SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — YG Entertainment, the talent management of South Korean star musicians such as Psy and BigBang, is undergoing a probe launched by the National Tax Agency, the company confirmed on Monday. “We were summoned by the second investigation unit (of the NTS) in charge of regular tax checkups on small [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ E&M, South Korea’s leading entertainment and media company, said Sunday it will start a joint venture with a Thai cable channel operator to further capitalize on the global popularity of Korean pop culture, known here as “hallyu.” The entertainment arm of the South Korean conglomerate CJ Group said [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Onrie Kompan is celebrating Yi Sun-sin’s birthday by releasing selections from his upcoming book, ‘Yi Soon Shin: Fallen Avenger’. Kompan, a 33-year-old American cartoonist, received a good deal of attention in Korea for portraying Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s life in his cartoons. Yi was a Korean admiral best known for [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Graceful works by Korea’s ancient and contemporary potters will be displayed in Paris, the National Museum of Korea said Tuesday, hailing local visitors to explore the rich heritage of Korean ceramics. Dubbed “The Earth, Fire and Spirit,” the Korean pottery exhibition will run April 27-June 20 in the exhibition [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A French cooking school will offer courses in Korean cuisine and open its branch in South Korea later this year, a local foundation said Sunday. The Mir Foundation said Ecole Ferrandi will include Korean cuisine, known as “hansik,” as part of their regular school curriculum and establish its branch [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – “Descendants of the Sun” has concluded what will go down in South Korean history as one of the brightest moments in TV with another renewed viewership record, data showed Monday. The KBS 2TV series garnered a 36.8 percent viewership on average over last week’s Wednesday-Thursday night broadcasts, data by [...]
TAEBEK, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The two locations where the epic Korean drama ‘Descendants of the Sun‘ was filmed, Taebek and Zákinthos (Greece), have entered an agreement for cooperation and exchange. Taebaek announced the joyous occasion after inking the agreement with the city of Zákinthos. ‘Descendants of the Sun’, a Korean drama which gave viewers all [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) - Actor Lee Min-ho was greeted by over 20,000 fans at promotional events in the Philippines for a global fashion brand that he models, his star agency said Sunday. Lee visited the Southeast Asian country from April 2-3 to promote Bench, a British clothing brand that is sold worldwide for whom he is [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics recently revealed a series of promotional videos for its new Q9500 ‘no-wind’ air conditioner featuring figure skater Kim Yuna. The new product keeps room temperature pleasant without producing wind. There are three parts to the video series – ‘no-wind air conditioning’, ‘no-wind dehumidification’, and ‘no-wind air purifying’. Each of [...]
PAJU, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The filming site of the sensational TV series “Descendants of the Sun” in Camp Greaves, the former U.S. military camp near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Paju, north of Seoul, will turn into a foothold of the region’s tourism industry, provincial officials said Sunday. The camp, which is currently [...]