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  Shinhan Bank Launches Olive Young SOL Account With Up to 4.5% Interest Shinhan Bank is rolling out a new account that pays up to 4.5% annual interest when used as a payment account at CJ Olive Young. The bank said on the 13th it launched the "Olive Young SOL Account" developed with CJ Olive Young, with a cap of 200,000 accounts. The Olive Young SOL Account is a demand deposit product that allows free deposits and withdrawals. Depending on a customer’s Olive Young usage, it offers up to 4.5% annual interest on balances of up to 2 million won. Customers can s April 13, 2026
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  Korean Picture Books Target Global Market at Bologna Children’s Book Fair The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Publishing Industry Promotion Agency said Sunday they will take part in the 63rd Bologna Children’s Book Fair, running April 13-16 at BolognaFiere in Italy, to step up efforts to expand the global market for Korean children’s publishing content. Korea will operate a 352-square-meter area centered on an export consultation zone and an author promotion zone, aiming to showcase the strength of Korean picture books and children’s l April 13, 2026
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  NongHyup Bank Joins K-Content Loan Interest Support, Completing Six-Bank Network The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency said Monday they signed a business agreement with NongHyup Bank on April 10 to expand an interest-subsidy program for cultural content companies, together with the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund and the Korea Technology Finance Corp. Under the “content company interest-subsidy support” program, the government covers up to 2.5 percentage points of loan interest for small and midsize content firms that struggle t April 13, 2026
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  Hana Bank, Tmoney Mobility to Support Taxi Operators With Tailored Financing Hana Bank said April 13 it has signed a business agreement with Tmoney Mobility to provide financial support for taxi operators. The partnership aims to develop tailored financial service models for taxi operators and improve their access to financing. Hana Bank plans to launch specialized financial products to help taxi operators run their businesses more steadily and to strengthen links with Tmoney Mobility’s taxi-operator platform, “Taxi Today.” The two companies also plan to identify April 13, 2026
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  BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ Tops Billboard 200 for Third Straight Week, a K-pop First BTS’ fifth album, “ARIRANG,” has become the first K-pop release to lead Billboard’s main albums chart, the Billboard 200, for three consecutive weeks. Billboard said in a chart preview article on the 12th (local time) that “ARIRANG” held the No. 1 spot for a third straight week, ahead of Morgan Wallen’s “I’m The Problem” at No. 2 and Kanye West (Ye/YE)’s “BULLY” at No. 3. It is the first time a K-pop artist’s album has spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. “ARIRANG,” descri April 13, 2026
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  BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ tops Billboard 200 for third straight week, a K-pop first 그룹 방탄소년단(BTS)의 정규 5집 '아리랑(ARIRANG)'이 K팝 사상 처음으로 미국 빌보드 메인 앨범 차트에서 3주 연속 1위를 기록했다. Billboard said in a chart preview article on April 12 (local time) that BTS’ fifth full-length album, “ARIRANG,” remained No. 1 on the main albums chart, the Billboard 200, for a third straight week. The group held off Morgan Wallen’s “I’m The Problem” and Kanye West’s “BULLY.” It is the first time a K-pop act has led the Billboard 200 for three consecutiv April 13, 2026
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  Super Junior’s Kim Hee-chul Says He’s Driving Again After 20 Years Super Junior member Kim Hee-chul has explained why he got back behind the wheel for the first time in 20 years. On an SBS episode of "My Little Old Boy" that aired on the 12th, entertainers Tak Jae-hoon and Heo Kyung-hwan appeared as driving instructors for Kim. Kim said he stopped driving after undergoing major surgery following a traffic accident, adding that it has been 20 years since he last drove. He said he decided to learn again because he wants to drive a future child April 13, 2026
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  Kim Hye-yoon on horror film 'Salmokji': 'I want to be called a horror queen' Known for romantic comedies such as the dramas "Lovely Runner" and "Extraordinary You," actor Kim Hye-yoon is taking a sharp turn with the horror film "Salmokji," trading her bright image for a more worn, drained presence. "It’s a genre I love, and as a horror fan, I was excited to take on a horror project," Kim said. "When I first read the script, it was really fun, and the water ghost concept felt fresh. I also liked that Su-in is restrained and looks kind of worn down, different from April 13, 2026
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  Veteran Actors Shin Goo, Park Geun-hyung Back Youth Theater Project in Seoul "Theater is about people, and it’s our story," said 90-year-old actor Shin Goo, speaking April 7 to young actors gathered at Daehangno Arts Theater in Seoul. He described theater as work that expresses what happens in relationships and stressed that the expression "must be honest." Without that, he said, the effort becomes meaningless, urging the actors to keep making strong work. That day, 30 young actors in the Theater Tomorrow Project presented key scenes from three original produc April 13, 2026
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  National Theater Company, LG Arts Center to Stage Rival Takes on Chekhov’s 'Uncle Vanya' in May Two big-budget productions based on Anton Chekhov’s play “Uncle Vanya” will go head-to-head on Seoul stages in May, with the National Theater Company of Korea and LG Arts Center each unveiling a new version. The source material is the same, but the two productions signal different approaches, starting with their titles. According to the theater community, the National Theater Company of Korea will present “Banya Ajae,” while LG Arts Center will stage “Uncle Vanya.” Both will be mounted i April 13, 2026