SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan has been designated the first country to host South Korea’s largest convention of Korean pop music and culture for this year, organizers said Monday. First launched in Irvine, California, in 2012, KCON is hosted by CJ E&M and held in multiple countries throughout the world. Attending the event [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The “Winter City” Taebaek, made internationally famous for being one of the filming locations for South Korean TV megahit “Descendants of the Sun”, kicked off its two-week long Taebaek Mountain Snow Festival on January 19. Open until February 11, a variety of attractions and treats await visitors making their [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A long-held rite of passage for new employees at big firms has in recent weeks come under fire after reports surfaced detailing allegations that newly hired female employees at Kookmin Bank (KB), who were participants in a company mandated training program, were offered contraceptives to avoid suffering from discomfort [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Reports that star short-track speed skater Shin Suk-hee went missing after allegedly being physically assaulted by her coach have once again reaffirmed the sport as the problem child of the Winter Olympics. Ever since short-track speed skating was included as a Winter Olympics competition in 1992, South Korean representatives [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop singer Samuel will make his Japanese debut with a new single next month, his agency said Friday. The 16-year-old American singer will release the Japanese single “Sixteen” in partnership with Japanese entertainment company Pony Canyon on Feb. 7, Brave Entertainment said. Samuel will visit Tokyo and Osaka to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A joint men’s bobsled team between the two Koreas could be formed for training and track testing ahead of next month’s PyeongChang Winter Olympics in the South, the international bobsled governing body has said. The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) said on its website Thursday that a “mixed [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The latest work by prominent Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo will be screened in the Forum section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, which is set to open next month, the film’s overseas distributor said on Friday. “Grass,” the 22nd feature from Hong, is a black-and-white film starring Kim [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Navy will receive a new diesel-electric air-independent propulsion submarine Friday capable of staying underwater more than 10 days, the state arms agency said. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) plans to deliver the Hong Beom Do submarine to the Navy in a ceremony at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan. Named after a respected independent fighter during Japan’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military will reduce the number of troops to half a million by 2022 as part of a new round of defense reform, the Ministry of National Defense said Friday. The mandatory service period of rank-and-file soldiers will be shortened to 18 months in stages from the current [...]
SEOUL Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The market for niche perfumes in South Korea has grown steadily in the past few years as a consumer mindset centering on the acquisition of “minor luxuries” and devotion to the highlighting of personal taste and artistic inclination has bloomed. According to industry insiders, sales of niche perfumes at [...]