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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
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  Jamsil Baseball Stadium to Be Demolished After 2026 Season; Farewell Legends Game Planned Jamsil Baseball Stadium will be demolished after the 2026 season. The Ilgu Association said Monday it is planning a farewell “Legends Game” to honor the stadium’s historical significance ahead of its scheduled demolition at the end of the 2026 season. Organizers plan to hold the game in October or November, shortly after the Korean Series ends. The roster and detailed schedule will be announced later after discussions by the Legends Game organizing committee. “Jamsil Baseball Stadium is March 23, 2026
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  Celltrion Pledges Full Cooperation After Contractor Worker’s Fatal Fall Celltrion said March 23 it is cooperating with authorities investigating the death of a contractor worker who fell while working at the company’s headquarters a day earlier, and vowed to strengthen safety measures to prevent a repeat. In a statement posted on its website, the company offered condolences, saying it mourns the contractor worker who died in what it called a tragic accident during work at its Songdo campus, and expressed deep sympathy to the bereaved family. Celltrion said i March 23, 2026
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  Joo Hyung-hwan Publishes Book on 700 Days of Population Policy Shift, Offers Low Birthrate Plan Joo Hyung-hwan, who served as vice chair of the Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy, has published a new book detailing 700 days of policy work during his tenure, titled “A 700-Day Record of a Major Population Policy Shift: From Freefall to Rebound.” The book chronicles a shift from narrow low-birthrate measures to a broader population strategy spanning the full life cycle. With pessimism growing that “nothing works” despite years of policies and budget spend March 23, 2026
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  K Bank Posts 112.6 Billion Won Net Profit in 2025, Targets 18 Million Customers K Bank said in a regulatory filing on the 23rd that it posted 112.6 billion won ($112.6 billion won) in net profit last year. The figure was down 12% from a year earlier, but the bank recorded net profit above 100 billion won for a second straight year. The bank said it added 2.78 million new customers last year, bringing its total to 15.53 million. As of the end of last year, K Bank’s deposit balance stood at 28.43 trillion won. Crypto-asset deposits fell amid a weaker asset market, wh March 23, 2026
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  KDB Names Lee Bong-hee Senior Executive Vice President Korea Development Bank said Monday it has appointed Lee Bong-hee, head of its corporate finance division, as executive director and senior executive vice president. Lee joined the bank in 1993 and has handled key functions for about 30 years, including strategy and planning, organizational management, corporate finance, restructuring, international finance and dealing, the bank said. Since being named head of corporate finance in 2024, he has strengthened KDB’s role as a core policy lende March 23, 2026
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  Middle East War Raises Risks for South Korea’s $1B Pharma-Biotech Export Market As the Middle East is shaken by war between the United States and Iran, South Korea’s pharmaceutical and biotech industry is bracing for fallout in what it calls a 1 trillion won export market. The region has been a strategic growth hub for high-margin products such as biosimilars and botulinum toxin, and companies with heavier exposure are watching for a threefold hit: shipment disruptions, delayed payments and rising costs. According to foreign media reports and industry officials on th March 23, 2026
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  LG Chem-Licensed Gout Drug Enters Phase 3 Trial in China; Other Korea Pharma Updates LG Chem-licensed gout drug enters Phase 3 trial in China LG Chem said March 23 that Innovent Biologics, which holds the China license for its gout drug candidate Tigulixostat, has begun dosing the first patient in a Phase 3 clinical trial in China. Innovent, known for developing new cancer and immunology drugs, has recently added related programs including a gout-flare treatment as it moves into the gout market. The Phase 3 study will enroll 600 gout patients and compare Tigulixostat March 23, 2026
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  Lee Young-ae, Yoo Ji-tae to Reunite in New Drama 25 Years After 'One Fine Spring Day' Actors Lee Young-ae and Yoo Ji-tae will reunite in a drama series for the first time in 25 years since the film ‘One Fine Spring Day.’ Production company IWill Media said on the 23rd that it has cast Lee and Yoo as the leads of its new drama ‘Jaei’s Youngin.’ The two previously starred in ‘One Fine Spring Day,’ released in 2001, a film long regarded as one of South Korea’s signature romance movies. ‘Jaei’s Youngin’ is a mystery melodrama about two people left alone in the world. Afte March 23, 2026
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  KPGA Says Busan Assault Suspect Was Expelled in 2015, Not a Current Member KPGA said on the 23rd that the man accused in a recent sexual assault and beating case involving a golf lesson student in Busan is not affiliated with the association. The association said it has confirmed the suspect is a 60-year-old man identified only by the surname Kim, who was expelled in January 2015 and is not a current KPGA member. JTBC's "Case Chief" reported in February that a man working as an instructor at a golf practice range in Busan repeatedly sexually assaul March 23, 2026