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  Chef Park Eun-young of JTBC’s ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator’ Shares Wedding Photos Wedding photos of chef Park Eun-young, who appears on JTBC’s “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator,” have been released following news of her upcoming marriage. Park recently shared her engagement news and additional wedding photos during the program. The newly released images show Park in a wedding dress and white veil. One photo includes a partial view of her husband-to-be, who is a doctor, drawing attention. Park is set to marry this spring at the Shilla Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. Beyon April 7, 2026
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  Seoul Design Award 2026 Accepting Entries Through June 30; New designboom Prize Added The Seoul Design Foundation said Monday it is accepting entries for the Seoul Design Award 2026 through June 30. Now in its seventh year, the Seoul Design Award is a public global award focused on sustainable design aimed at addressing social problems. The foundation said the competition has expanded from 75 entries at its first event in 2019 to 941 projects from 74 countries in 2025, a 1,100% increase over six years. The foundation said it has broadened the award this year by adding ne April 7, 2026
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  KPGA Union Alleges Retaliatory Isolation of Reinstated Workers After Unfair Dismissal Ruling The Korea Professional Golfers' Association, or KPGA, and its labor union are clashing over the return to work of three employees after a provincial labor panel ruled their dismissals were unfair. In a statement Monday, the union said two of the three employees were assigned not to their previous office on the building’s ninth floor but to a separate area set up in a vacant space on the second floor, calling it a “retaliatory isolation placement.” “Reinstatement is not merely a formal a April 7, 2026
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  South Korea launches Global Sports Leadership program to train senior sports diplomacy talent The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it will work with the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation to train a small annual cohort of senior-level talent in international sports, aiming to strengthen South Korea’s sports diplomacy. The ministry said on the 7th it has created a “Global Sports Leadership Program” and will recruit its first class of trainees from the 8th through the 30th. The initiative was designed to expand South Korea’s influence in international sports in line with April 7, 2026
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  Korean Film Directors Lee Joon-ik, Lee Byung-hun Move Into Short-Form Dramas Korean film directors are increasingly turning to short-form dramas, a format once seen largely as a proving ground for newcomers. After director Lee Byung-hun joined Lezhin Snack’s original series “The Baby’s Dad Is My Guy Friend” as planner and director, director Lee Joon-ik has also stepped into the space with “A Father’s Home-Cooked Meal.” Lezhin Snack said “A Father’s Home-Cooked Meal” wrapped filming March 24 and has moved into postproduction. Based on a webtoon of the same name by April 7, 2026
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  Ryanghyun Ryangha’s Kim Ryangha Confirms Relationship With Model Kim Hee Kim Ryangha of the group Ryanghyun Ryangha has confirmed he is dating Kim Hee, a racing model and influencer. A video titled “Nago-mab: Did you blow the 2 billion won you made as Ryanghyun Ryangha?!” was posted Sunday on the YouTube channel “Byeongjin-ihyeong.” In the video, Kim said he and Kim Hee, who had been friends for a long time, recently became a couple. He said he works in online marketing and hosted a party for influencers and business people, where he ran into her again after April 7, 2026
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  Korea’s Mortgage Curbs Hit Policy Loans as Didimdol, Bogeumjari Lending Slumps The government’s continued tightening of mortgage lending has sharply reduced the volume of policy loans such as Didimdol and Bogeumjari, with lending down by about half. With authorities capping this year’s growth in household lending — including policy loans — at 1.5%, the lending squeeze is expected to deepen.  According to the financial sector on Monday, 4,567 first-time homebuyer Didimdol loans were issued from November through February. That was down 57.9% from 10,844 in the same pe April 7, 2026
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  Celltrion’s Truxima Tops U.S. Rituximab Prescriptions, a First for a Korean Biosimilar Celltrion’s blood cancer treatment Truxima (rituximab) has ranked No. 1 in prescription share in the United States, the world’s largest pharmaceutical market, the company said. It is the first such milestone for a biosimilar from South Korea. According to IQVIA, a pharmaceutical market research firm, Truxima held a 35.8% share in the U.S. in February, based on prescription volume, placing it first. The result comes about six years and three months after Truxima entered the U.S. market i April 7, 2026
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  Korea Medical Sector Warns of Supply Risks as Middle East War Drags On The prolonged war in the Middle East is raising concerns that disruptions in raw materials and shipping could spill over into unstable supplies of medical products in South Korea. With early signs of shortages in medical disposables and pharmaceutical packaging, hospitals and pharmacies are stepping up vigilance. Industry officials said the conflict has made supplies of petrochemical feedstocks such as naphtha and bunker fuel less reliable, disrupting production of drug packaging and medi April 7, 2026
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  SM Entertainment Subsidiary Studio Realive Names Kim Jong-min as CEO Studio Realive, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment, has appointed Chief Creative Officer Kim Jong-min as its new CEO. Kim previously co-founded GiiOii Studio and has worked as an XR curator for the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the Korea National University of Arts and as a full-time professor at the Korea Creative Content Agency’s New Content Academy. He joined Studio Realive as CCO in 2024 and has built expertise in planning April 7, 2026