July 29, 2024

Stray Kids scores 5th Billboard 200 No. 1; BTS’ Jimin at No. 2

K-pop boy group Stray Kids has claimed its fifth No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart with its latest EP, “Ate.”

The eight-track album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart for this week with 232,000 equivalent album units earned in the Un…

Seoul shares open higher on hope for U.S. rate cut

Seoul shares opened higher Monday on hope for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate cut and earnings releases of major tech firms this week.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 27.62 points, or 1.01 percent, to 2,759.52 in the fir…