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  Seo Dong-ju Shares Feelings After Missed Miscarriage Surgery Broadcaster Seo Dong-ju has spoken publicly about how she has been coping after a missed miscarriage. On April 14, Seo posted a video titled “How Seo Dong-ju Heals Grief Through Drawing” on her YouTube channel, “Seo Dong-ju’s Tto.Do.Dong.” In the video, Seo said it had been four days since she underwent a curettage procedure and that she was doing well. “After a few days, I feel a lot better,” she said, adding that she cried less than she expected and has been improving as eac April 15, 2026
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  Kona I Posts 94% Jump in Q1 Operating Profit on Premium Metal Card Exports Fintech company Kona I said Tuesday it posted first-quarter consolidated revenue of 76.6 billion won ($766 billion) and operating profit of 24.6 billion won. Revenue rose 31.3% from a year earlier and operating profit jumped 94%, the company said. The card industry typically sees weaker volumes early in the year because overseas financial institutions place orders in cycles, but Kona I reported double-digit growth in both revenue and profit. Kona I said expanded exports of premium met April 15, 2026
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  Ryu Ji-hyeon to Lead South Korea Baseball Team Through 2026 Asian Games Ryu Ji-hyeon, who guided South Korea to its first World Baseball Classic quarterfinal in 17 years at the 2026 tournament, is set to remain in charge through the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in September. The Korea Baseball Softball Association said Tuesday that it selected Ryu as the top candidate to manage the Asian Games national team after an open recruitment process for coaches to be sent to this year’s age-group international competitions. The association held a meeting of its perfo April 15, 2026
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  KPGA Tour Opens April 16 in Chuncheon as Ok Tae-hoon, Jang Yu-bin Lead Field The 2026 Korea Professional Golfers’ Association Tour opens with the 21st DB Insurance Promy Open. The tournament, with a total purse of 1 billion won, will be played April 16-19 at Lavieest Belle Golf & Resort’s Old Course (par 72) in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. The winner earns a three-year tour exemption (2027-2029) and 1,000 Genesis Points. It is the KPGA Tour season opener for the 12th time, held in that role from 2014-2019 and from 2021-2026. Title sponsor DB Insurance has be April 15, 2026
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  Baeksang Arts Awards nominations spark backlash over Yoo Jae-suk omission The biggest reaction to the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards nominations did not center on presumed front-runners, but on who was missing. Nominees for the men’s variety award were Kwak Beom, Kian84, Kim Won-hoon, Lee Seo-jin and Choo Sung-hoon. Nominees for the variety program award were “Extreme 84,” “Rookie Director Kim Yeon-kyeong,” “Our Ballad,” “Office Workers Season 2” and “Black and White Chef: Cooking Class War Season 2.” Yoo, who drew major attention again this year, and programs h April 15, 2026
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  Celltrion Named to S&P Global CSA Top 1% in Biotechnology for ESG Performance Celltrion said April 15 it was named a “Top 1%” company in the biotechnology sector in S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment, or CSA. The company was also listed as an “Industry Mover,” citing the scale of its year-on-year improvement in environmental, social and governance, or ESG, performance. The CSA evaluates ESG performance across more than 12,000 companies worldwide and ranks top performers by industry. Results are reflected in S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbo April 15, 2026
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  Lotte Biologics to Present SoluFlex Link ADC Platform Data at AACR 2026 Lotte Biologics said Tuesday it will present research results on its antibody-drug conjugate, or ADC, platform technology, SoluFlex Link, at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting, AACR 2026, to be held April 17-22 in San Diego. At the conference, the company will disclose results from an evaluation of the structural stability of an ADC using SoluFlex Link technology co-developed with Kanaph Therapeutics. According to Lotte Biologics, an analysis of aggregate changes over April 15, 2026
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  Choi Yeon-su, Daughter of Chef Choi Hyun-seok, Says Baby Kicks Feel Like They Could Break Her Ribs Model and actor Choi Yeon-su, the daughter of chef Choi Hyun-seok, said she is in pain as she nears childbirth. On the 14th, Choi wrote on social media, "The fetal movement is so strong it feels like my ribs could break." A day earlier, during a Q&A session titled "Ask Me Anything," she said she had gained 15 kilograms and complained about changes to her appearance, adding that her body had changed "to the point it's hard to handle." Choi became known after appearing on Channel A's " April 15, 2026
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  KLPGA Holds Youth Golf Volunteer Clinic With 2025 Money Leader Hong Jeong-min The Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association, or KLPGA, said it held its volunteer talent-sharing program, "KLPGA with YOU," on April 14 at Gamsung Elementary School in Sejong City with Hong Jeong-min, last season’s money leader. KLPGA with YOU is run for schools that received support through the KLPGA’s "Youth Golf Environment Project," which helps establish practice facilities and provides donated golf equipment. Hong, who won three titles on the 2025 KLPGA regular tour and finished a April 15, 2026
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  Korea Tourism Organization to Pilot K League Train-and-Stay Travel Packages in May The Korea Tourism Organization said Tuesday it will pilot a stay-style travel product tied to professional soccer matches, called 'K League Trip Day,' in May with Korail Tourism Development and the Korea Professional Football League. The program is designed to encourage fans to travel by train as high fuel prices raise the cost of driving, and to turn large-scale matchday travel into longer stays that support local businesses. A same-day package aimed at away fans will be offered April 15, 2026