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1. Team Korea’s other national team is in the Kitchen, feeding athletes through the olympics

2. Bad Bunny makes history as Trump criticizes 'terrible' Super Bowl show

1. Milan–Cortina Olympics open with a ceremony spread across multiple locations

2. As Lunar New Year nears, Seoul steps up inspections on over packaged gift sets

3. Norovirus surges in Korea as cases are confirmed at the Winter Olympics

1. Korean military food is being redefined as private operators take over

2. Korean museum goods make their European debut during the Milan Winter Olympics

3. A familiar homework excuse takes an unexpected turn

1. Netflix’s live stream of BTS’s palace comeback concert is expected to draw more than 50M viewers

2. 2026 Winter Olympics begin with unfinished venues in Milan and Cortina

1. Should restaurants charge customers for extra banchan? Opinions show how divided people are

2. Humanoid robots are now something you can purchase at the supermarket

3. Amid record profits at SK Hynix, one employee chose a different kind of splurge

1. From Bad Bunny to the Dalai Lama, with K-pop in the mix, the Grammys show how wide the mainstream has become

2. A new English-language encyclopedia aims to explain Hallyu beyond K-pop and TV

3. Humanoid robots are now something you can purchase at the supermarket

1. A social network where humans can only watch, and the conversations are getting uncomfortable

2. A 13-year-old is recognized for his commitment to a 23-day winter fishing festival

1. ICE enforcement is putting Korean American communities on edge

2. Analysis finds Australia’s worst heatwave since 2019-2020 ‘black summer’ made five times more likely by global warming

3. France honors the the last street-corner newspaper seller in Paris with top award

1. President Lee raises the idea of a sugar levy for public health

2. Camping vans appear near Seoul’s private academy hub as temporary student rest spaces

3. Mattel unveils dolls based on Netflix’s animated film ‘K-pop Demon Hunters’

1. Cha Eun-woo addresses tax controversy amid questions over income reporting

2. Are there really not enough cremation facilities in Korea — or does it just feel that way?

3. Mexico’s president asks Korea for more BTS shows after fans miss out by the hundreds of thousands