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K-pop singer Taeil quits boy band NCT over accusation of sexual crime

Taeil was recently active in NCT 127, the subunit known for experimenting with music across pop, RandB and hip-hop with elements from Korean culture.

30 Aug

Seventeen on bringing K-Pop to Glastonbury for the first time, and beyond

One iconic stage, 13 band members - Seventeen becomes the first ever K-Pop band to play Glastonbury Festival.

28 Jun

Seoul airport closed after rubbish-filled North Korean balloon lands on runway

This is not the first time takeoffs and landings have been disrupted at Incheon International Airport.

26 Jun

Fire at lithium battery factory kills 22 in South Korea

Oldest member of South Korean boyband BTS completes military service

South Korea restarts anti-North loudspeaker in retaliation for trash balloons

K-Pop, propaganda, and poo: North and South Korea send retaliatory balloons

North Korea sends 700 balloons filled with cigarettes and manure to South Korea

More than 150 North Korean balloons carrying 'filth' crash land in South Korea

'Psychological warfare': Song idolising Kim Jong Un banned in South Korea

Squid Game actor sentenced for sexual misconduct charges in South Korea

North Korea fires several cruise missiles, Seoul says

'Don't eat fried toothpicks': South Korean government issues health warning

North Korean teenagers punished for watching South Korean dramas, group says

Golden Retriever now 'happy' after being rescued from dog meat farm