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The producers of JTBC's music competition show “Sing Again” have teamed up - again - for the new survival show, “Peak Time,” to offer a second chance to lesser-known, underrated K-pop singers. The network's new music show, which kicked off Wednesday, invites 24 boy groups who have not been able to perform for various reasons; like being disbanded, under indefinite hiatus, or newly debuted with no fame. Despite their musical talent, they haven't had a chance to shoot to stardom or even make themselves known to the public.

An annual festival marking the birthday of one of Korea's leading indie musicians will be held in February, with a wide range of offline concerts and events planned around the Hongik University area, known as Hongdae, after three years of scaled-down editions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Han Kyung-rock, a member of the legendary 1995-formed punk rock band Crying Nut, will hold the 2023 Kyungrockjeol Mapo Renaissance at various venues around Hongdae and other places in Seoul's Mapo District from Feb. 8 to 12.

Actress Kang So-ra has picked up her first series in six years with ENA's new romantic comedy series “Strangers Again,” since her last small screen piece “Revolutionary Love” in 2017. “I felt more nervous than when I made my debut. Since I've taken time off (from my career), I was afraid if I could get back on track when I started working again,” the actress said during a press conference for the series, held in Mapo District, Seoul, Jan. 18.

JEJU ― While Seoul's plan to build a new trash incinerator in the western district of Mapo has been sparking protests from residents since last year, a similar plan on Jeju Island has developed into a very different course of action: Islanders are welcoming with open arms the construction of landfill facilities and several districts competed with each other to have them right in their backyards.

Korea and Indonesia signed the Green Transition Initiative last November to provide the Southeast Asian country with development assistance to expand the use of electric vehicles. The initiative, signed on the sidelines of the G20 Bali Summit, seeks to help Indonesia, with a population of 276 million, develop a more eco-friendly auto market. The pact also benefits Korea's automobile industry, which will provide technical skills to help Indonesia transition to EVs.