The dramatic failure of Kakao services over the weekend left users wondering about a company on which they have become dangerously dependent and the government hinting of intervention into what has become critical infrastructure.

All BTS members will do their mandatory military service, starting with the eldest, Jin, HYBE announced Monday.

Four listed Kakao companies — Kakao, Kakao Pay, Kakao Bank and Kakao Games — plummeted following a service outage over the weekend caused by a fire at a data center in the SK C&C building in Pangyo, Gyeonggi.

Businesses are demanding compensation for earnings lost due to the Kakao blackout.  
Kakao servers were knocked out as a result of a fire at a Pangyo data center that started Saturday afternoon. The company's messenger and services offered by related companies were unavailable, degraded or intermittent anywhere from 10 hours to 2 days as backup systems failed to kick in fast enough.

The Kakao crash rendering numerous online services useless disrupted the daily lives of people in Korea as many are reliant on a broad range of its services, from messaging and payments to ride-hailing and music streaming.

Prosecutors on Monday raided the headquarters of minor conglomerate SBW Group following evidence that the company's employees were involved in smuggling stacks of U.S. dollars into China, possibly with the final destination of North Korea.

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The girl group members — Miyawaki Sakura, Kim Chaewon, Hong Eunchae, Kazuha and Huh Yunjin — held a showcase on Monday at Yonsei University’s Centennial Hall in western Seoul.