Visitors to CES 2022, which was held in Las Vegas between Jan. 5 and Jan. 7, browse LG Electronics' booth. [LG Electronics]

How much metaverse is too much metaverse?

Taking a walk around CES 2022, a major tech trade show held in Las Vegas, earlier this month offered a glimpse into what the metaverse could become as big tech companies presented their earliest attempts to bring the concept into reality.

Television
Creators of 'Single's Inferno' credit contestant's honesty with show's success

After the hit Netflix Korea original dating reality show “Single’s Inferno” ended on Jan. 8, four couples were left standing from a total of twelve contestants. But because the actually filming took place 6 months ago, viewers were left wondering...

A scene from the final episode of Netflix hit dating reality series "Single's Inferno" [NETFLIX]
K-pop
GOT the beat to perform on Mnet’s 'M Countdown' on Jan. 27.

SM Entertainment’s project girl group GOT the beat will be staging a performance on Mnet’s “M Countdown” on Jan. 27. It will mark the group’s first performance on a music show since its debut on Jan. 1. The group will be performing its ...

SM Entertainment's project girl group GOT the beat [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Features

In a case of living vs. deceased, who will get the best view?

High-rise apartment buildings are being constructed in Incheon's Geomdan New Town, blocking the view of Mount Gyeyang from Jangneung, one of 40 of the Joseon Dynasty's (1392-1910) royal tombs that became a Unesco World Heritage in 2009. [SHIM SEOK-YONG]

K-pop

Singer Bambam’s second EP 'B' already topping iTunes charts

GOT7 member Bambam [ILGAN SPORTS]

Television

Gukppong YouTubers get high on international validation

'Gukppong’ is a portmanteau of guk (nation) and ppong (slang for drugs), which likens a sense of national pride to an emotionally elated state after using drugs. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

K-pop

BTS's Jimin sells out his new merch drop within seconds

BTS member Jimin donned in the purple hoodie he has designed himself. [HYBE]

Talk of the Town

Boy band Shinhwa’s Andy announces he's set to wed

Shinhwa member Andy [ILGAN SPORTS]

Economy

Business support on the way

A notice on social distancing rules is posted at the Gyeongdong Market in Dongdaemun District, central Seoul, Wednesday. The registration period for financial support targeting small business owners and the self-employed began on Wednesday, and small business owners will be given 5 million won each. [YONHAP]

Industry

Tiger treats

Hangwa, traditional Korean sweets, are packaged at a factory in Gangneung in Gangwon Province on Wednesday. The sweets are often exchanged as gifts for the Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 1 this year. [YONHAP]

More

Kwon knocked out of Australian Open after grueling five-set match

Kwon Soon-woo reacts after scoring a point against Canada's Denis Shapovalov during their men's singles match on day three of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Baseball

Veteran pitcher and fan favorite Yoo Hee-kwan retires

Yoo Hee-kwan [YONHAP]

Today's Photo

No snow delay here

While snow falls across the country, a changing of guards ceremony takes place in the courtyard of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

Opinion