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  Omega to Provide Official Timekeeping for TGL Final Series Swiss watchmaker Omega is providing timekeeping technology throughout the TGL screen golf league season, aiming to support a faster, more structured competition format. Omega has handled timekeeping for all TGL matches held since December at the SoFi Center in Florida, including the league’s central “40-second shot clock.” As the official timekeeper, the company said its role goes beyond measuring time, helping raise pace and tension while influencing players’ strategic decisions. TGL is March 25, 2026
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  KBO Season Opens With LG, KT and Samsung Slight Favorites; Asia Quota Looms Large The KBO League heads into the 2026 regular season with what analysts expect to be one of its tightest races in years, with a newly introduced “Asia quota” rule seen as a key variable that could swing the standings. The 2026 season opens March 28 and will run 144 games per team, 720 games total. Five openers are scheduled for 2 p.m.: KT Wiz vs. LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul; Kiwoom Heroes vs. Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon; KIA Tigers vs. SSG Landers at Inc March 25, 2026
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  KBO League draws record preseason crowds, fueling 10 million-fan expectations The 2026 KBO League is drawing big crowds even before opening day, raising expectations it could top 10 million fans for a third straight season. Momentum has also been boosted by South Korea’s run to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, setting up what analysts expect will be an even tougher ticket hunt. The KBO has set attendance records in each of the past two seasons, cementing its status as the country’s most popular sport. After breaking the 10 million mark fo March 25, 2026
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  Hirst and Sehgal Draw Crowds With Opposite Approaches: Exposure vs. No Photos Bare it all, or keep it tightly hidden. Two exhibitions drawing attention in Seoul are doing so in opposite ways: a Damien Hirst solo show at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, leans into exposure, while a Tino Sehgal solo show at the Leeum Museum of Art draws curiosity by refusing it.  Online posts on the 24th have focused on “Damien Hirst: There Is No Truth, Everything Is Possible,” now on view at MMCA Seoul.  The show has been closely watched since before it March 24, 2026
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  Lee Soo-man’s A2O Entertainment launches ‘Zalpha’ K-pop audition in Seoul A2O Entertainment Korea, founded by producer Lee Soo-man, said Tuesday it will hold its first official event, the “A2O Zalpha Audition.” The audition is drawing attention because it is Lee’s first project in South Korea that he will plan and oversee since a noncompete restriction in the domestic K-pop market was lifted. When Lee sold his SM Entertainment stake to HYBE in 2023, he agreed not to produce albums in South Korea for three years. That agreement was lifted last month, allowing March 24, 2026
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  BTS Comeback Show in Seoul Spurs Economic Boost, Debate Over Public Space Controls BTS’ return is no longer just entertainment news. The group’s comeback show held March 21 at Gwanghwamun Square was treated as a citywide event, not a brief item on the arts page. The Seoul Metropolitan Government activated a separate safety plan that included phased entry, traffic controls and even a plan for subway trains to pass through without stopping, anticipating the possibility that more than 260,000 people could gather. Newspapers also printed BTS special editions. One group March 24, 2026
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  ‘Salmokji’ aims to deliver immersive K-horror with water ghost tale A mysterious figure captured on a road-view image and a dark, deep reservoir form the backbone of the new Korean horror film “Salmokji,” which aims to turn a familiar “water ghost” legend into a modern, immersive scare. A press screening and news conference for “Salmokji,” directed by Lee Sang-min, was held Tuesday afternoon at CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall in Seoul. Lee attended with cast members Kim Hye-yoon, Lee Jong-won, Kim Jun-han, Kim Young-sung, Oh Dong-min, Yoon Jae-chan and Jang Da-a March 24, 2026
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  Kim Hyo-joo jumps to No. 4 in women’s golf world ranking after Founders Cup win Kim Hyo-joo, the Fortinet Founders Cup champion on the LPGA Tour, climbed to No. 4 in the women’s world golf ranking after earning her eighth career victory. In the rankings released March 24 (Korean time), Kim rose four spots from No. 8 last week to No. 4, matching her career-high position for the first time since March 2015. Kim opened her season with a solo third-place finish at the LPGA Tour’s Honda Thailand, then captured her first win of the season in her third start at the Founders March 24, 2026
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  Celltrion Expansion, HLB Tissue Bank License, Aribio Alzheimer’s Trial Update and More Celltrion to expand new drug-substance production in Songdo, investing 1.2 trillion won Celltrion said March 24 it will secure additional manufacturing capacity, including a major expansion at its headquarters campus in Songdo, Incheon, with investment exceeding 1 trillion won. The company said the plan is intended to meet rising global demand for biopharmaceuticals and strengthen manufacturing competitiveness. The investment will be carried out in phases from this year through 2030 and March 24, 2026
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  New Book Warns Digital Tech and AI Are Eroding Cognitive Independence Digital technology is quietly encroaching on the human brain, a new book argues, citing neuroscience data. In an era dominated by artificial intelligence and algorithms, the authors say people are trading convenience for the loss of control over their own thinking. BookLab recently published “Lending My Brain — Neuroscience to Reclaim the Sovereignty of Thought in the AI Era.” The book examines how reliance on search changes memory formation, how short-form content reshapes attention syst March 24, 2026