchi is soul food that Koreans can't live without, but foreigners may find it hard to eat the spicy, fermented cabbage at first due to its strong scent of salted fish and garlic.

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Actress Park Shin-hye becomes member of major donors' club

South Korean actress Park Shin-hye became a member of a major donors' club run by an international relief and development organization, the NGO said Wednesday.

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BIGBANG to release new LP on Seungri's birthday

South Korean boy band BIGBANG will be releasing a new album on the birthday of its youngest member, Seungri, next month, its agency said Tuesday.

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First generation girl group to make comeback after 14 years

Hit 90's girl group S.E.S. will return to the K-pop scene after a 14-year hiatus with a new song, its agency said on Wednesday.

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Korean-Chinese drama starring Lee Da-hae records high viewership

South Korean actress Lee Da-hae's latest Korean-Chinese TV drama "Best Lover" has accumulated more than one hundred million views on a Chinese online broadcaster, her agency said Monday.

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Financial watchdog probes unusual bank loans in Choi scandal

​South Korea's financial authorities are looking into whether a local bank has extended illicit or preferential loans to President Park Geun-hye's friend at the heart of a massive influence-peddling scandal and her daughter, officials said Monday.

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iPhone 7 hits store shelves in S. Korea

​U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. released the latest editions of its iPhone lineup in South Korea on Friday amid the vacuum of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7.

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Yonhap: S.Korea to intensify protective steps for its nationals abroad

​South Korea will send an on-site inspection team early next year to foreign countries where terrorist attacks are frequent, officials said Wednesday.