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• BTS' Jungkook selected among The Hollywood Reporter's top 25 artist list SEOUL -- BTS member Jungkook was selected by a prominent American entertainment media as one of the top 25 artists in the music scene. The 26-year-old was the only K-pop artist who stood among other globally famous artists such as Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Drake, and Billie Eilish. The seven-member K-pop wonder is currently not active as a whole group after two members -- Jin and J-Hope, who joined the South Korean Army in 2022 and early 2023, respectively -- are serving as assist 22 September 2023
• S. Korea's state studio opens new indoor filming facility for sea battles and ship accidents SEOUL -- A multi-purpose indoor filming facility for special scenes such as sea battles, artificial rainfall, and ship accidents was built in South Korea’s largest state-run studio, Studio Cube. The special effects studio played a key role in filming the Netflix drama series Squid Game. A large water tank, which is 30.4-meter-(99.7-foot)-long and 20.9-meter-wide, was installed in the complex. The construction of the special filming facility began in October 2021. South Korea' 21 September 2023
• Southern port city to start pet registration service using dog nose wrinkles SEOUL -- The southern port city of Changwon will start a pet registration service using dog nose wrinkles. Near-field communication chips are used for the registration of dogs but some dog owners refuse to use the chips because of the fee of about 10,000 won ($7.4). Currently, the South Korean government mandates dog owners to register their pets using near-field communication chips that are either inserted into the flesh of a dog or into a pendant-type holder that can be attached to a 21 September 2023
• Big Hit to renew exclusive contracts with all BTS members SEOUL -- All members of BTS will renew their exclusive contracts with their agency "Bit Hit Music." The seven-member band would resume its group activities in 2025 after fulfilling their compulsory military service. Currently, two BTS members -- Jin and J-Hope -- are serving as assistant drill instructors in the South Korean Army. In South Korea, all able-bodied males who are 18 and older must do their military service unless they have a valid reason for exemption. Those who 21 September 2023
• 16 people hospitalized in river cruise boat accident in Seoul SEOUL -- 16 people were injured and received medical treatment after a river cruise boat carrying 146 crashed into a bridge pier in Seoul. River cruise boats on Seoul's Han River, the river that flows from the eastern part of the city out to the West Sea, are a popular tourist attraction. The boats are especially popular after sunset as the cruise experience offers sightseeing tourists beautiful scenery of Seoul's nightscapes. According to Seoul's emergency headquarters 21 September 2023
• [INTERVIEW] ​Elderly people soothe loneliness with AI companion robots SEOUL -- An 84-year-old woman rocks her body from side to side while listening to a South Korean song "A Girl from Casba," sung by a robot caretaker. "What kind of a grandchild would entertain me like this one," the South Korean woman living in New York said with a huge smile on her face after singing along to the old Korean pop music. The doll-like robot spoke to Kang Deung-ja as a granddaughter would do to her grandmother. "Hyodol," the caretake 21 September 2023
• S. Korean retail giants attract consumers with pre-cooked menus for autumn harvest festival ritual SEOUL -- South Korean retail giants including Shinsegae have set out to attract busy city dwellers and housewives with pre-cooked or heat-and-eat menus that are used for a Confucian rite that is carried during the traditional Korean autumn harvest festival called "Chuseok." The three-day festival holidays are celebrated on August 15 of the lunar calendar. On Seollal, the Lunar New Year Day in Korean language, and Chuseok, non-Christian families normally prepare a table full o 21 September 2023
• Lecture platform Sebasi adopts Upstage's AI-based recommendation solution SEOUL -- Sebasi, an education content brand that provides various types of lectures in South Korea, has adopted an artificial intelligence-based recommendation solution created by South Korea's AI technology developer Upstage. Users can discover popular lectures and information about speakers using the natural language conversation-based AI service. The South Korean lecture brand provides lectures by experts in different fields including art, technology, sociology, and health scien 20 September 2023

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