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  Entertainer Nam Chang-hee Marries Former Actress Yoon Young-kyung, Now an Office Worker Entertainer Nam Chang-hee’s wife has been identified as Yoon Young-kyung, a former actress who now works an office job.  T&N Entertainment, Nam’s agency, said on the 23rd, “Nam Chang-hee’s wife is Yoon Young-kyung, who previously worked as an actress,” adding, “She is currently an office worker.” Earlier that day, a media outlet reported that Nam’s wife is Yoon. Yoon graduated from Dongduk Women’s University’s Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment and was named a runner-up in the February 23, 2026
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  IVE Returns With Second Full-Length Album 'Revive+'; Promotes Title Track 'Black Hole' IVE is making a comeback with its second full-length album, 'Revive Plus.' A comeback showcase for the album 'REVIVE+ (Revive Plus)' was held Monday afternoon at YES24 Live Hall in Seoul’s Gwangjin district. The title track, 'Black Hole,' is a shuffle-based song with a cinematic feel, featuring a wide sense of space and film-like sound textures meant to heighten immersion and deliver a strong hook. Using the image of a black hole—where disappearance and birth coexist—the group said it ex February 23, 2026
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  Hyundai Motor Group Weighs Multitrillion-Won Investment in Saemangeum for AI, Robotics and Hydrogen Hyundai Motor Group is pushing a multitrillion-won investment in Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province, to expand its artificial intelligence, hydrogen and robotics businesses. Government and business officials said Monday the group is preparing to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, North Jeolla Special Self-Governing Province and the Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency on investing sev February 23, 2026
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  HMM Launches Generative AI Chatbot for Shippers to Streamline Service HMM said on the 23rd it has introduced a generative AI-based chatbot service for shippers, stepping up digital transformation at customer touchpoints. The chatbot, co-developed with LG CNS, is aimed at improving customer experience and strengthening service competitiveness that shippers can directly feel, the company said. HMM said the service is designed so shippers can get needed information through natural Q&A, like talking with an agent, without knowing precise shipping terms or c February 23, 2026
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  HD Hyundai Heavy Delivers Philippine Offshore Patrol Vessel 5 Months Early HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has delivered the first offshore patrol vessel, or OPV, ordered by the Philippine Navy ahead of schedule. The company said Monday it recently delivered the Rajah Sulayman, the first of six OPVs it is building for the Philippine Navy, nearly five months earlier than the contracted delivery date. The 2,400-ton ship is equipped with an anti-submarine acoustic detection system and includes space to operate various mission modules. It was designed for use in multipl February 23, 2026
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  Korea Creative Content Agency Opens Applications for 2026 Korea Indie Game Dev Camp The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency said they will accept applications for the 2026 “Korea Indie Game Dev Camp” from Feb. 23 to March 23. The program will be run on a 6 billion won scale this year, with two tracks: companies and individuals. Projects selected in the final stage will receive development incentive grants of up to 140 million won per project for companies and up to 85 million won per project for individuals. In the first-stage pla February 23, 2026
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  Jeju Air to Launch Incheon-Yichang and Daegu-Guilin Flights Twice Weekly Jeju Air said Sunday it will begin twice-weekly service in April on the Incheon-Yichang route and the Daegu-Guilin route. The Incheon-Yichang route will operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, from April 4 to May 30. The Daegu-Guilin route will run as a twice-weekly charter service, on Thursdays and Sundays, from April 30 to May 28. Yichang, a city associated with the historical novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," is known for major temples and the Three Gorges Dam, and is a p February 23, 2026
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  Soprano Jung Chan-hee Says She Won’t Perform at Jeon Han-gil Concert Soprano Jung Chan-hee said she will not appear at a concert hosted by Jeon Han-gil, a hard-line conservative YouTuber who previously worked as a Korean history instructor. Jung wrote on social media on the 22nd, “I had decided not to appear in this performance and hadn’t said anything separately, but I’m posting this because so many people have contacted me. I will not appear in this performance.” She said she had verbally been asked to perform at a March 1 music concert and agreed, but l February 23, 2026
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  Survey: New-Car Shoppers Rely on YouTube, Then Verify in Showrooms Before Buying New-car buying is increasingly following a “hybrid” path: shoppers research digitally, then confirm key details offline before deciding. Chabot Mobility said on the 23rd that it analyzed each stage of the car-buying journey for 450 people planning to purchase a new vehicle this year. More than half of respondents, 58.1%, said they got new-car information from YouTube auto reviews. Manufacturer websites followed at 42.2%, then automotive news outlets at 34.3% and online communities and cafe February 23, 2026
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  South Korea to Give 3,000 Young K-Art Creators 9 Million Won a Year To strengthen the foundations of “K-culture,” South Korea will expand investment in foundational arts.  The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on the 23rd it will accept applications from March 3 through March 31 for a pilot program, “K-Art Youth Creator Support,” aimed at young artists in foundational arts.  The program will provide annual creation grants of 9 million won to 3,000 creators in foundational arts (age 39 or younger; born on or after Jan. 1, 1986). It will select 1 February 23, 2026