South Koreans watch news of the North’s latest launch of a short-range ballistic missile into the East Sea at the Seoul Station in central Seoul Tuesday. The South Korean military said the North fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at around 10:17 a.m. from Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province, Tuesday morning. [NEWS1]

Pyongyang launches another missile, probably an SLBM

North Korea fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) toward the East Sea Tuesday morning, said South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

Television
Abortion claim being checked by Kim Seon-ho's agency

Salt Entertainment said Tuesday it is currently “fact checking” allegations that “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” star Kim Seon-ho once pressured a girlfriend to get an abortion. “We are sorry to worry you with such distasteful news," the agency said. “We ...

Actor Kim Seon-ho [SALT ENTERTAINMENT]
K-pop
K-pop stars break silence on hurtful online comments

The Korean entertainment industry once had a saying, "hate comments are better than no comments." Stars used to brush off hate comments as part of the attention. Then, as society became more aware that online hate takes a severe toll on ...

Singer Sunmi recently spoke out on hate comments toward her. She is currently serving as a judge on Mnet’s girl group audition show “Girls Planet 999." [MNET]

K-pop

No Joy on DearU bubble frustrates fans and exposes parasocial paradox

Joy of girl group Red Velvet [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

K-pop

Suga remixes 'My Universe' by BTS, Coldplay

British rock band Coldplay's tweet thanking BTS member Suga for producing a remix track of their collaborative track ″My Universe″ [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Ticket

2021 Oct. 19 Ticket

Actor Go Eun-sung alternates the main role of Hedwig in the current Korean production of the musical ″Hedwig.″ [SHOWNOTE]

K-pop

'Lovesick Girls' dance practice video tops 200 million views

Girl group Blackpink’s dance practice video for its song “Lovesick Girls” surpassed 200 million views on YouTube on Tuesday. [YG ENTERTAINMENT]

Talk of the Town

BTS to make appearance at Jingle Ball Tour in Los Angeles

Boy band BTS will appear in the American end-of-the-year concert 2021 Jingle Ball Tour in Los Angeles on Dec. 3. [IHEARTRADIO'S KIIS FM JINGLE BALL]

Finance

Stocks rise as some optimism returns at home and abroad

A screen at Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 3,029.04 points on Tuesday, up 22.36 points, or 0.74 percent from the previous trading day. [YONHAP]

Real estate 

Commission cut

A notice posted in front of a real estate agency in Seoul on Tuesday criticizes the government’s decision to lower commissions. Starting Tuesday, the new lowered rates will be applied. The rate cut is steeper for apartments valued 900 million won or above. Under the new system, the maximum commission on a 1-billion-won sale will be lowered from 9 million won to 5 million won. For a 1-billion-won jeonse, the commission will drop from 8 million won to 4 million won. Commissions have spiked recently as housing prices have soared. [YONHAP]

Social Affairs

'EoGiYeongCha Seoul' brings together BTS, taekwondo and dance

A poster features K-pop boy band BTS as they promote Seoul Tourism Organization's global campaign ″Your Seoul Goes On″ [SEOUL TOURISM ORGANIZATION]

Volleyball

Lee twins begin training with PAOK Thessaloniki

Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki posted a picture of the twin volleyball players Lee Jae-young, third from right, and Lee Da-young, fourth from right, attending their first training session. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Today's Photo

Mission complete

Pohang city officials dismantle tents set up in the temporary evacuation facility for the victims of the Pohang earthquake, at Heunghae Gymnasium in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, on Tuesday. When the earthquake occurred almost four years ago, the facility held as many as 1,797 people. All the tenants left the shelter fully compensated. [NEWS1]

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