Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Netflix's daily active users hit record high in Dec.: Data

The daily active users (DAUs) of global streaming platform Netflix surpassed 15 million for the first time in Korea last month, data showed Tuesday.

2026-01-13

Coupang Play's 'Just Makeup' is so much more, from talent to technique

The production team and cast of Coupang Play's "Just Makeup" revealed that the show was less about beauty and more about everything that goes into the finished canvas, from talent and technique to vision and execution.

2025-11-19

Korean Netflix users spend nearly 7 hours on platform in October: Data

Global streaming giant Netflix maintained its dominance in Korea, with local users spending more time on the platform than on any of its rivals, data showed Wednesday.

2025-11-05

Curtain comes down on Son's time at Spurs in homeland

Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min took what may be his final bow for the club on Sunday, leading the squad in front of 64,733 fans at a packed Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul.

2025-08-04

Into the sunset: Son Heung-min's last match for Tottenham in Seoul — in pictures

Son Heung-min has played his last match as a Tottenham Hotspur footballer, and it couldn't have happened at a better place — in front of an entire country that adores him at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Aug. 3.

2025-08-03

Son Heung-min ends Spurs career with Newcastle friendly in Seoul — as it happened

Tottenham will take on Newcastle in Seoul at 8 p.m. tonight, or midday in the UK. The friendly is widely assumed to be Son Heung-min's last match with the club, after announcing his departure yesterday. Join us here for live updates from 7 p.m.

2025-08-03

Korean teenager vows to get stronger after memorable Newcastle debut on home soil

Barely a week after signing with Newcastle United, Korean teenager Park Seung-soo couldn't have asked for a better debut with the Premier League club than the one he had Wednesday night.

2025-07-31

Team K League coach impressed with homegrown players' football IQ, talent

With his squad of Korean league All-Stars defeating the Premier League side Newcastle United 1-0 in a friendly Wednesday night, head coach Kim Pan-gon came away duly impressed with his players' intelligence and talent.

2025-07-31

Newcastle coach calls preseason match in Korea 'good test for us'

After being shut down by a team of Korean league All-Stars in a mostly listless preseason performance in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday night, Newcastle United coach Eddie Howe said his opposition gave his Premier League team "a really good test."

2025-07-31

Newcastle, Team K League entertain football fans in Korea on sweltering night

Thousands of football fans in Korea who braved sweltering heat on this sticky Wednesday night enjoyed an entertaining match involving the Premier League club Newcastle United and a team of Korean league All-Stars.

2025-07-31