Hanwha’s Ryu Hyun-jin becomes KBO’s oldest, fastest to 1,500 strikeouts Hanwha Eagles left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin added another milestone to his career. Ryu started Monday at Incheon’s SSG Landers Field and earned the win after allowing two runs over six innings in Hanwha’s 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular-season game against the SSG Landers. He struck out 10 to become the oldest pitcher in KBO history to reach 1,500 strikeouts, doing so at 39 years, 13 days. He also set the record for fewest games to 1,500, reaching the mark in 246 appearances April 8, 2026

ABL Bio Says Compass’ Bile Duct Cancer Drug Wins FDA Orphan Drug Designation ABL Bio said Tuesday that tovecimig, a bile duct cancer treatment being developed by its global partner Compass Therapeutics, has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The designation is intended to encourage development of treatments for diseases affecting fewer than 200,000 patients. In the United States, it can provide benefits including a period of market exclusivity, typically seven years, as well as tax credits, reduced FDA review fees and g April 8, 2026

Woori Bank Unveils 'NEXT ESG' Strategy, Sets 50 Key Initiatives Woori Bank said Tuesday it has established a new environmental, social and governance management strategy, “NEXT ESG,” as part of its push to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The plan is designed to put into practice Woori Financial Group’s ESG vision, “A better world we create through finance.” It sets four main directions: reducing carbon emissions; creating social value through finance; strengthening and carrying out ESG expertise; and improving transparent ESG disclosures and gover April 8, 2026

Singer Kim Jang-hoon Says In-Flight Smoking Incident Was 'Not Normal,' Admits Fault Singer Kim Jang-hoon has spoken about a past incident in which he smoked on an airplane. Kim appeared on the YouTube channel "Song Seung-hwan's Wonderful Life" on Monday. He said he was scheduled to perform in Paris, but his instrument did not arrive because of a delivery problem. He said he "made a scene" and threatened to sue, but the instrument still had not arrived by the next morning. Kim said he then suffered a panic attack, stayed up all night and took medication before passing April 8, 2026

Actress Han Chae-a Shares Video Featuring Daughter and Recovering Dog Actress Han Chae-a has shown her daughter in a new YouTube video. A video titled 'Soonshim (our pet dog) we've been with for 14 years. We're still learning about her' was posted April 6 on Han's YouTube channel. In the video, Han said Soonsim has recently been unable to eat. She said a hospital visit found the dog's teeth were badly decayed and would need to be removed. "She used to get up at the slightest rustling sound, but now she can't even get up when I call her name right in front April 8, 2026

KakaoBank to Lead App Development for Thailand’s BankX Virtual Bank, Set Up New Base in Mongolia KakaoBank will lead overall development of the mobile app for Thailand’s virtual bank BankX, which is set to begin operations in the first half of next year. The company is also accelerating its overseas push by choosing Mongolia as a new base in Southeast Asia. It also plans to flesh out an “AI-native bank” strategy built around hyper-personalized AI services. KakaoBank CEO Yun Ho-young outlined the plan at a news conference Tuesday at a hotel in Seoul’s Yeouido district. “Using AI tec April 8, 2026

Toss Bank Issues 130,000 K-Pass Debit Cards in First Month Toss Bank said April 8 it has issued about 130,000 K-Pass debit cards in the month since the product launched. That works out to about three cards a minute, or roughly 4,100 a day. The K-Pass debit card was introduced to help ease public transit costs. In addition to standard refund benefits, it offers an extra 2,000 won in cash back when monthly public transit spending reaches at least 40,000 won. Customers can receive the benefit regardless of the prior month’s spending, as long as they April 8, 2026

Korea Disability Arts Foundation to Open Exhibitions, Concert for Disability Day ​ The Korea Disability Arts & Culture Center said Tuesday it will mark April 20, the Day of Persons with Disabilities, with a slate of exhibitions and a performance at three venues in Seoul: the I-eum Center in Daehangno, Modu Art Space and Modu Arts Theater.  The programs are designed to present a broad look at disability arts across history and contemporary practice.  At the I-eum Center, the special exhibition “History of Korean Disabled Artists — People Who Became a Path” will ru April 8, 2026

BTS Places 10 Songs on Billboard Hot 100 for Second Straight Week With 'Arirang' BTS continued its global run with 10 songs on Billboard’s main singles chart, the Hot 100. According to Billboard’s latest charts released April 7, the title track “SWIM” from the group’s fifth full-length album, “ARIRANG,” ranked No. 2 on the April 11 Hot 100. Other album tracks also charted: “Body to Body” at No. 42, “Hooligan” at No. 64, “NORMAL” at No. 73, “FYA” at No. 74, “2.0” at No. 75, “Aliens” at No. 84, “Like Animals” at No. 90, “they don’t know bout us” at No. 94 and “Merry Go April 8, 2026

BTS’ ‘Arirang’ Tops Billboard 200 for Second Week, Netflix Live Draws 18.4 Million After a 3-year, 9-month wait, BTS returned with its fifth full-length album, “Arirang (ARIRANG),” and quickly posted major results across charts and streaming platforms. ◆Billboard 200: Two straight weeks at No. 1, a first for a Korean act BTS’ “Arirang” held the top spot for a second consecutive week on the Billboard 200, the main U.S. albums chart. A chart preview published on the 6th said the album remained No. 1 on the April 11-dated chart. It is the first time a Korean a April 8, 2026