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  'A Man Living With the King' Tops South Korea Box Office With 117,792 on Opening Day The film 'A Man Living With the King' debuted at No. 1 at the box office on its opening day. According to the Korean Film Council's integrated ticketing network, the movie drew 117,792 admissions on its first day of release. Its cumulative total reached 147,547, putting it atop the overall box office. The film had held the top spot in advance ticket sales before release and moved straight to No. 1 upon opening. It also posted a 99% Egg Score shortly after release, continuing February 5, 2026
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  South Korea striker Oh Hyeon-gyu joins Besiktas from Genk for 14 million euros South Korea national team striker Oh Hyeon-gyu has left Belgium’s Genk to join Turkey’s Besiktas. Besiktas announced the signing on its website on Feb. 5, Korea time. The club said the transfer fee was 14 million euros ($14 million), about 24.1 billion won. The deal runs through June 2029, a term of 3 1/2 years. Oh will wear No. 9, typically associated with a team’s starting center forward. Besiktas, based in Istanbul, are one of Turkey’s most successful clubs, with 16 Turkish Super February 5, 2026
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  Seochon March Spring Festival to Run March 12-31 at Credia Classic Club Studio The spring festival “2026 Seochon March” will open in March. Credia said Wednesday that Seochon March will run from March 12 to 31 at Credia Classic Club STUDIO under the theme “Seochon March.” The first movement, a live concert, will open with a chamber performance by eight principal players from the Dito Orchestra. It will be followed by the Kim Dae Ho Trio, performing improvised jazz rooted in the bebop tradition. This year’s lineup also includes a kids’ classical concert by Le Petit February 5, 2026
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  Kim Jae Yeol Elected to IOC Executive Board, Second South Korean to Serve Kim Jae Yeol, president of the International Skating Union and an International Olympic Committee member, was elected to the IOC Executive Board. Kim was chosen in a vote held Tuesday (Korea time) at the 145th IOC Session at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Main Media Center in Milan, Italy. He received 84 votes in favor out of 100 valid ballots, with 10 against and six abstentions. He is the second South Korean to serve as an IOC executive board member, following the late Kim Un February 4, 2026
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  Lotte Chemical Targets 2026 Turnaround With Portfolio Shift to Specialty, Clean Energy Lotte Chemical said it will complete a restructuring of its Daesan industrial complex operations within the year and begin building a new growth base, including expanding higher value-added products using its Yulchon compounding plant. On Tuesday’s earnings conference call, the company said it is aiming for a turnaround in 2026 centered on two strategies: reducing the share of commodity petrochemicals in its portfolio and strengthening foundations for future growth. On efforts to cut capa February 4, 2026
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  PharmaResearch Annual Sales Top 500 Billion Won for First Time PharmaResearch said its annual sales topped 500 billion won for the first time in 2025, driven by growth in its medical device and cosmetics businesses. In a regulatory filing on Tuesday, the company said 2025 revenue rose 53% from a year earlier to 535.7 billion won on a consolidated basis. Operating profit increased 70% to 214.2 billion won. The company said it posted broad-based growth across all business segments, with medical devices and cosmetics leading results. “An increase in do February 4, 2026
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  Polestar’s Rise: From Swedish Racing Roots to a Fast-Growing EV Brand What happens when Volvo’s belief that “safety can’t be an option” meets a racing mindset built on pushing performance to the limit? In an EV market dominated by established names such as Tesla, Volkswagen and Hyundai, Sweden-born Polestar has positioned itself as a performance-focused electric brand with an unusual origin story: a European automaker’s safety-first DNA combined with China-based manufacturing and ownership ties. With competition expected to intensify amid concerns about o February 4, 2026
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  Ryoo Seung-wan, Zo In-sung lead spy action film “Humint” ahead of Lunar New Year Director Ryoo Seung-wan of “Veteran” and “Smugglers” is returning with the spy action film “Humint,” starring Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Shin Se-kyung and Park Hae-joon, aiming for the Lunar New Year holiday box office. A press screening and news conference for the film were held Tuesday afternoon at CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall in Seoul. Ryoo and cast members Zo, Park Jeong-min, Shin and Park Hae-joon attended. “Humint” refers to intelligence work using human networks — informants. Set in V February 4, 2026
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  South Korea Pharma-Bio Brief: Dong-A Launches Pureka; Yuhan Marks 100 Years; Celltrion, Samsung Biologics Updates Dong-A Pharm launches Pureka, a stick-pack salad with 41 fruits and vegetables Dong-A Pharm said Tuesday it has launched Pureka, a single-serve stick pack that contains 41 fruits and vegetables for convenient consumption. The company said the product targets consumers seeking to improve eating habits for health management. It is positioned around the “reverse eating” trend — eating vegetables, then protein, then carbohydrates — aimed at moderating post-meal blood sugar spikes, offering February 4, 2026
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  Heritage agency unions file complaint against former chief over Kim Keon Hee allegations The controversy over allegations that Kim Keon Hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, improperly used national heritage sites has escalated into an internal clash at the Korea Heritage Service. The agency’s internal audit led to heavy discipline for working-level officials who followed instructions, while excluding Choi Eung-chon, who led the agency at the time — a result unions described as scapegoating. Some in the civil service say the fallout will be hard to resolve unless admin February 4, 2026