Nov 19, 2025 Hajin Kim www.koreatimes.co.kr All five members of NewJeans are now officially confirmed to remain under ADOR, as the members who previously expressed their intention to return to the label have decided not to appeal the first-trial ruling regarding their exclusive contracts. With this decision, the group’s “full-team comeback” is effectively complete. According to industry sources on the 14th, members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein did not submit an a

Nov 19, 2025 Eunyo Hwang pulse.mk.co.kr For the first time in nearly two decades, South Korea’s birth numbers are showing an unprecedented rise. According to the National Data Agency, the number of newborns between January and August in 2025 reached 168,617 which increased by 6.8% from the same period last year. This record is the biggest rise South Korea has seen in 18 years. In August, 20,867 babies were born, 764 more than the previous year. Noticeably, the nation’s total

Nov 19, 2025 Yul So www.theguardian.com Scientists are building the most detailed “brain atlas” ever created, a map that could transform how we understand and treat conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and autism. Although neurological illnesses affect about one-third of the world's population, little is understood about how the brain's 86 billion cells work and evolve throughout time. A series of studies published in Nature in November 202

Nov 19, 2025 Seoyeon Kim en.yna.co.kr Asiana Airlines will expand its European routes, which had been reduced due to its merger with Korean Air. Asiana Airlines announced on the 29th that it will launch new routes to Milan, Italy, and Budapest, Hungary, starting on March 31 and April 3 next year, respectively. The routes will be operated using the latest Airbus A350 aircraft, which has a capacity of 311 seats (28 in business class and 283 in economy class). The Incheon-Milan

Nov 19, 2025 Daewon Kang www.mlb.com We recently witnessed a historic AL Division Series matchup at T-Mobile Park, where the Seattle Mariners faced the Detroit Tigers in Game 5. Seattle pulled off a thrilling 3–2 win in 15 innings — the longest scoreless “winner-take-all” postseason game in MLB history at that time. However, that record didn’t stand for long. On the 27th (local time), the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays played an 18-inning marathon in Game 3 of