Kim Beom-su, center, the founder of the country's tech giant Kakao Corp., leaves a courtroom after a warrant hearing at the Seoul Southern District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 22, 2024. (Yoon Dong-jin/Yonhap via AP)
A logo of Kakao Corp. is seen at the Kakao Pangyo Agit office in Seongnam, South Korea, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. South Korean prosecutors said Tuesday they have arrested the founder of technology giant Kakao Corp. for alleged stock price rigging during his company’s takeover of a major K-pop agency last year. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)