Featured Newsletter 5 May 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 5, April 2026 Previous administrations’ undercards eyed a return to the spotlight.
Featured Newsletter 28 April 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, April 2026 Lee Jae-myung journeyed abroad. Also: Coupang wags the dog.
Featured Newsletter 21 April 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, April 2026 The Local Elections kicked into high gear. And: Jeong Won-o, the new face of the Democratic Party.
Featured Newsletter 14 April 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, April 2026 Lee Jae-myung started a Twitter spat with Israel.
Featured Newsletter 7 April 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, April 2026 Lee Jae-myung hosted world leaders in Seoul, while in ruby-red Daegu, the race for the mayor’s seat heated up.
Featured Newsletter 31 March 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, March 2026 The Democratic Party set out to take Daegu mayor seat while the People Power Party continued infighting.
Featured Newsletter 24 March 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, March 2026 South Korea faced collateral damage from the US-Iran War while preparing for the Local Elections.
Featured Newsletter 10 March 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, March 2026 Parties geared up for the Local Elections. Also: the new crop of Lee Jae-myung supporters.
Featured Newsletter 3 March 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, February 2026 Seoul found itself considering its position in the face of the Third Gulf War.
Featured Newsletter 24 February 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, February 2026 Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to life in prison for leading an insurrection, while the Democratic Party deliberated judiciary reforms.
Featured Newsletter 17 February 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, February 2026 The Democratic Party abandoned plans to merge with the Rebuilding Korea Party, while the People Power Party continued its infighting.
Featured Newsletter 10 February 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, February 2026 Kim Geon-hee’s true influence over Yoon Suk-yeol became clearer - as she received a surprisingly light sentence.
Featured Newsletter 26 January 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, January 2026 Han Deok-su was sentenced to 23 years in prison. Meanwhile, South Korea’s political parties realign as the Local Elections approach.
Featured Newsletter 20 January 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, January 2026 One of Yoon Suk-yeol’s trials ended in a prison sentence, and Lee Jae-myung traveled to Japan.
Featured Newsletter 13 January 2026 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, January 2026 Happy new year! TBR kicks off the first week of January with a super-sized issue featuring China, Coupang, insurrection trials and more.
Featured Newsletter 16 December 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, December 2025 TBR looks ahead to a new era in 2026.
Featured Newsletter 9 December 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, December 2025 The Seoul real estate market continued to plague the Democratic Party.
Featured Newsletter 2 December 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, November 2025 One year has passed since Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection attempt.
Featured Newsletter 18 November 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, November 2025 The investigation into Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection continued, with the People Power Party’s existence at stake.
Featured Newsletter 11 November 2025 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, November 2025 Lee Jae-myung continued to push for the transfer of wartime OPCON, while Seoul redevelopment plans heated up.
