Tunexx is learning to think as one. Asked what kind of group they wanted to be remembered as, the seven members jokingly answered, “Ultra Legend Super Tunexx,” sending the room into laughter. The exchange offered a glimpse of a group still young in its career but increasingly comfortable as a team, with members quick to build on one another’s thoughts. That evolution is at the heart of Tunexx’s second EP, “Blue Mode,” the group’s first release since debuting in March and the first in which the m

South Korea’s artificial intelligence rally must expand beyond Samsung Electronics and SK hynix if the country is to achieve broader and more sustainable stock market growth, according to Frank Benzimra, head of Asia equity strategy at Societe Generale. The two chipmakers now account for more than 48 percent of the Kospi’s roughly 5,610 trillion won ($4.1 billion) market capitalization and two-thirds of the combined first-half net profit of all Kospi-listed companies. “Today, the Korean market r

Fouda Faris Ahmed has won four consecutive wrestling tournaments in South Korea. But the 21-year-old, who was born and raised in South Korea, cannot enter the country’s national team trials. An Egyptian citizen, Ahmed is seeking special naturalization so he can compete under the Korean flag and, he hopes, one day hear South Korea’s national anthem from an Olympic podium. “Whenever I imagine winning the Olympics or another championship for a country other than Korea, my heart does not pound,” Ahm

As climate change accelerates the loss of plant species and threatens food security, South Korea is seeking a larger role in safeguarding the genetic resources that could help crops and ecosystems survive a hotter, less predictable world. At the center of that effort is the Korea Arboreta and Gardens Institute, or KoAGI, which operates the Baekdudaegan Global Seed Vault and is expanding cooperation with international organizations, research institutes and governments. “The climate crisis and bio

For most of his life, cardiovascular surgeon Chang Hyoung-woo treated his obesity with the familiar prescription of diet, exercise and willpower. He even underwent surgery, losing 26 kilograms — only to regain nearly half of it. After his experience with a new generation of obesity drugs, Chang, 46, now argues that people with severe obesity should be offered medication as a primary treatment rather than being expected to rely on lifestyle changes alone. “For patients with severe obesity, diet a

J.P. Morgan Asset Management says Korea must turn its semiconductor-led surge into a broader “Korea rally” to attract foreign capital that stays beyond the memory cycle. “A trigger for more durable inflows would be evidence of broader earnings growth across non-memory tech, industrials, financials and consumer. In other words, a ‘Korea rally’ rather than a ‘memory rally,’ along with a wider uplift in turnover,” Alexander Treves, managing director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management and head of inves

French conductor Adrien Perruchon led the Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra in a four-hour concert version of Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle — four operas that run about 15 hours when performed in full — earlier this month. Singing the role of Brunnhilde was his wife, soprano Lee Myung-joo. It was the first time Perruchon had conducted the work in any form, and the first time Lee had sung the role. "Der Ring des Nibelungen" is among the most demanding works in the classical repertoire. The four oper

Former B.A.P member Zelo is still figuring out exactly what “Zelo” should sound like. But after years of questioning habits and formulas he absorbed as a K-pop idol, the rapper-turned-solo artist says that picture is finally beginning to take shape. His latest single “Ela,” released late July, continues the direction he first introduced with “Cola Comigo” in March. Blending Latin-inspired rhythms with R&B and pop influences, the two releases mark what Zelo describes as the foundation of his new

A 79-year-old former professional golfer watched his driving distance fall to around 170 meters with age. Reaching a par-5 green in two was no longer easy. For someone who had spent decades playing golf at a professional level, the loss of distance did more than hurt his pride. It was taking the fun out of the game. "People say golf is a fair game. I see it as an extremely irrational and unfair game," said Lee Hyung-kyu, CEO of Bang Golf, during an interview with The Korea Herald in Seoul on Wed

Aston Martin has launched three high-performance S models in Korea in its largest-ever local product rollout, betting that the country could soon become its second- or third-largest market in the Asia-Pacific region. The British luxury carmaker unveiled the DB12 S Super Tourer, Vantage S sports coupe and DBX S SUV, as it seeks to accelerate its expansion in Korea. Neil Hughes, head of product management at Aston Martin, said the broad product update reflects Korea’s rapid emergence as an importa