There is a risk North Korea may try to exploit the domestic political turmoil in South Korea and it is in Washington's interest to help resolve the issue, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday.

A Korea-Japan bilateral foreign ministers’ meeting will take place in Seoul next Monday afternoon, Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday.

The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan will hold talks early next week on bilateral relations and other shared issues, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday, The talks between Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will take place in Seoul on Monday,

BTS member J-Hope will embark on his first solo concert tour, starting in Seoul in February, his agency BigHit Music said on Friday.

J-Hope teased new music, ‘The Beginning of a New Dream,’ and also announced his solo tour, ‘Hope on the Stage,’ for this year. Keep watching for all the updates! Tetris Kelly: He's our hope. He's J-Hope and he's back.

At the time of publication, BTS is still on hiatus while a few of the seven members complete their mandatory South Korean military service. Still, that hasn’t stopped J-Hope — who wrapped his duties in October — from announcing his ‘Hope On The Stage World Tour,