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Takaichi and Lee End First Day of Summit

Japanese and South Korean leaders jam to K-pop hits at a summit

The Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to deepen cooperation between their countries before they let loose with their own surprise cultural exchange in a surprise jam session drumming to K-pop h...

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South Korea's President Lee visits Japan for summit with PM Takaichi

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Takaichi and Lee End First Day of Summit on a High Note With Drum Session

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Takaichi and Lee end first day of summit on a high note with drum session

Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung rounded off their summit meeting on ‌Tuesday with an unexpected jam session where the two played drums ‌along to some K-...

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Lee gifts Japan's Takaichi with drum set

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Leaders of Japan and South Korea discuss economy and regional challenges at summit

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Seoul, Tokyo look to ‘new 60 years’ of partnership at Nara summit

“In this complicated and unsettled international order, Korea–Japan cooperation is more important than anything else as we move toward a better future,” Lee said. “There are complex, difficult and unc...

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Japan, South Korea push for closer ties to counter regional tension

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Leaders of South Korea and Japan agree to improve cooperation

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Japanese and South Korean leaders bang out surprise K-pop drum duet

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says he always wanted to play the drums, so Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi surprised him after a summit, and they hit it off.

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Lee's Japan visit raises prospects for closer economic cooperation, efforts to test remains of Korean forced laborers

President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan that raised prospects for closer economic cooperation with Tokyo as well as efforts to test remains of Korean forced laborers.

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Watch: Takaichi and Lee jam on drums as diplomacy meets BTS after Nara summit talks

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi jammed on drums in blue kit at Nara summit, playing BTS Dynamite to symbolise warming ties.

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Sanae Takaichi, Lee Jae Myung meet to push for closer security and economic ties at high-stakes summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met in Japan on Tuesday, reaffirming the strategic importance of bilateral ties between their

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President Lee Jae-myung gifts mother-of-pearl drumsticks to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is visiting Nara Prefecture, Japan, for the Korea-Japan summit, exchanged gifts on the 13th that considered the personal backgrounds and hobbies of both leaders.

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Enjoy Lee Takaichi’s Viral Jamming Session, in Case You Missed It

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung rounded off their summit meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, with an unexpected jam session where the two

'Dynamite' diplomacy: Japan's Takaichi, South Korea's Lee Jae Myung in K-pop drum battle— watch

The Japanese and South Korean leaders engaged in a diplomatic jam session. The PM office of Japan shared the video of the two leaders drumming to the .