SEOUL, Korea, Oct 02 (Korea Bizwire)–Charismatic, gentle, and stylish Hyun Bin, the heartthrob much loved by women in Korea and beyond, is posing for a model of “Smart Suit.” The average working hours among Korean office workers are 2,092 hours per year, or 40.2 hours a week without vacations, the second highest among OECD member countries after [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sept 30 (Korea Bizwire)–A new film “Kangchul” starring Yoo Ah In and Kim Hae-suk presented its theme song sung by Hong Dae-kwang, a singer known from Korea’s most-loved auditioning TV program “Superstar K.” Hong’s song “Goodbye with Smile” has been made into a music video and arrived before the theatrical release. His soulful voice [...]
Don’t even say “I miss you” to your lovely children. Don’t dare send an “I love you” text message to your wife. Don’t even think about pressing the “Like” button for funny pictures of your friends. Don’t do anything but driving ’cause all these are meaningless unless you are with us. If you love them, [...]
“I’m always on a diet, but as healthy as ever!” SEOUL, Korea, Sep 28(Korea Bizwire)–Women on a diet tend to develop flabby skins while always tired from undernourishment. For those women who have to endure constant side effects of weight loss regimens, Korea’s figure skating diva Kim Yuna introduces a new cereal “Light Up.” Seeing Yuna [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 27 (Korea Bizwire)–The recent commercial by Samsung Life featuring Kim Gwang-gyu as a 40-something dad with a kindergartener is gaining public attention. Kim, who has been popular on an MBC-TV weekly drama “I Live Alone,” trains himself in the commercial to be a sprinter in preparation for his 6-year-old son’s field day. He [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sept 26 (Korea Bizwire) –EXO, a K-Pop idol group consisting of twelve boys, has now taken the throne of Korean pop music scene. As many as 740,000 copies of their first album “XOXO (Kiss & Hug)” have been sold so far and EXO is at the top of all music rankings on TV. The [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sept 25 (Korea Bizwire) – IU, a female singer once considered a perennial girl adored by everyone, has come back to us as a mature lady. In the teaser video of her third album “Modern Times” featuring the title song “Between the Lips,” she revealed her new side, sultrier and more sensual. In the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sept 24 (Korea Bizwire) –The four hottest men in Korea these days are none other than those in their 70s who appear on a popular TV drama “Grandpa Is Better Than Flowers.” The four actors, Lee Soon-jae, Shin Gu, Park Geun-hyong, Baik Il-seop, have been on TV for more than four decades but their [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sept 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In the year 2012 alone, as much as 12 percent of students in Korea were victims of school violence in one way or another. The percentage of those who have ever thought about killing themselves because of this was 44.7 percent in total. A child who was unable to [...]
Seoul, Korea, Sept 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Even without taking their clothes off, K-Pop girl group Kara proved they are sexy enough to enthrall the whole audience. The five-member girl group has come back with a title track “Damaged Lady” for the fourth album “Full Bloom.” In the music video Damaged Lady–already available online, Kara cast [...]