Netflix Unveils Lunar New Year Holiday Lineup With New Series and Reality Spinoffs Netflix has rolled out a varied slate of new releases for the Lunar New Year holiday, mixing mystery, reality TV and documentaries. Can you call it fake if it’s indistinguishable from the real thing? ... "Lady Dua" Netflix’s series “Lady Dua” follows Sarah Kim, a woman who wants to become a luxury brand even if she is a counterfeit, and Mu-gyeong, a detective who tracks her ambitions. In Seoul’s upscale Cheongdam-dong shopping district, a body is found frozen in a storm drain with the f February 14, 2026

Cha Jun-hwan finishes fourth in Olympic men’s figure skating, best-ever for South Korea South Korea’s Cha Jun-hwan (Seoul City Hall) finished fourth in men’s singles figure skating, closing out his third Olympics with the best result ever by a Korean man. Cha scored 181.20 points in the free skate at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics at the Milan Ice Skating Arena, earning 95.16 in technical elements and 87.04 in program components, with a one-point deduction. He had scored 92.72 in the short program on Feb. 12, finishing with a total of 273.92 points for fou February 14, 2026

Skeleton racer Jeong Seung-gi finishes 10th again at Milan-Cortina Olympics; Kim Ji-su 16th South Korea’s Jeong Seung-gi (Gangwon Provincial Office) placed 10th in men’s skeleton for the second straight Olympics.  Jeong finished 10th at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, posting a four-run total of 3 minutes, 45.90 seconds at the Cortina Sliding Center. He also finished 10th at the 2022 Beijing Games.  Jeong was tied for eighth after the first two runs on Feb. 12. He clocked 56.19 seconds in the third run Saturday but slipp February 14, 2026

Snowboarder Lee Chae-woon Finishes Sixth in Olympic Halfpipe Final South Korea’s top men’s snowboard halfpipe rider, Lee Chae-woon of Kyung Hee University, finished sixth in the Olympic final and said he will work harder “to stand on the highest spot on the podium.” Lee scored 87.5 points in the men’s snowboard halfpipe final at Livigno Snow Park in Italy at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, held Saturday in Korea. The 2023 world champion was aiming for a medal in his second Olympics but came up short. He made consecutive mistakes in his February 14, 2026

New Books: 'Planet of Ants,' 'A Cultural History of Form' and 'Why Innovation Fails' Planet of Ants=By Susanne Foitzik and others, translated by Nam Gi-cheol, Bookshill. The author, a biology professor at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany, is widely regarded as a leading ant researcher. Drawing on expeditions around the world, the book recounts encounters with ants and explains how colonies divide labor among queens, workers and scouts. It also describes survival strategies such as raiding other colonies like slave hunters, enslaved ants that eventually rebe February 14, 2026

Korean Banks Split Lunar New Year Pay, With Bonuses Varying by Lender Ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, many South Korean bank employees will see a temporary bump in take-home pay, though the money is not always a true bonus. Some banks pay extra holiday allowances, while others simply split contracted base pay into additional installments. Bankers may call it a shell game, but many still welcome the lump-sum payment. According to the financial industry on the 14th, banks have paid holiday allowances ahead of the Lunar New Year break. Practices vary b February 14, 2026

Korean Banks Open Mobile Branches at Highway Rest Stops for Lunar New Year Cash Needs Even if you did not prepare new bills for the Lunar New Year holiday, banks are offering help. During the holiday period, several lenders will operate mobile branches at highway rest stops to make it easier for travelers to handle basic banking, including exchanging cash for new notes, making transfers and updating passbooks. According to the financial industry on the 14th, KB Kookmin Bank will run a mobile branch at Giheung Service Area on the southbound lanes of the Gyeongbu Expressway February 14, 2026

Lee Chae-woon Finishes Sixth in Olympic Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe, Misses Medals Lee Chae-woon of Kyung Hee University finished sixth in the men’s snowboard halfpipe at the Milano-Cortina d’Ampezzo 2026 Winter Olympics. Competing at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, Lee scored 87.50 in the final to place sixth. He reached the final two days earlier by scoring 82 points in qualifying, placing ninth. In the final, Lee did not complete his first two runs. On his first run, he fell on his third hit while attempting a frontside triple cork 1620. On his second run, he lowered t February 14, 2026

Lim Jong-eon, Shin Dong-min Draw Same Heat in Men’s 1,500 at Milan 2026 South Korea’s Lim Jong-eon (Goyang City Hall) and Shin Dong-min (Hwaseong City Hall) have been drawn into the same quarterfinal heat in the men’s 1,500 meters in short track speed skating. They will skate in Heat 5 on the morning of Feb. 15 at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy, alongside Felix Roussel (Canada), Niall Treacy (Britain), Quentin Fercoq (France) and Nicholas Anderman (Austria). The top three finishers in each heat advance to the semifinals, along with the three fastest fou February 14, 2026

Short-track bronze medalist Lim Jong-eon says he learned from snowboarder Choi Ga-on South Korean short-track skater Lim Jong-eon, who won a bronze medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, said he learned a lot from watching snowboarder Choi Ga-on. Lim, who competes for Goyang City Hall, joined the national team’s official training session on Feb. 13 (Korean time) at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy. After practice, he told reporters he returned to the athletes village after his race and watched Choi’s event. “Even though she faced a big setback d February 14, 2026