President Yoon Suk-yeol, right, takes part in a session of the NATO Summit at the IFEMA Convention Center in Madrid Wednesday afternoon. [YONHAP]

Yoon Suk-yeol debuts on international stage with NATO speech

President Yoon Suk-yeol told NATO leaders Wednesday that the way to lead North Korea to denuclearization is by showing firm resolve.

Television
Alleged victim accuses Nam Joo-hyuk of being a bully at school

A person identified only as “A” claimed that they were bullied by actor Nam Joo-hyuk while at school in an interview with Sports Kyunghyang on Tuesday. A said that he and Nam went to high school together and that Nam was “indeed a school bully.” ...

Actor Nam Joo-hyuk [YONHAP]
Movies
Director Park Chan-wook tones it down for his latest film, 'Decision to Leave'

For the first time in many years, the newest film directed by Park Chan-wook, “Decision to Leave,” for which he received Best Director at this year’s Cannes, isn’t rated R. Compared to his prior films such as “The Handmaiden” (2016)...

Park Chan-wook [CJ ENM]

Korean Heritage

[ZOOM KOREA] Baecheop master Jeong Chan-jeong affixes meaning to his restoration work

Jeong Chan-jeong is looking through his work in his studio in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul ahead of restoring culturally-significant calligraphy work at Daeheungsa Temple. [PARK SANG-MOON]

K-pop

Sunmi to start 10-country world tour in August

Sunmi will start her second world tour "Good Girl Gone Mad" on Aug. 14. [ABYSS COMPANY]

K-pop

ITZY named top-selling rookie by Japan's Oricon

ITZY [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]

K-pop

'SMTown Live 2022: SMCU Express' to be held offline in Suwon

Poster for SM Entertainment's first offline concert in five years titled “SMTown Live 2022: SMCU Express @Human City_Suwon” [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Talk of the Town

Seezn to release original film 'Another Record: Lee Je-hoon'

Lee Je-hoon [SEEZN]

Industry

Hyundai Motor releases images of the Ioniq 6

Hyundai Motor's Ioniq 6 [HYUNDAI MOTOR]

Industry

McDonald’s takes localization to new level with Boseong Burger

Models introduce McDonald's Korea's Boseong Green Tea Pork Burger. [MCDONALD'S KOREA]

Baseball

Kia Tigers sign pitcher Thomas Pannone to replace Ronnie Williams

Thomas Pannone announces his move to the Kia Tigers in a post on his personal Instagram account. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Football

Lee Seung-woo’s redemption starts to turn heads

Lee Seung-woo [SUWON FC]

Today's Photo

All together now

Hundreds of foreign students move together while learning cheerleading moves from Korea University’s cheerleading club at an orientation for this year’s international summer campus program in an auditorium of the university in Seongbuk District, northern Seoul, on Tuesday. About 1,600 foreign students from 300 colleges in 62 countries registered for the summer campus program. [NEWS1]

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