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1. Ryu Jun-yeol says 'commenting on personal controversies only make it worse... silence is best' 2. Michael Schumacher’s family wins case against publisher over fake AI interview 3. Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave

1. “Eraser Service” helps young people clean up their digital past 2. Passengers on Singapore Airlines flight describe nightmare at 37,000 feet 3. Vietnam cracks down on TikTok-inspired road dances and yoga

1. Animal rights activists protest taxidermizing 5-year-old tiger Taebaek 2. Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI stole her voice 3. The rise and spread of apartment breakfast services: From Gangnam to everywhere"

1. Kang Hyung-wook's Bodeum Company accused of 'continuous gaslighting' in viral reviews 2. Japanese world eating champion retires because he can no longer feel hunger 3. Forgiven: American returns stolen beer mug to German beer hall after 52 years

1. Popera singer Kim Ho-joong admits to drunk driving 2. “Psick University” comedians apologize days after insulting video causes nationwide criticism 3. 75-year-old fan of IU and K-dramas invited to Korea by Ministry of Culture

1. Kim Ho-joong involved in hit-and-run scandal claims he didn't drink amid alleged agency cover-up 2. Sungsimdang’s future at Daejeon Station uncertain amid rising rent demands 3. No more missing flights due to mistakes in passport English names

1. Trot singer Kim Ho Joong under police investigation for a Hit-and-run accident, surveillance footage revealed 2. 'The Roundup: Punishment' surpasses 10 million viewers, becoming 24th Korean film to achieve milestone 3. Unusual mid-May heavy snow advisory issued in Gangwon mountains

1. Oriental mayfly covers Seoul in Early Heats. 2. Oldest student at Howard University graduates. 3. Türkiye emerging as a mecca for people with hair loss.

1. Global birth rates are also at a red light. 2. How the American MZ generation shops for affordable wedding dresses. 3. Seoul Metro Corporation in battle against pigeons flying into subway trains.

1. 94th Chunhyang Festival receiving positive reviews for cheap but quality food. 2. Man escapes prison, but repatriation remains difficult even if caught. 3. 50,000 gathered for the Seoul Lotus Lantern Procession.

1. Korean YouTuber accused of stabbing YouTube rival to death on stream 2. Dog goes on incredible journey to make it back home, 41 days after going missing 3. Seoul’s ‘Haechi Bus’ attracts over 160,000 riders in first month with fun design

1. District office mistakenly warns of 70 fierce dogs breaking loose in Daejeon 2. Amid worker shortages, Toyota raises the maximum retirement age to 70 3. The Olympic flame arrives in Marseilles

1. Universities compete to book top celebrities as students question festival spending priorities 2. South Korean ‘German Village’ unveils European-style boutique hotel 3. New research confirms that Beethoven had lead poisoning

1. AI announcers are increasingly adopted in South Korean broadcasting as cost-effective alternatives. 2. Historic South Korea-Nepal friendship expedition conquers unexplored Himalayan peak 3. Busan father on welfare leaves box of snacks and money at police station for underprivileged family on Children’s Day

1. Subtitles increasingly used in South Korean media to accommodate changing viewer habits 2. Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal 3. ARMY enraged over ongoing HYBE-Ador feud

1. Motion picture academy celebrates Youn Yuh-jung's films with special screenings 2. Hybe and Dahn World deny connection rumors, take legal action against cult association allegations 3. Scientists identify a gene in tiny flies that regulates social network behavior, names it after actor Kevin Bacon

1. Matthew Bourne's raw, unconventional ballet 'Romeo and Juliet' to hit Seoul this month 2. A 98-year-old Ukraine woman walks 10 km under shelling to escape Russians and to reunite with her family 3. ‘Monsters’ behind wall in toddler’s bedroom discovered to be massive hive of 50,000 bees

1. Korea’s booming medical tourism: Skin care, plastic surgery in demand 2. ‘Moon of Seoul’ set to rise in June, offering night views of Seoul from 150 meters above 3. Student finds lost earphone in just 10 minutes using a math formula

1. Han River Festival 2024 kicks off in May; the goal is to attract 3 million visitors by year-end 2. Kansong Art Museum returns to its regular exhibition schedule in a decade, revisits its origins 3. Airline keeps mistaking 101-year-old woman for a baby

1. NewJeans’ new music video surpasses 10 million views less than 2 days after its release 2. Oxford University's Hallyu Academy brings Korean culture to life with hands-on kimchi class 3. Koreans' number one favorite seafood is this

1. Hundreds of university students arrested across US campuses as Gaza protests continue 2. Newly-introduced Venice entry fee sparks confusion and protests on day one 3. Convenience stores become popular sales platform for small gold bars

1. South Korean kimbap franchises raise prices amid soaring seaweed costs 2. Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes 3. South Korean campers clash over prime spots as 'staking tents' increase

1. America is obsessed with a spicy South Korean ramyeon product with bright pink packaging 2. Uk scientists develop a non-alcoholic beverage that mimics the buzz of alcohol 3. Restaurant staff rally on their day off, boosting sales and earning owner's praise

1. Restaurant publicly boycotts doctors on medical strike 2. Doctors save baby of pregnant woman killed in Israeli airstrike on Rafah 3. Movie on the special bond between Fu Bao her keepers set for fall release

1. JYP's Park Jin-young champions a culture of giving with 2 billion won donation 2. Jeon Hyun-moo tops the list for most TV appearances in South Korea 3. Cicadas incoming: Billions of insects poised to emerge in double-brood invasion