SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group BLACKPINK now has more than 60 million subscribers around the world following its YouTube channel, the biggest account based in South Korea and the second largest among global artists, the band’s agency said Tuesday. The number of subscribers for the four-piece act’s YouTube channel passed the [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The value of life annuity benefits has decreased sharply over the past twenty years as the average lifespan increased. The age with a mortality rate of higher than 5 percent rose to 80 for men and 84 for women in 2019 from 73 and 78 in 2000, according to [...]
JEJU, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Olle Trail, a long-distance footpath on the southern island of Jeju, has been selected by Britain’s Active Traveler Magazine as one of the 10 best coastal walks in the world. The magazine introduces world famous outdoor destinations for trekking, climbing, kayaking, and sailing, as well as related gear [...]
JEJU, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — On a recent sunny spring day, the beautiful sound of piano resonated throughout the first floor lobby at Jeju National University Hospital in Jeju Island. The source of the music was pianist Lee Eun-hyung, 35, whose father, Lee Chang-hyo, 64, has been receiving chemotherapy at the hospital since 2017. Now, [...]
JEJU, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans have stepped up to donate blood to help a female college student in critical condition following a car accident. A multi-vehicle accident that occurred last week in Jeju City resulted in three deaths and left 50 others with injuries. Kim, a 21-year old female college student, was [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Rose, the main vocalist of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has set two Guinness World Records (GWR) titles with her recent debut solo release. The singer, who debuted as a member of the four-piece group in 2016, released her first solo EP “R,” featuring songs “On the Ground” and “Gone,” [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Global K-pop dynamite BTS is set to hold “Bang Bang Con 21,” the latest in a series of streaming events for fans amid the ongoing pandemic, its management agency said Monday. The online event will be streamed on the seven-piece act’s official YouTube channel Bangtan TV starting at 3 [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean all-female group Mamamoo will perform for an online K-pop show series to be launched by a British music streaming service next month, its management agency said Monday. The quartet will hold a special online concert of their hit songs and also share behind-the-scenes moments on LIVENow’s K-pop [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of K-pop group members, like BLACKPINK’s Rose and EXO’s Baekhyun, are releasing solo projects as a way to show their uniqueness and experiment with new music styles. At the forefront is Rose, who released her much-awaited debut solo material in March. The main track “On the [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this month, public school students in Seoul will be served lunch with vegetables and soup only, excluding meat, twice a month. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Thursday that it will begin operation of a ‘GREEN lunch day’ policy that obligates all schools to provide vegetarian meals [...]