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This article is by lee jian and read by an artificial voice. [Interview] Dozens of eye-catching desserts appear each season but only a few manage to be memorable. The tall, silky rainbow-layered cake is likely to make that select group for many in Korea. The rainbow layer cake was one of the first desserts in Korea to experience digital superfame. In a matter of months, the cake's creator Dore Dore multiplied its stores across the country, and its founder Kim Kyung-ha, freshly out of

This article is by shin ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS IN FOCUS] Woori Financial Group, the fourth-largest financial firm in Korea, is facing the worst crisis yet under its current leadership after a series of illicit loan scandals. Under intensifying scrutiny from financial regulators, a leadership shake-up appears imminent - and Woori Financial Group Chairman Yim Jong-yong, who has been at the helm since March of last year, is not immune to the potential fallout. Woori's

This article is by cho jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. The Grand Peace Hall at Kyung Hee University in eastern Seoul was filled with excited fans wearing team jerseys and waving banners of the countries they were rooting for as they attended Game Esports Seoul (GES) 2024 on Sunday. The three-day event, hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and organized by the Seoul Business Agency (SBA), was the first edition of GES, inviting esports fans to experience and watch games,

This article is by kim min-young and read by an artificial voice. Rookie boy band Nowadays says it wants to understand its fans a little better, aiming to learn about what makes them tick and what they expect. Being the first boy band in eight years to hail from Cube Entertainment, an agency home to hit idol groups like (G)I-DLE and Pentagon, Nowadays showed off its bubbly energy when the members sat down for an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily and Celeb Confirmed for the FanTalk 2