The driver behind the fatal car crash that killed nine pedestrians near Seoul City Hall earlier this month repeatedly apologized as he attended an arrest warrant court hearing Tuesday morning. “I’m very, very sorry to the deceased and bereaved families,” the 68-year-old, surnamed Cha, said as he entered Seoul Central District Court at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday morning. Cha showed up to the hearing with his face covered with a cap and a mask while being asked several questions by repo

Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-yeon’s second son, Kim Dong-won, president and chief global officer at Hanwha Life, is eyeing a bigger presence within his father’s business empire as he plays a key role in leading the global expansion of the group’s financial business. Hanwha’s succession scheme is still taking shape, with the management control highly likely to be transferred to the chairman’s three sons. The eldest, Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan, is projected to t

Kim Min-ji and An Yeon-gyong -- a 28-year-old marketer and a 26-year-old career consultant, respectively -- get off work in the evening like many other workers in South Korea. But their voices and movements change completely when they step into the light-filled, floor-to-ceiling mirrors-covered studio of The Passion Musical -- a local musical group that has been around since 2014 -- in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul. The pair say they are more active after the sunset. “I take an acting lesson o