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Korean golfers Im Jin-hee and Lee So-mi clinched their first LPGA title on Sunday at the Dow Championship, a team event held in the U.S. state of Michigan.

In the fourth and final round of the championship, the duo finished at 20-under par, forcing a playoff where they secured victory by birdying the first hole against the American team of Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang.

The pair became the fourth and fifth Korean golfers to win on the LPGA Tour this year.

In celebration of the grand season finale of Netflix's global hit "Squid Game," large-scale events were held in Korea and the UK.

A massive parade was showcased in central Seoul near Gwanghwamun on Saturday, the day after the release of the final season, drawing an estimated 5,000 participants.

The event featured a live reenactment of the show's signature game, "Red Light, Green Light," along with a parade of giant characters and iconic symbols from the series.

Meanwhile, over in the UK, Newcastle's Millennium Bridge was transformed into a supersized jump rope, featuring Young-hee, the menacing doll and iconic face of the series, alongside her newest companion, Chul-su.

The spectacle was part of a series of global events held to bid farewell to the show.

The Culture Ministry and the King Sejong Institute Foundation have designated 11 new King Sejong Institutes across nine countries.

This brings the total number of Sejong institutes operating worldwide to 252 across 87 countries.

The newly established institutes include two in Egypt, six across Asia, including Uzbekistan and the Philippines, and three in Europe, including Germany and Italy.

The ministry aims to operate over 350 King Sejong Institutes globally by 2030, fostering a robust Korean language ecosystem across different regions.

That's all from me. Stay tuned to the Kulture Wave.