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  Review: 'Project Hail Mary' Puts Friendship Ahead of Space Spectacle Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up in deep space with no memory and first confronts a blunt reality: He is completely alone. He denies what is happening, mourns dead crewmates and wavers under the strain. But he has a mission he cannot abandon — to save humanity from an extinction-level threat. Even so, 'Project Hail Mary' is not easily described as a straightforward space survival story. What it holds onto is less the grandeur of the assignment than the way one man changes as he connec March 24, 2026
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  VR Concert Film 'Rush Road' Director Kim Ji-ae Aims to Give TWS Fans 'Strength to Live Today' In VR concert films, fans can feel as if their favorite artist has stepped right in front of them to sing and dance — a level of closeness and eye contact that is impossible at a live arena show. “TWS VR Concert: Rush Road” drew strong advance demand soon after release, and the website server crashed when second-round ticket sales opened. At the center of the project is Kim Ji-ae, a director at Amaze. She has directed VR concert films including Tomorrow X Together’s “Heart Attack,” ATEEZ March 24, 2026
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  NH NongHyup Bank Launches Principal-Protected ELD With Up to 10.1% Annual Return NH NongHyup Bank said March 24 it will launch its “Equity-Linked Deposit (ELD) 26-1,” a principal-protected product that guarantees principal and a minimum contracted interest rate if held to maturity, while offering potential additional returns. The one-year deposit is linked to the KOSPI 200 index, with returns determined by index movements. It comes in three types: Stable I, Return I and Return II. The KOSPI 200 Stable I type offers annual returns from 2.6% to 3.10% (2.45% to 2.95% fo March 24, 2026
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  KB Financial to Launch 20 Trillion Won Productive Finance Plan, Create Corporate Investment Fund KB Financial Group will push a 20 trillion won "KB Kookmin Happiness Growth Project" in 2026 to foster advanced strategic industries and support small business owners. KB Financial said on the 24th it held its third group productive finance council meeting at KB Kookmin Bank's new building in Seoul's Yeouido district and finalized a detailed execution plan. The project will run on two pillars: "growth" to back companies and industries, and "hope" to expand inclusive finance. The 20 trill March 24, 2026
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  Celltrion to Invest 1.2265 Trillion Won to Expand Songdo Drug-Substance Plants Celltrion said Tuesday it will move to secure new production capacity, including a major expansion at its headquarters campus in Songdo, Incheon, with investment topping 1 trillion won. The company said the plan is aimed at meeting rising global demand for biopharmaceuticals and strengthening manufacturing competitiveness. The expansion will be carried out in phases from this year through 2030 and will cover infrastructure at its Songdo campus, U.S. production base and other domestic site March 24, 2026
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  Korea Creative Content Agency holds K-documentary screenings in New York The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency’s New York Business Center said March 24 they have wrapped up a two-day documentary screening event in New York aimed at helping KOCCA-backed projects expand overseas. The event, titled “KOCCA Spotlight,” was held in the screening room on the basement level of the New York Korea Center. Two documentaries produced with KOCCA support — “Goddess Era” and “The Philosopher’s Cuisine” — were shown. The free scre March 24, 2026
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  Hana Bank Launches AI Pension Investment Service in Mobile App Hana Bank is rolling out a service that uses artificial intelligence to help manage pension assets from contributions through withdrawals. The bank said Tuesday it will offer an integrated “AI Pension Investment Solution” service through its mobile app, New Hana 1Q. The service uses AI to assess a customer’s investment profile and existing assets and recommend an optimal portfolio. It was developed through joint research with Hana Financial Group’s dedicated AI organization, the Hana Fin March 24, 2026
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  BTS’ Netflix Live “Arirang” Tops Charts in 77 Countries, FlixPatrol Says BTS’ comeback concert broadcast live on Netflix has surged to the top of the platform’s rankings worldwide, according to FlixPatrol. FlixPatrol, a site that tracks streaming rankings, said on March 23 that “BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG” ranked No. 1 globally in Netflix’s movie category based on the previous day’s results. The performance ranked No. 1 in 77 countries, including South Korea, the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom. It placed No. 2 in 14 countries including March 24, 2026
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  Shinhwa’s Jun Jin Marks Group’s 28th Anniversary, Thanks Fans and Members Shinhwa marked the 28th anniversary of its debut. Member Jun Jin wrote on social media on the 24th, "It’s already been 28 years since that day filled with orange light," adding that both Park Choong-jae in his rookie days and Jun Jin onstage "could exist only because you were by our side." He also thanked his bandmates, saying, "To our members, thank you for quietly holding your places for 28 years — sometimes like brothers, sometimes like friends." He added, "The road we’ve walked togeth March 24, 2026
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  SEVENTEEN’s THE 8 to headline China’s Midou Music Festival in Nanjing SEVENTEEN member THE 8 will close out a major music festival in China with a solo set, his agency said. PLEDIS Entertainment, a HYBE Music Group label, said on Monday that THE 8 will appear as a headliner at the MIDOU MUSIC FESTIVAL, scheduled for May 1-2 in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Now in its 15th edition, the festival has grown into a large-scale event since launching in 2014, drawing crowds that also boost local tourism. Organizers held two editions last year, in Jun March 24, 2026