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economy2026.03.02

37 Years of Iron Rule Ends, No Successor: 5 Shockwaves Khamenei's Death Sends to Iran, the Middle East, and Korea's Economy

On February 28, 2026, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (86) was killed in a joint US-Israel airstrike. Amid the vacuum left by 37 years of rule, Iran has launched retaliatory strikes and is urgently selecting a new supreme leader, while the Korean government has also entered emergency response mode.

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general2026.03.03

WBC D-2 Final Check: 5 Variables Korea's Ryu Ji-hyeon Squad Must Confirm in Today's Orix Game

Two days before the 2026 WBC opening, Team Korea faces the Orix Buffaloes in their final tune-up game at noon today. This game — which will determine the strategy for the March 5th Czech Republic opener — is the last chance to confirm the starting rotation uncertainty exposed by Kwak Bin's struggles, Ryu Hyun-jin's workload management, and the bullpen's scoreless streak from the Hanshin draw.

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business2026.03.02

£27M Down the Drain at Old Trafford: Amorim's Coaching Staff Breaks Silence on Man United's 5 Structural Failures

Adelio Cândido, the assistant coach of the dismissed Rúben Amorim, revealed in a public interview on March 2nd that 'the ideas were never fully implemented.' Manchester United spent a total of £27.35m (approx. ₩72 billion) hiring and firing Amorim, earning the worst season in 51 years, before Michael Carrick's interim reign turned things around with 5 wins in 6 games.

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economy2026.03.02

40 Years of Beer Dominance Over: 5 Reasons E-Mart's Whisky #1 Proves the MZ Highball Generation's Consumption Revolution

In 2025, whisky (24.2%) overtook domestic beer (23.8%) in alcohol sales at E-Mart and Traders for the first time ever. The spread of highball culture, the MZ generation's shift toward premium consumption, and concentrated purchasing at large discount stores amid high inflation have fundamentally restructured Korea's decades-old alcohol consumption landscape.

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economy2026.03.02

70% of Korea's Oil Passes Through This Strait: 5 Reasons the Hormuz Blockade Is a Direct Hit to the Korean Economy

Following U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, Iran's warning to blockade the Strait of Hormuz has put the Korean economy on high alert. Korea imports 70.7% of its crude oil and 20.4% of its LNG from the Middle East, and if oil prices break $100 per barrel, cascading shocks to petrochemicals, aviation, shipping, and consumer prices are inevitable.

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food2026.03.02

10% More Expensive, Yet More in Demand: 5 Reasons Ganjang-gejang Topped Korea's Twitter Trending in 2026

As of January 1, 2026, the VAT exemption ended, raising ganjang-gejang prices by up to 10%. Yet on March 2nd, the '#TasteCompatibilityWithTwitterFriends' viral hashtag exploded on Twitter, pushing ganjang-gejang back to the top of real-time search rankings. Korea's 'rice thief' remains the most beloved food, even at a higher price.

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general2026.03.02

Opening the 24th Spring: 5 Reasons RIIZE Wonbin's Birthday Topped Korea's Twitter Trending

On March 2, 2026, the hashtags #WonbinOpensTheMarchIntro and #OurStarWONBINDay topped Korea's real-time Twitter (X) trending charts in celebration of RIIZE member Wonbin's 24th birthday. Fan-organized donations, coordinated hashtag campaigns, and a Weverse birthday livestream showcased the current state of K-pop fandom culture.

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general2026.03.02

He Received a Note Saying 'Son in a Coma' Mid-Broadcast: 5 Reasons KBS Announcer Park Yong-ho's Story Is Still Trending in 2026

The story of former KBS announcer Park Yong-ho, who received a note mid-broadcast reading 'second son in a coma' while hosting '6 o'clock Hometown' live, yet finished the broadcast before rushing to the hospital, trended again in March 2026. His son regained consciousness after 4 months but was left with permanent disability on his right side, and the family's quiet devotion continues to move audiences deeply.

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tech2026.03.02

20,000 Workers Descended from Across Korea: 5 Signals Samsung's Pyeongtaek P4·P5 'Schedule Crunch' Operation Sends to Korea's Semiconductor Industry

Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek Campus P4·P5 construction sites, which had halted due to oversupply in early 2024, have resumed full operations. More than 20,000 workers from across the country have been working 2 hours of overtime daily since February, pushing to shorten the construction timeline. Upon completion, production capacity for HBM4 DRAM will increase by 100,000–120,000 wafers per month.

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general2026.03.02

Shincheonji's 'Pilates Project' — What the PPP Headquarters Raid Reveals About Church-State Collusion

On February 27, 2026, the Joint Investigation Headquarters of prosecutors and police conducted a surprise raid on the People Power Party's Yeouido headquarters in connection with allegations that tens of thousands of Shincheonji members were collectively enrolled under an operation codenamed 'Pilates Project.' The core charges are violations of the Political Parties Act and obstruction of business, and the church-state collusion investigation spanning the 2022 presidential election and the 22nd general election is sending shockwaves.

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review2026.03.02

27 Days to 9 Million: 5 Reasons 'The Man Who Lives with the King' Is Reversing the Theater Slump

The film 'The Man Who Lives with the King' surpassed a cumulative 9 million admissions on March 2, 2026, just 27 days after its release. On Samil Independence Day alone, 817,000 people visited theaters — breaking the all-time single-day record since opening — and at this pace, the film is all but certain to reach 10 million within the first week of March.

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tech2026.03.02

"Opened After 19 Years": 5 Reasons Google's Conditional Approval to Export Korea's 1:5000 High-Resolution Maps Is Reshaping the Security, Industry, and Diplomatic Landscape

Nineteen years after Google's first request in 2007, the South Korean government has conditionally approved the overseas export of 1:5000 high-precision map data. Despite a triple safeguard of military facility masking, coordinate restrictions, and domestic server processing, this decision marks a historic inflection point where US-Korea trade negotiations, domestic IT competitiveness, and national security concerns all converge.

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