SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that Hallyu fans in 200 countries around the world showed interest in KCON America 2015, which is the biggest Korean wave convention in North America. The LA office of the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) investigated Twitter messages related to KCON 2015 with USC professor Kim Sun-ho, a big [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The government said Tuesday it will construct a multipurpose cultural facility where foreigners can experience traditional Korean culture in Seoul’s city center. The facility, named the “K-Experience,” will be located next to Gyeongbok Palace, at the former site of a residential building for the U.S. Embassy. Separately, the gymnastics [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Cases of Korean applications becoming popular in Central and South America without any marketing or advertising are increasing. This is a meaningful outcome considering that the Central and South American market is receiving attention as a new mobile application market that holds great potential for growth. According to industry [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Sulli will leave South Korean girl group f(x) to focus on acting, her management agency said Friday. SM Entertainment said it has decided to “honor her wish to leave the group and concentrate on her acting” after having a discussion with the 21-year-old. The announcement put an end to rampant rumors [...]
SEOUL, August 3 (Korea bizwire)- Singer Psy will perform on stage to revitalize the domestic tourism market that has struggled under the onset of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome(MERS). Psy will be making an appearance at the Summer K-POP Festival held at Seoul Plazaon August 4 at 7 p.m. Other stars like the idol group [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The popular K-pop group Wonder Girls said Monday the group’s adoption of a rock band concept is not just a phase. “We were very nervous because it was the first time that we performed as a band,” Seonmi, a member of the group, told reporters during a showcase of [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver, South Korea’s top Internet portal operator, rolled out a real-time video streaming app on Friday that features behind-the-scenes stories of popular K-pop artists, as it seeks to expand its global presence with the new mobile media platform. Dubbed V, the app is designed to provide footage of top Korean singers [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group AOA was scheduled to release its third Japanese EP on Wednesday, its management agency said. “Mune Kyun,” the Japanese version of the latest EP, “Heart Attack,” contains the title track of the same name along with “Confused” and “Joa Yo!” in Japanese translation, FNC Entertainment said. The [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Lee Byung-hun made a public apology Friday for causing trouble over a blackmail case in his first public appearance here since the scandal emerged. “It’s all thanks to your attention that I was able to live as an actor,” Lee said in a trembling voice during a press [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee Min-ho, a Korean actor hugely popular at home and in China, will appear in a government-produced TV advertisement aimed at jumpstarting the recovery of the domestic tourism industry hit hard by the spread of MERS, the government said Friday. The star of the popular Korean TV series “Boys [...]