South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is finding himself the center of attention in the region: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week invited him to join an impromptu drum jam session to K-pop songs.

Decked out in matching blue jackets, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday played drums to the beats of K-pop hits - including Dynamite by BTS and Golden from hit film KPop Demon Hunters.

The stink has become noxious enough that Lee Jae Myung, South Korea’s president, broached the subject of Yellow Sea tensions during a summit with Xi Jinping in China this month. Mr Lee’s visit to China,

South Korea's planned investment of $350 billion in strategic U.S. sectors under a trade deal ​is unlikely to kick off in the first half of 2026, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said, meaning the weak ‌won currency should not face major new dollar outflows.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday to ensure stable and friendly ties as her country faces growing tension with Beijing.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan and President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea played along to BTS and “KPop Demon Hunters,” in a display meant to show warming ties.

She put me on K-dramas," Adedipe, now 39, told Business Insider. That early curiosity soon grew into an interest in Korea's history, economy, and language.Adedipe began learning Korean nine years ago online and continued after she moved to Oklahoma for work,

North Korea's military has accused South Korea of flying drones across the border, warning of consequences for what it calls “unpardonable hysteria.”