SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent series of scandals and gossip involving Korean Wave stars has dealt a heavy blow to provincial governments trying to utilize their associations with entertainers to attract tourists. Most recently, the Taebaek city government in Gangwon Province became an unlikely victim when celebrity couple Song Joong-ki and Song [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As American pop icon Lady Gaga once inspired the U.S. pop scene to follow her example and find copycats, K-pop boy band BTS stands now as a force that changes the contours of the American pop industry, an American columnist specializing in K-pop said Tuesday. “In the grand scheme [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Roaring K-pop boy band BTS launched Monday an official mobile application channel to connect with fans around the world. The septet announced the opening of BTS Weverse, an official fan community based on the application Weverse. Through the channel, BTS will communicate with fans using text messages as well [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The formerly 11-piece girl band I.O.I will be reinstated as a nine-member group to release a new album in October, a music label said Monday. The new album, set for release in October, will be the first music release by I.O.I since the project group’s official disbandment two and [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — For the K-pop industry, the last six months have been a nightmare. Starting with the Burning Sun incident, a number of famous singers and celebrities have been embroiled in a series of criminal allegations. Burning Sun, the club where former BIGBANG member Seungri was a inside board director, turned [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean star actor Kim Soo-hyun was discharged from the military Monday, bracing himself for a return to show business. Meeting with media and fans in front of the Imjingak Peace Bell in Paju, north of Seoul, he thanked his fans for welcoming him. A number of fans from [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — It took less than four years for the top stars Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki to fall in love through a mega hit drama series, get married in a wildly publicized wedding ceremony and come to a surprising divorce that set off a whirlwind of rumors. The management agencies [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Top-profile Korean star couple Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki are taking legal steps to part ways, two years after their much-celebrated marriage, the stars’ management agencies said Thursday. A law firm representing the actor Song Joong-ki filed for court mediation for his divorce from the actress Song Hye-kyo with [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop diva Chungha on Monday released her fourth EP, “Flourishing,” whose title track is the first song she has composed. The fourth track, “Flourishing,” is a trap soul number written in English that sends out a message of self-confidence. The fifth song on the EP, and its main track, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy band BTS’ four rounds of sensational fan meetings and concerts in the band’s home country of South Korea dazzled hundreds of thousands of avid fans over the past two weeks. But the events were shadowed by nagging complaints by ticket holders who were denied entry to the concerts [...]