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According to Sports Khan, JTBC's weekend drama 'Manager Kim' hit a peak rating of 21.6%, taking center stage in weekend TV buzz. The Nam Goong-min-led 'Completion of Marriage,' which premiered the same day, started at 4%.

Sports Khan reported that JTBC's 'New Employee Chairman Kang' episode 11, aired on the 4th, drew 10.8% nationwide paid households and a per-minute peak of 12.2%. The body-swap ending of Son Hyun-joo and Lee Jun-young airs in the 5th's late-night finale.

According to Star News, aespa's Karina and Winter appeared as guests on JTBC's 'Please Take Care of My Fridge' aired on the 5th. Winter drew laughs by saying she failed the SM audition three times while SM messaged Karina first.

Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said on the 5th that the government plans to use tax revenue swollen by the semiconductor boom to create a future fund. It intends to use it for growth-engine investment, support for the young generation, and addressing social inequality.

Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said June ETF net inflows reached $191 billion, the second-highest monthly figure on record. Average daily inflows were about $9 billion, with 214 new ETFs launched.

WuBlockchain on the 5th cited Asia's weekly highlights: a 74% drop in new token listings in Korea, an 8.5% USDT premium in India, and Binance's official entry into the Philippine market. Taiwan's passage of a crypto bill was also noted.

Samsung Electronics' Q2 preliminary earnings, due on the 7th, have emerged as a turning point for the market. The brokerage consensus for Q2 operating profit stands at 84.58 trillion won, up more than 1,700% year-on-year, Economist reported.

TokenPost reported on the 5th that SK Hynix is pursuing a US listing to attract AI investors. It is read as a move to raise funds and broaden its investor base amid expanding AI memory demand.

TokenPost on the 5th conveyed an analysis that AI-related capital is shifting from memory chips to cloud companies. It is read as a case suggesting a possible change in chip-centered investor sentiment.

According to Star News, I.O.I took first place with 'Suddenly' on MBC's 'Show! Music Core' on the 4th, its third consecutive win after June 13 and 27, achieving a triple crown. It's an accomplishment with a 10th-anniversary reunion song.

Star News reported that I.O.I, having wrapped official promotions, took first on Music Core without appearing. 'Suddenly' topped Melon TOP100 and HOT100, and the group also completed a Seoul-Bangkok-Hong Kong Asia tour.

SK Hynix is pursuing a US ADR listing while advancing a roughly $3.9 billion HBM packaging plant in Indiana, aiming for both US capital-market access and production close to AI customers, SPTA TIMES reported.

Samsung Electronics disclosed a new packaging structure patent for ultra-high-stack HBM of 16+ layers and reaffirmed a 2029 1.4nm mass-production roadmap at the SAFE forum. It is in talks with generative AI firm Anthropic over AI chip production, SPTA TIMES reported.

With AI data centers multiplying, a shortage of server CPUs has set in, letting Intel and AMD reap expanded sales, SPTA TIMES reported. Apple is said to be considering buying memory from China's CXMT and YMTC amid the supply crunch.

By TokenPost Market as of 4:07 p.m. on the 5th, Bitcoin was up 0.46% from the prior day at $62,728.50 and Ethereum up 0.56% at $1,763.08. Solana (-2.36%) and Dogecoin (-1.45%) fell.

As of the 5th, Bitcoin's market dominance rose to 57.95%, up 0.13 points from the prior day, and Ethereum's rose to 9.80%, up 0.03 points. Total crypto market cap was estimated at about $2.1705 trillion.

Per Balchunas, June ETF net inflows reached $191 billion, the second-highest monthly figure on record. Average daily inflows were about $9 billion, 214 new ETFs launched, and ETF trade value hit $7 trillion, also second on record.

According to News1, in the Korean Film Council tally on the 5th, 'Toy Story 5' overtook 'Nundongja,' which had led for three days, to retake the top and surpass 2 million admissions. Shin Min-a's 'Nundongja' slipped to second.

Sports Khan reported that in 'New Employee Chairman Kang' episode 11, Hwang Jun-hyeon (Lee Jun-young), imbued with Kang Yong-ho's (Son Hyun-joo) soul, delivered a satisfying turn before Kang Yong-ho appeared before Kang Jae-kyung (Jeon Hye-jin), heightening finale curiosity.

According to Sports Khan, BLACKPINK's Jennie will headline Europe's two major music festivals, 'Roskilde' and 'Open'er.' It is conveyed as news showing K-pop artists' expansion onto global stages.

The PPP's central ethics committee holds a plenary on the 6th to review some 30 disciplinary requests filed around the June 3 local elections. Pro-Han figures such as Park Jung-hoon and Bae Hyun-jin and 'Alternative and Future' members were cited as targets, Kyunghyang and Ajunews reported.

According to Money Today, former PM Kim Min-seok will declare his party-leadership bid on the 6th, first at Gwangju's May 18 National Cemetery in the morning and then at the National Assembly press room in the afternoon. He is expected to face ex-leaders Song Young-gil and Jung Chung-rae at the Aug. 17 Daejeon convention.

With leader Jang Dong-hyeok vowing to clear out forces shaking the leadership, the ethics panel's reactivation intensified factional conflict. The pro-Han side and the 'Alternative and Future' group signaled a strong response to the mass disciplinary warnings, Hankook Ilbo and Dtoday reported.

PANews on the 5th, citing Saudi outlet Al-Hadath, reported that Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf sees consensus with the US as possible despite difficulties. Progress in US-Iran talks is cited as a variable for Mideast dynamics and energy markets.

Ahead of the wage council plenary, small-business groups demanded a freeze at this year's level (10,320 won) and adoption of sector-specific rates. They argue applying the same standard as large firms to labor-intensive small sectors like convenience stores and restaurants threatens survival, Ajunews reported.

Given the labor minister's confirmation notice date (Aug. 5) and objection periods, a final figure must emerge before mid-July at the latest. If deliberations stall, public-interest members may present an expediting range, Ajunews reported.

On the first day of second-half EV subsidy payments, Tesla Korea raised the Model 3 Long Range from 52.99M won to 59.99M won, a 7M-won increase. It kept the Model Y Premium RWD at 49.99M won but raised the Long Range AWD and others by 3M won each, News-wa reported.

In Kia's July delivery schedule, the Ray EV had the longest wait at 10 months, with the gasoline Ray at 9 months. Waits for popular models generally lengthened, including the 4-seat Carnival at 6 months and Seltos at about 4.5 months, News-wa reported.

Ahead of the revised Network Act's enforcement on the 7th, online anxiety spread claiming 'you must delete old posts' along with 'your voice disappears on July 7' picket photos. The government rebutted that mere opinion, criticism, and political claims are not regulated, and fines apply only to profit-driven repeat spreaders after a final court ruling, Financial News reported.

Under the revised law, platforms with over 1 million daily users bear obligations to report, process, and issue transparency reports on disinformation. The commission said the government does not directly judge falsity but relies on private fact-checking, though the industry warned of early confusion over a vague definition of 'false,' Financial News reported.