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Telecommunications & Media

K-culture hot issue: Katseye in spotlight, JB dating rumours spread on social media

Interest in the film "The Man Who Lives With the King" continues, while allegations and online speculation grow around multinational six-member group Katseye. GOT7 member JB is linked in dating rumours to influencer Lee Chae-eun after similar photos appeared online. Fans also speculate that aespa's Ningning, IVE's Rei and All Day Project's Youngseo may form a unit after coordinated profile changes. Separately, claims surfaced that a well-known male K-pop singer has a child born out of wedlock in 2022.

Telecommunications & Media

Broadcasting media communications commission stuck at three members, rules for three broadcasting laws still stalled

South Korea’s National Assembly again failed to secure a decision-making quorum for the Broadcasting Media Communications Commission. A nominee recommended by the Democratic Party was approved, but a nominee backed by the People Power Party was rejected. Even if the approved nominee is appointed, the commission will have three members, below the four required to hold meetings and pass resolutions. Follow-up rules mandated under the three broadcasting laws remain stalled, and statutory deadlines have already passed.

Industry

KAIST fails to appoint 18th president, decides to reopen search

KAIST failed to appoint its next president. The university's board of directors held a meeting on Feb. 26 and voted to select the 18th president, but no candidate met the threshold of winning a majority of attending directors, KAIST said. The board discussed three finalists, including incumbent President Kwang-hyung Lee, professor Jung-ho Kim and former UNIST president Yong-hoon Lee. KAIST will reopen the search process.