SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Tomorrow X Together, a new idol group managed by the agency of global superband BTS, dropped its first full-length album Monday. The eight-track full-length album titled “The Dream Chapter: Magic” is the quintet’s second music release following their breakout debut in March. The debut album, “The Dream Chapter: Star,” [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In recent years, Gong Yoo has risen to be one of the most sought-after A-list celebrities in South Korea thanks to two mega hit films and one TV drama — “Train To Busan” (2016), “The Age of Shadows” (2016) and “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” (2017). In particular, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With the official opening of BTS’ pop-up store on Friday, “House of BTS” has been filled with fans from all around the world. The store opens from 10 a.m., but a number of fans waited for the store to open from dawn. Decorated from the first basement level to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — “Produce 101,” arguably the most successful of the 10-year line of K-pop idol competition shows, has emerged as a promising channel for the debut of wannabe K-pop idol stars, as well as being a solid K-pop export item in its own right. Through its four seasons so far, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday that it will hold a cosmetics road show in Dubai this week to help boost exports of cosmetic products by capitalizing on the rising popularity of the Korean wave of popular culture. The K-cosmetics show, the first of its kind this year, will be held [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Propelled by the decadeslong expertise of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment, coupled with the distribution network of Capitol Music Group (CMG), K-pop boy band SuperM scored a No. 1 on the main Billboard albums chart with its debut album. Billboard said on its official website Monday (Korean time) that the [...]
SEONGNAM, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean singer-actress Sulli, who suffered from online abuse, was found dead at a residence south of Seoul on Monday, police said. The body of the 25-year-old, whose legal name is Choi Jin-ri, was found by her agent at around 3:21 p.m. at a two-story house in Seongnam, Gyeonggi [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Brand new K-pop act SuperM topped a main Billboard chart upon its debut in the United States, according the chart result re-released on Monday. The supergroup’s first release, “SuperM: The 1st Mini Album,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for the week of Oct. 19, [...]
RIYADH, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The strong religious culture in Saudi Arabia couldn’t stop abaya-covered fans from springing up in their seats to dance as K-pop superband BTS performed its latest mega hit, “Boy With Luv,” in the country’s capital, Riyadh, Friday evening. Religious restraints and Islamic doctrine melted away as the K-pop septet [...]
RIYADH, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Major landmarks in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, were lit up in purple late Thursday as the city welcomed global K-pop act BTS and its upcoming concert here. The septet arrived in Riyadh early Thursday for their historic “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” concert in the Middle Eastern city’s King [...]