Korea

The Asian country just retired an old and odd age-counting method that makes people a year or two older than they really are.
The K-pop band will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law and will reconvene as a group again around 2025, Big Hit Music said.
Numerous questions remain about BTS and its seven members after the announcement that the group was going to spend more time focusing on solo projects.
“It helped me feel that there's a connection, a foundational connection. This unspoken togetherness.” Korean Americans share how their families have grown closer through K-pop group BTS.
According to the agency, RM has exhibited no particular symptoms while Jin is showing mild symptoms including light fever and is undergoing self-treatment at home.
They say in a lawsuit against Delta that they worked on flights to and from Korea, with many passengers who spoke Korean.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in had a surprise meeting with the North Korean leader.
Avoiding one-on-one time with women in a country with a huge gender wage gap is not progress.
“We wanted to surprise everyone and bring world peace and then we’re being escorted out by security guards, which I think is really unfair."
South Korean prosecutor Seo Ji-hyeon inspired a wave of women to come forward and tell their stories.