Now, as the founder of SM Entertainment and widely credited as the architect of K-pop’s global expansion, Lee was inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame in November alongside basketball legend Yao Ming, ...

The stampede occurred as thousands of people celebrated Halloween night in the popular Itaewon nightlife district. Most ...

A lawsuit filed by families of victims of the deadly crowd crush in the nightlife district of Itaewon seeking to overturn ...

The global energy of Diesel collides with Seoul’s underground pulse in the new Diesel x Thug Club capsule, an eight-piece lineup designed by Glenn Martens and Jiyool Kwon. Known for reworking denim ...

As Korea lifts its pandemic restrictions, Seoul’s tourism industry is experiencing a remarkable revival. Beyond popular attractions like Myeongdong shopping district and N Seoul Tower, the city’s ...

EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a ...

SEOUL — A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital and two other officers not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people ...

SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court ruled on Thursday that Seoul’s former police chief was not guilty of negligence in the response to a Halloween crowd crush in the capital’s Itaewon nightlife ...

SEOUL (Reuters) – A large fireworks festival in South Korea drawing a massive crowd on Saturday has snarled traffic through its busy capital, prompted police to deploy 2,400 officers and sent the ...

A plaque designates the October 29 Memorial Alley in the Itaewon nightlife neighborhood of Seoul on October 28, 2023, one year after a crowd crush during Halloween festivities left 159 dead. A month ...