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  Lee Yeongdo’s ‘The Bird That Drinks Tears’ Makes French Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire Longlist Lee Yeongdo’s fantasy novel “The Bird That Drinks Tears” has been named a preliminary nominee in the foreign novel category of France’s Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire, publisher Golden Bough said on March 27. The Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire is regarded as France’s top science fiction and fantasy literary prize, selected by a jury of experts including journalists, writers and critics. A total of 13 works made the first-round list. “The Bird That Drinks Tears” will compete for a spot among the March 27, 2026
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  IOC to Bar Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events Starting With 2028 LA Olympics 2028년 로스앤젤레스(LA) 올림픽부터 성전환자(트랜스젠더) 선수의 여성 부문 경기 출전이 전면 금지된다. The International Olympic Committee said it adopted a policy to protect the women’s category in sport that will bar transgender athletes from women’s events starting with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The IOC said its executive board approved the policy at a meeting on March 26 (local time). Under the new rules, eligibility for women’s events — individual and team — at the Olympics and all March 27, 2026
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  KBO League to Allow “Torpedo” Bats, Add Asia Player Slot and Shorten Pitch Clock in 2026 The 2026 KBO League regular season is set to open in one day after exhibition games wrapped up. The Korea Baseball Organization has overhauled rules to strengthen competitive fairness and deliver a faster-paced product. At the plate, the league will allow so-called “torpedo” bats for the first time. The KBO also removed an exception that had allowed bats not distributed through certified vendors if they were approved for Major League Baseball or Japan’s NPB. Instead, the KBO will allow add March 27, 2026
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  South Korea Policy Lenders Form ‘One Team’ to Expand Productive Finance Major South Korean policy finance institutions agreed to step up cooperation to expand what they call “productive finance,” aiming to channel more private capital into innovation industries amid overlapping risks such as rising global protectionism and instability in the Middle East. Korea Development Bank said it held a meeting on March 27 at its headquarters in Seoul with the Industrial Bank of Korea, the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, the Export-Import Bank of Korea, the Korea Trade Insur March 27, 2026
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  Why the Name ‘Grace’ Matters in ‘Project Hail Mary’ In 'Project Hail Mary,' Ryan Gosling’s character, Grace, can look at first like a familiar genius archetype. After waking in deep space, he calculates gravity and speed and reasons that he is no longer in the solar system. Instead of collapsing into fear, he observes, forms hypotheses and tests them. He responds to panic with experiments. The film’s interest, however, is that it does not treat him as a simple hero or a one-note prodigy. Grace is tasked with saving the world, yet he is March 27, 2026
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  Doosan E&C We’ve Golf Team Expands to Eight Players for 2026 KLPGA Season Doosan Engineering & Construction said its We've golf team has completed preparations for the 2026 season with an expanded eight-player roster. The company said the team posted its best results since its launch last season on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour. Starting with Park Hye-jun, Kim Min-sol (two wins) and Lee Yul-lin won titles in sequence, giving the club a combined four victories. Doosan E&C finished third in the 2025 KLPGA club wins March 27, 2026
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  Volvik Names Jang Seok-heon as CEO Volvik said Friday it has officially appointed Jang Seok-heon as its new CEO, following a board meeting held March 26. Jang, born in 1970, graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in international economics. He has served as chief financial officer at Long-Term Credit Bank, Korea Technology Investment Corp. (KTIC), Coamagic and Hyundai Rental Service, building expertise across finance and overall management. Since April 2023, he has led Volvik’s overall management, overseein March 27, 2026
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  Han Kang’s ‘We Do Not Part’ wins National Book Critics Circle Award Han Kang, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, has received the National Book Critics Circle Award for her novel We Do Not Part, the English-language edition of her Korean novel Jakbyeolhaji Anneunda. It is the first Korean-language novel to win an NBCC award. The National Book Critics Circle said it selected We Do Not Part, translated by E. Yaewon and Paige Morris, as the winner in the fiction category at its awards ceremony for books published in 2025, held March 26 local time i March 27, 2026
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  CRAVITY’s Hyeongjun to Star in Interactive Short-Form Drama ‘Kill the Romeo’ on KITS CRAVITY’s Hyeongjun is set to show a new side as an actor in a first-person interactive short-form drama, built around viewer choices that determine his fate. Global K-pop short-form platform KITS said on the 27th it will exclusively release the interactive series “Kill the Romeo” starring Hyeongjun at 1 p.m. “Kill the Romeo” is an interactive, multi-ending romantic comedy in which the protagonist — “you” — lives a double life: a killer by trade and a devoted fan by persona. The story March 27, 2026
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  KBS ‘Music Bank’ Announces Lineup Featuring Kangmin, Yuna, Baby DONT Cry and Moon Byul KBS has announced the lineup for its music show “Music Bank.” The KBS2 program airing Friday afternoon will feature AB6IX, ALL(H)OURS, AmbiO, AtHeart, Baby DONT Cry, cosmosy, CSR and DIGNITY. Also set to appear are H1-KEY, NouerA, ODD YOUTH, RED OOPART, V01D, YENA (Choi Ye-na), Gamseong Dansokban, Kangmin, Moon Byul, S2IT and Yuna (ITZY). Kangmin and Yuna are scheduled to perform their “hot debut” stages on the show. Baby DONT Cry and Moon Byul will return with comeback perfor March 27, 2026