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Video Game Backlash: Activision apologized to families of Itaewon crowd-crush victims and will remove real footage of the 2022 disaster from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 in a Nov. 12 update. Theater: Japanese director Koki Mitani’s American Dream, about Hollywood’s Red Scare blacklist, makes its Korean debut in Japanese with its original cast, ending its tour at Seoul’s COEX Artium this weekend. Korean Entertainment: Veteran actor Choi Bul-am, beloved for nearly seven decades on screen, has died at 87; he was posthumously awarded South Korea’s highest cultural honor. Musical Stage: Hamilton is coming to Busan and Seoul, but its 220,000-won VIP tickets are drawing attention as musical prices rise and audiences shrink. K-pop Honors: BLACKPINK will receive the Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit, becoming the first K-pop girl group to earn the distinction.

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Oct. 28, 2026

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New slang in Japan has an unlikely source: South Korea

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Owned By	Ong Beng Seng & Singaporean Government through Temasek Holdings, Cuscaden Peak Investments & SPH Media
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No human voice, no songwriting royalties: The hit that has South Korea asking what an artiste is

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Malay Mail

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Owned By	Dato' Siew Ka Wei through Malay Mail Group
Year Founded	1896
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Publication Location	Malaysia, Petaling Jaya
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Senior Residences Meet Officetels in One-Stop Complex Near Seoul

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Year Founded	1960
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Publication Location	Korea, Republic of, Seoul
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Rain fails to dampen spirits of 30,000 runners at JTBC Seoul Marathon

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Korea JoongAng Daily

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Owned By	Hong Family through JoongAng Group
Year Founded	2000
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Domain Registration Year	1999
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Publication Location	Korea, Republic of, Seoul
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10 hours ago

Japan bamboo chopsticks catch on in South Korea

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Nikkei Asia

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Year Founded	1876
Website	https://asia.nikkei.com/
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	Japan, Tokyo
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Musical Ticket Prices Hit 220,000 Won as Audiences Shrink

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15 hours ago

Melon Music Awards 2026: BTS, ILLIT And CORTIS lead nominations at annual South Korean ...

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Year Founded	2007
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Domain Registration Year	2006
Access Type	open
Publication Location	India, Mumbai
Owner Country	India

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17 hours ago

Sina Linggi to Represent India at International Deaf Football Championship in South Korea

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Owned By	Pranav Ashar (Founder & Chairman) through Enlighten Media Pvt Ltd
Year Founded	2016
Website	https://arunachal24.in/
Domain Registration Year	2015
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Publication Location	India, Mumbai
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