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On November 12, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it has asked the police to investigate 16 entertainment agencies suspected of running their businesses without registering. The agencies were among 50 that the ministry inspected on site with local governments after a survey for unregistered or poorly run businesses, and their registration…

Kim Tae-hee, Song Hye-kyo and Jun Ji-hyun — the three stars collectively nicknamed “Tae-Hye-Ji” in Korea — are back in the spotlight after making headlines within days of one another, showing why the trio remain among the country’s most enduring celebrity icons.

|| A screenshot of a listing for Pokémon cards on the secondhand trading platform Bunjang. Photo courtesy of Bunjang

Many people rummage through old drawers and attic boxes when they visit their parents’ homes over the Chuseok holiday. Cards collected in childhood turn up, along with stickers from snack packages and dust-covered figurines. These items leave the drawers for resale platforms, creating what the industry calls the collectibles economy — a market where items…

Actor Shim Eun-ha is seen in this scene from MBC’s horror drama “M” (1994). Courtesy of MBC

Hashed and its subsidiary ShardLab said on Sept. 14 that they will hold Collectible Con, South Korea’s first collectibles event, with The Concept Labs, a unit of Thailand’s CP Group.

Contestants dressed as the gold crown from Seobongchong Tomb pose during the National Museum of Korea’s 2025 edition of “Dress Like a Museum” in Seoul, Sept. 27, 2025. Newsis

Actor Nam Joo-hyuk in a scene from Netflix series “The East Palace” / Courtesy of Netflix

South Korea is building Seoul Arena and planning two 50,000-seat domed stadiums to expand K-pop concert capacity.

As investing captures the attention of younger audiences, TV and YouTube creators turn stock-market anxieties into entertainment