SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of young couples in South Korea are breaking from traditional wedding customs, choosing efficiency and personal meaning over long-established practices that some view as outdated or burdensome. Take Oh, 29, who recently decided to skip the customary bouquet toss at her wedding. “I was concerned about the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Co., South Korea’s leading air carrier, said Monday it has been named the best airline of 2025 by Airline Ratings, a prestigious Australia-based aviation and travel publication. Korean Air was ranked No. 1 in a comprehensive evaluation of over 350 airlines worldwide based on various criteria, including [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Virtual K-pop boy band Plave has achieved million-seller status with its third EP, “Caligo Pt.1,” its agency said Monday. The album sold 1,038,308 copies in the first week since its release last Monday, Vlast said, citing data from Hanteo Chart. It marks the first time an album by a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Two A-list actors, Song Hye-kyo and Gong Yoo, will star in an upcoming Netflix original series written by acclaimed scriptwriter Noh Hee-kyung, the streaming giant said Monday. Set in Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s, the series, “Show Business (working title),” follows individuals striving for success in the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The music video for “God’s Menu” by Stray Kids has garnered more than 500 million views on YouTube. Released in June 2020 as the lead track of the group’s first studio album, “God’s Menu” hit the 500 million mark Sunday night, according to the group’s agency, JYP Entertainment. It [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s leading battery maker, said Monday it has been named the renewable energy bidding service operator for the country’s largest wind farm on the southern island of Jeju. With this appointment, the company will now manage all offshore wind farms in the country that [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese e-commerce platform Temu has been stepping up its preparations to directly enter the South Korean market since late last year, an industry source said Monday. PDD Holdings Inc.’s Temu is in the process of hiring Korean employees for human resources, administration, public relations, marketing and logistics functions, an [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has issued a warning regarding the Chinese generative artificial intelligence (AI) model DeepSeek, citing significant security vulnerabilities, including the unrestricted sharing of personal data with advertisers and inconsistencies in responses to sensitive questions based on language settings. In a statement released on February [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Two Korean films, “Hitman 2″ and “Dark Nuns” have surpassed their break-even points during the weekend, data showed Monday. According to the Korean Film Council, the action-comedy “Hitman 2″ topped the local weekend box office, attracting over 200,000 viewers. Its cumulative attendance has surpassed 2.31 million, slightly exceeding its [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Four out of 10 dog farms in South Korea have closed their doors since the country legislated a law banning dog meat consumption last year, the agriculture ministry said Monday. Of the total 1,537 dog farms, 623, or 40 percent, have shut down their business since the government implemented [...]