Eight years ago, a man received a call from his estranged father, who had abandoned him years ago at a foster care facility in Yongsan, central Seoul, following a divorce.
The number of deaths among youths who aged out of the foster care system is on the rise, highlighting gaps in the current support system as well as the difficulties young adults face when they lose government assistance.
Culture Minister Yu In-chon met with Korean Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik on May 3 during his recent trip to Paris and discussed the World Youth Day, slated to take place in Seoul in 2027.
AKMU made a 141 million won ($102,350) donation to local welfare and environment institutions. The duo gave 47 million won each to Green Asia, Severance Hospital and the Korea Youth Counseling & Welfare Institute.
Preorders for Seventeen's upcoming greatest hits album, “17 is Right Here,” surpassed 3 million copies, a week before its official release on April 29.
What pains the people most is the entrenched business slump and widening wealth disparity.
EPEX released the first chapter of its first full-length album, 'Youth' on Tuesday. The first chapter, 'Youth Days,' focuses on the keyword 'secret.'
NCT’s Doyoung will start his solo artist career with his debut album, “Youth,” on April 22, the singer’s agency SM Entertainment said Thursday.
The anonymous owner of G-Dragon's "Youth is Flower" artwork pulled it from the auction at the last minute, according to Seoul Auction.
EPEX's EP "Peppermint Yum," made in collaboration with the Japanese band Fantastics from Exile Tribe, has claimed the top spot on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart.
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