SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean pop culture is gaining popularity in India, where the so-called Korean wave has always struggled to make inroads. With the onslaught of the coronavirus, Indians are beginning to find new interest in Korean entertainment as they are forced to stay indoors. For long, India’s Bollywood and the country’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – J-hope, a member of popular K-pop band BTS, donated 100 million won (US$84,416) for children suffering economic hardship due to the new coronavirus pandemic, a charity group said Tuesday. According to ChildFund Korea, J-hope expressed hope that his donation will be delivered to children in crisis, especially to those [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop band SuperM will present the live performance debut of its upcoming song “100″ on U.S. television network ABC, the group’s agency said Thursday. The seven-piece boy band’s live performance of “100″ will be aired on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Aug. 20 (local time), according to SM Entertainment. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — For a group that debuted less than 72 hours ago, the hopes and anticipation riding on TREASURE, the new boy band under YG Entertainment, as well as the pressure it has come to bear, couldn’t be bigger or heavier. As arguably this year’s “monster rookie” in K-pop, the media [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Big Hit Entertainment, the label-management agency of K-pop group BTS, said Monday it has launched a new character brand called TinyTAN, inspired by and modeled after the band’s seven members. TinyTAN, consisting of BTS-inspired animated characters, revolves around a fictional universe in which the alter egos of BTS members [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Following in the footsteps of BIGBANG, WINNER and BLACKPINK, YG Entertainment’s ambitious boy band TREASURE officially debuted Friday, with its 12 members thanking fans who have waited for the launch since the group’s creation through an audition television show. TREASURE is YG’s first new K-pop act in four years [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the strength and popularity of K-pop, a bedrock pillar of South Korean soft power, has proven to be as unrelenting and far-reaching as the virus itself. According to the Korea Music Content Association-operated Gaon chart, the number of top 100 albums sold [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Top actors and celebrities in South Korea have offered hefty donations to assist victims of the recent heavy rain that has left 15 dead and nearly 1,600 people forced out of their homes. Actor Park Seo-joon, star of the hit TV drama “Itaewon Class” and also known for his [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In an about-face from its usually contemplative and edgy sound and imagery, K-pop girl group (G)I-dle said Monday its new single “Dumdi Dumdi” was intended to be a bright dance song inspired by the spirit of youthfulness and the sizzling summer heat. “While writing the new song, I asked [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giant BTS on Monday announced that its new single album set to drop later this month is titled “Dynamite.” The group announced the name of the upcoming English-language single through a teaser image shared on the group’s social media. The K-pop septet announced last week that the new [...]