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  Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ Reenters Billboard Global 200, Extends Record 133 Weeks BTS member Jungkook’s solo single “Seven” has returned to the U.S. Billboard charts, extending what Billboard described as a record-setting run for an Asian act. According to Billboard’s latest charts dated Feb. 28, “Seven,” Jungkook’s first solo single, reentered the Global 200 at No. 192. The song has now spent 133 weeks on the chart, Billboard said, marking the first and longest such run for an Asian group or solo artist. On the Global Excl. U.S. chart, “Seven” ranked No. 103 to log a March 6, 2026
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  'I Am Solo' Star Mr. Kim Says He’s Dating Season 28’s Soon-ja Mr. Kim from the "I Am Solo" franchise said he is dating Soon-ja from Season 28. On the 6th, a live broadcast on YouTube channel "Chonjang Entertainment TV" featured cast members from SBS Plus' "I Am SOLO, Love Continues." Mr. Kim said "many people already know," and confirmed he is "dating Soon-ja from Season 28." He said they reconnected at a pop-up event for Season 28's Young-soo, talked at length and grew closer. He said they stayed in touch, and that he was the one who first worked March 6, 2026
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  BYD Unveils Second-Generation Blade Battery, Targets Near-Full Charge in 10 Minutes BYD says it has developed an electric-vehicle battery that can charge to about 90% in 10 minutes. On the 6th, BYD unveiled its “second-generation Blade Battery” and “FLASH charging technology,” aiming to address two major EV challenges: limits on charging speed and weaker performance in cold weather. BYD said the second-generation Blade Battery can reach near full charge within 10 minutes. It can charge from 10% to 70% state of charge in five minutes, and reach 97% in nine minutes, the co March 6, 2026
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  SB Electric Deploys SolarDoctorPatch Monitoring on Vietnam Rooftop Solar Sites SB Electric, a solar power plant specialist, has deployed its panel-level monitoring solution, SolarDoctorPatch, at rooftop solar facilities on buildings in Vietnam’s Long An province and Ho Chi Minh City. The company said the project was carried out to apply panel-level monitoring and fire-safety technology at rooftop systems at an industrial facility and a newspaper company in Vietnam. At Songwol Towel’s factory in Long An, the rooftop solar plant, with a capacity of about 148.59 kilow March 6, 2026
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  Chef Lee Hye-jeong Says Her Father Was First Chairman of Yuhan-Kimberly Cooking researcher and YouTuber Lee Hye-jeong, known as "Big Mama," said her father was the first chairman of Yuhan-Kimberly. A video titled "Director Jang Hang-jun! And the woman who lives with a king" was posted Tuesday on her YouTube channel, "Big Mama Lee Hye-jeong." In the video, Jang said he is from Daegu and lived there until first grade. He said he attended a private elementary school and had gone to a kindergarten that was difficult for many children to attend at the tim March 6, 2026
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  Kia EV5 GT Named Korea Auto Journalists Association’s Car of the Month for March 2026 The Korea Automobile Journalists Association said Thursday it selected the Kia EV5 GT as its car of the month for March 2026. The association’s Car of the Year selection committee evaluated the EV5 GT and JLR Korea’s updated New Defender model last month, listed in Korean alphabetical order by brand. Judging covered five areas: interior and exterior design and perceived quality; safety and convenience features; power performance; energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions; and overall March 6, 2026
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  Parata Air’s Signature In-Flight Ramen and Chicken Rank Among Top Sellers Parata Air said its signature international in-flight menu items, ramen and chicken, have remained among its best-selling paid offerings. The airline said it analyzed international-route onboard sales from Nov. 17, 2025, to Feb. 25, 2026. Signature ramen accounted for 10.3% of total sales, ranking second, while chicken took fourth place with 7.4%. Beer led all items at 23%, and the top five products during the period included easy-to-eat options such as ramen and chicken, the airline sa March 6, 2026
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  Lexus Korea Extends Team Lexus Ambassador Deals With KPGA Golfers Park Sang-hyun and Ham Jung-woo Lexus Korea said Thursday it has extended its 2026 “Team Lexus” ambassador agreements with Korea Professional Golfers’ Association players Park Sang-hyun of Dong-A Pharmaceutical and Ham Jung-woo of Hana Financial Group. Under the renewed deals, the golfers will represent the Lexus brand in marketing activities through December. Park will mark his sixth consecutive year with Team Lexus, and Ham his seventh, the company said. To support their tournament schedules and training, Lexus Kore March 6, 2026
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  FedEx Links Delivery Alerts With KakaoTalk to Boost E-Commerce Customer Experience in South Korea Federal Express Corp., known as FedEx, said Thursday it will integrate its service with KakaoTalk to build a real-time delivery notification system in South Korea. The move is part of upgrades to FedEx Delivery Manager International, or FDMi, aimed at improving convenience, transparency and flexibility in domestic delivery processes, the company said. FedEx said the update will help e-commerce companies offer more customer-focused service and strengthen competitiveness in the online ret March 6, 2026
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  Maserati Korea Names Gaurab Thapa as New General Manager Maserati said Thursday it has appointed Gaurab Thapa, its sales director in South Korea, as general manager of Maserati Korea. The appointment follows the end of the term of Takayuki Kimura, who led Maserati Korea and Japan. Thapa, who has overseen sales in the Korean market, will take the post April 1. Maserati said Thapa has built his career around sales strategy and network development in the auto industry. Since joining Maserati in 2018, he has worked on business planning and operatio March 6, 2026