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general2026.03.05

₩750 Million for a 'Hired Investigation': 5 Shocks the Seoul Megachurch Succession Scandal Involving Bribed Police Poses to Korea's Judicial Trust

A pastor's faction at a large Seoul church was found to have paid ₩750 million to a former police officer to arrange a 'hired investigation' targeting a rival pastor. With senior active and retired police officers implicated, the case has resurfaced the deeply entrenched collusion between Korea's religious institutions and public authority.

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general2026.03.05

4 Years of Silence Broken: 5 Meanings of BIGBANG's 20th Anniversary Global Tour Confirmation for YG, K-Pop's 2nd Generation Fandom, and the Coachella Stage

YG Entertainment officially confirmed BIGBANG's 20th debut anniversary global tour on March 4, 2026. With the complete group return (G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung — excluding T.O.P, who left the team in 2023) and a Coachella appearance announced, attention is focused on the ripple effects this symbolic return of 2nd-generation K-pop will have on the fandom, music market, and YG.

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economy2026.03.05

D-5: The Yellow Envelope Act — 5 Shockwaves Korea's March 10 Full Implementation Sends to Contractor, Subcontractor, and Strike Labor Relations

The Yellow Envelope Act (Amendments to Articles 2 and 3 of the Trade Union Act), passed by the National Assembly in August 2025, will finally take effect on March 10. Key provisions — including the expanded definition of 'employer' to cover prime contractors and restrictions on strike-related damage claims — are expected to fundamentally reshape Korea's labor-management landscape.

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The Blue House Responds to Gold: 5 Challenges President Lee Jae-myung's Winter Olympics Luncheon and 'Broadcast Rights Reform' Promise Pose to 12 Million Sports Fans

President Lee Jae-myung hosted an appreciation luncheon for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics national team at Cheongwadae on March 5th, promising to 'reform the system so that everyone can easily watch international competitions.' The declaration to reform OTT exclusive broadcast rights, made before heroes like Kim Gilri and Choi Ga-on, is reigniting the sports broadcast policy debate.

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business2026.03.05

'Coupang Indicted, Gwanbonggwon Referred': 5 Challenges the End of Special Prosecutor Ahn Gwon-seop's 90-Day Investigation Poses for Korea's Judicial Justice and Platform Labor

Special Prosecutor Ahn Gwon-seop's team concluded their 90-day investigation on March 5, indicting 4 individuals on suspicion of Coupang's unpaid severance, but referred the missing 'gwanbonggwon' cash band case to prosecutors without indictment, acknowledging investigative limits. As the top real-time trending topic, two structural issues — Coupang's platform labor rights and the prosecution's evidence management system — have come to the surface.

business2026.03.05

Split the Contract, Lose the Investment: 5 Questions Korea's 'Canada Submarine Split-Order Warning' Poses for the ₩60 Trillion Bid War and Korea-Canada Relations

South Korea has issued a strong warning that it will reconsider investments in Canada if the submarine contract (up to 12 vessels, approximately ₩60 trillion) is split. The bid competition between KSS-III (Hanwha Ocean · HD Hyundai) and Germany's TKMS 212CD is shaking the entire Korea-Canada defense and economic relationship ahead of a final decision in June.

general2026.03.05

The Destroyer 'Choe Hyon' Provocation: 5 Strategic Calculations Behind Kim Jong-un Firing Sea-to-Ground Cruise Missiles Amid the Iran War

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally directed the test-firing of sea-to-ground strategic cruise missiles from the new destroyer 'Choe Hyon.' The provocation is analyzed as timed to exploit the dispersion of U.S. strategic assets due to the Middle East war, emerging as a major variable for the ROK-US alliance, North Korean nuclear negotiations, and the Korean Peninsula security landscape.

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general2026.03.05

Beyond the 'Event Horizon': 5 Questions YOUNHA's First Remake Album 'Sub Character One' (D-4) and Physics Scholarship Pose to K-POP Fandom Culture

YOUNHA releases her first remake album 'SUB CHARACTER ONE' on March 9. Her donation of an annual ₩100 million scholarship for underprivileged college students majoring in physics and astronomy has become a hot topic, drawing attention to the new equation of fandom culture and artist social contribution sparked by a single song, 'Event Horizon.'

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economy2026.03.05

Gasoline Price Surge Meets Price Cap Card: 5 Challenges Deputy PM Koo Yun-cheol's Gas Station Cartel Probe Poses for Korea's Energy Price Crisis

As domestic gasoline prices hit a 29-month high in the wake of the Middle East war, President Lee Jae-myung directed a review of price caps at a cabinet meeting. Deputy PM and Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol announced a gas station cartel investigation and invoked Article 23 of the Petroleum Business Act to tackle the energy price crisis.

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general2026.03.05

Seoul as a Diplomatic Battleground: 5 Questions the Iranian and Israeli Ambassadors' 'Counter Press Conference' Poses for Korea's Diplomatic Balance

On March 5, 2026, Iranian Ambassador to Korea Saeed Koozechi held a press conference in Seoul's Yongsan district, criticizing the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran as 'a blatant betrayal of diplomacy.' Israeli Ambassador Rafael Harpaz responded with his own counter press conference the same day. With Seoul becoming the stage for a proxy diplomatic war over the Middle East conflict, Korea's balanced diplomacy — maintaining formal ties with both Iran and Israel — faces an unprecedented test.

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general2026.03.05

₩7.3 Trillion to Transform Guro: 5 Questions Seoul's Southwest Regeneration 2.0 Poses for Transport, Real Estate, and Industry in Yeongdeungpo, Guro, and Geumcheon

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced 'Southwest Regeneration 2.0' on March 5, committing ₩7.3 trillion to simultaneously pursue four rail line expansions including the Northern Transverse Line and Mokdong Line, undergrounding of the Southern Circular Road, supply of 73,000 housing units, and transformation of G-Valley into an advanced industrial hub.

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general2026.03.05

113 Empty Seats: 5 Signals China's Record NPC Absenteeism Under Xi Sends to Its Power Structure

At the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress on March 5, 2026, 113 delegates were absent — the highest number since Xi Jinping took power, excluding the COVID-19 period. As the anti-corruption purge sweeps the very top of the military and regional power elite, an unprecedented vacuum has emerged in China's supreme political institution.

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