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  Royal Culture Festival to Run 9 Days at Seoul’s Five Grand Palaces, Jongmyo Shrine The 2026 Royal Culture Festival will be held for nine days from April 25 to May 3 at Seoul’s five major palaces — Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung and Gyeonghuigung — as well as Jongmyo Shrine. The National Heritage Administration’s Royal Palaces and Tombs Center and the agency-affiliated Korea Heritage Service Foundation said Tuesday that the theme for the spring 2026 festival is “Palace, Awakening Art.” An opening ceremony will be held April 24 at Heungnyemun S April 7, 2026
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  Comedian Heo Kyung-hwan Says Elementary Students Now Recognize Him Comedian Heo Kyung-hwan said elementary school students are starting to recognize him. A video titled “I’m being funny, but I’m nervous… Legendary KBS 22nd class comedians | Jjanhanhyeong Shin Dong-yup, Jung Ho-cheol” was posted Sunday on the YouTube channel “Jjanhanhyeong Shin Dong-yup.” In the video, host Shin Dong-yup said Heo’s catchphrase has been gaining popularity. Heo replied that until recently, elementary students “didn’t know me at all.” Heo described riding an elevator wit April 7, 2026
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  Singer-Actor Im Chang-jung Says Raising Five Sons Makes Dining Out Costly Singer and actor Im Chang-jung has spoken about what it is like raising five sons. On the April 6 episode of tvN STORY's "Namgyeoseo Mwohage," Lee Young-ja, Jung Sun-hee, Im and Kim Yong-gun appeared together under the theme "People of Geumchon House." Asked by Lee how much he spends on food with five boys, Im said he had planned to stop at two children if he had a daughter. "So we had a third, but it was a son, and the fourth was a son, and the fifth was a son," he said. "So with th April 7, 2026
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  Korea to Offer Up to 290 Million Won for AI, XR-Linked Music Content Projects The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency, known as KOCCA, said Monday they will back production of content that combines popular music intellectual property with new technologies such as artificial intelligence and extended reality.  KOCCA announced the “2026 Support for Development of Music Content Converging New Technologies” program and will accept applications through April 14. The program totals 2.949 billion won and will select 12 projects. April 7, 2026
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  Samchundang Pharm CEO says results will address doubts after $100 million U.S. deal "We will prove it through management and results." Jeon In-seok, CEO of Samchundang Pharm, said at a news briefing Monday at the company’s Seoul headquarters that he would restore trust by delivering business results amid controversy over a recent technology export agreement. The company disclosed March 30 that it had signed a $100 million (about 1.5 trillion won) technology export deal with a U.S. partner for an oral diabetes and obesity treatment. Market doubts spread over th April 6, 2026
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  JW Pharmaceutical: Hemlibra Study Shows Lower Bleeding Risk in Children With Hemophilia A JW Pharmaceutical said on 6 that a study published in the international journal TH Open found children and adolescents with hemophilia A who received Hemlibra (emicizumab) maintained a low risk of bleeding even while taking part in a range of physical activities. Hemlibra is a novel drug designed to mimic the function of clotting factor VIII, which is lacking in people with hemophilia. The company said it is the only hemophilia A treatment that can be used in both patients who have develo April 6, 2026
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  3 Audience Members Injured After Safety Barrier Collapses at Super Junior Concert, SM Says Three audience members were injured at a Super Junior concert after a safety barrier in the seating area collapsed, SM Entertainment said. SM said on the 6th that the incident happened the previous day during Super Junior’s 20th anniversary world tour concert, “Super Show 10,” at KSPO Dome in Seoul’s Songpa district. The barrier gave way during the encore, and three people fell and were hurt. “The injured were immediately taken to a hospital for necessary tests and treatment,” SM sai April 6, 2026
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  Newspaper Survival in the AI Era: Rebuild Tech DNA and Trust, Speakers Say "To improve the quality of journalism, news organizations must reclaim their identity as technology companies." Kim Wi-geun, chief research officer at Publish, made the remarks at a seminar at the Korea Press Center titled ‘70 Years of Newspapers: A Record of History, a Vision for the Future,’ saying journalism is a product of combining news and technology. The event was organized by three media groups — the Korea Newspaper Association, the Korea Newspaper Br April 6, 2026
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  Son Heung-min records 4 assists in one match, leads MLS assist race LAFC's Son Heung-min delivered four assists in the first half to lead his team to a lopsided win in Major League Soccer. Son started and recorded assists Nos. 8 through 11 of the season in LAFC's 6-0 home victory over Orlando City in the sixth round of the 2026 MLS season on April 5 (Korean time) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. It was the first time in his career he has had four assists in a single match. With the performance, Son moved into sole possession of the MLS lead in assists this April 6, 2026
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  Kim Hyo-joo ties for 13th at LPGA Aramco Championship; Coughlin wins Kim Hyo-joo finished tied for 13th at the LPGA Tour Aramco Championship, a $4 million event. Kim shot an even-par 72 in the final round on 6 (Korean time) at Shadow Creek Golf Course (par 72) in Las Vegas, Nevada, with four birdies and four bogeys. She posted a 4-over 292 total to place in a tie for 13th. Kim, who won the Fortinet Founders Cup and the Ford Championship in her previous two LPGA starts, fell short in her attempt to win three straight tournaments. Choi Hye-jin tied for 23r April 6, 2026