SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actor Lee Dong-wook, who recently appeared in “Goblin: The Lonely and Great God,” successfully finished his Asia tour to meet his fans, his management agency said Thursday. The agency Kingkong by Starship said Lee wrapped up the Asian tour on July 23 in Taiwan after visiting Singapore, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer-actress Suzy has renewed her contract with her management agency JYP Entertainment, the company said Wednesday. “We renewed our contract with Suzy whose seven-year exclusive partnership with us terminated recently,” the company said. “We’ve reached an agreement to pursue various meaningful activities in the future.” Suzy, who debuted through [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — YG Entertainment said Sunday it will produce its own reality TV program featuring its stars as the company is set to push its boundaries beyond the music industry. “From September, we will start shooting a reality show titled ‘YG JeonJa’ based on real-life episodes happening inside YG,” the company [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Girls’ Generation, one of K-pop’s longest-running girl groups today, will release its sixth full-length studio album next month, its agency said Thursday. The record “Holiday Night” will be released on Aug. 7, S.M. Entertainment said. It will be the first new material since the team’s 2015 album “Lion Heart.” [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — “Train to Busan,” South Korea’s 2016 zombie apocalypse blockbuster, will open in Japanese theaters in September, according to its distributor Tuesday. The film directed by Yeon Sang-ho will be screened at 148 theaters in 44 Japanese cities starting Sept. 1, according to NEW. “Train to Busan” was the top [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The music video for “Spring Day” by K-pop boy band BTS has topped 100 million views on YouTube, its agency said Thursday. The song, which was released in February, reached the milestone as of 11 p.m. Wednesday, according to Big Hit Entertainment. “Spring Day” is now the seventh track [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — “Running Man,” SBS TV’s weekend variety show, has been saluted by South American fans for its seventh year, according to the network Thursday. The program’s fan club covering Mexico, Argentina, El Salvador and Peru, sent 20 kilograms of rice to the showrunners, congratulating them for the show’s seventh year, [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) – Actress Uee, a former member of K-pop girl group After School, and singer Kangnam confirmed Friday through their agencies that they are seeing each other. Yeolum Entertainment and RD Entertainment, which represent the actress and the singer, respectively, confirmed today that they’ve recently begun dating. The two became close after [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Doh Ga-young and Han Woo-jin consider each other just close friends. But people around them suspect things between them are more than that. The confused young adults slowly get to discover true feelings toward each other. So goes the story in “Something About Us,” a webtoon, or web-based comic [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Fifteen YouTube stars creating videos themed on Korean culture from around the world are visiting South Korea at the invitation of the government, the trip’s organizer said Tuesday. The Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange said the creators from 12 countries arrived in the country Tuesday for a nine-day [...]