Seoul, July 21 (Korea Bizwire)-Recalling the time when Jun Ji-hyun(34) started to gain attention as a star actress, many would choose the film ‘The Thieves’, which was directed by Choi Dong-hoon and released in 2012. At a sly comment degrading her looks by asking if her pretty face was the result of plastic surgery, ‘Yenicall’ [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Sunye and Sohee have officially left girl group Wonder Girls, the group’s management agency said Monday, as the group reorganizes itself for next month’s comeback. JYP Entertainment said Sunye, the lead vocalist, has decided to focus on her new family after marrying a missionary in January 2013. She gave [...]
“It’s a global phenomenon so I’m sure everyone already knows what this is. It’s beyond excellent. It’s the best thing you’ve ever seen.” “When we did the ‘Spider Man’ premiere in Seoul, Korea, we were on stage with the band 2NE1″ - Emma Stone, actress SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — It turns out American [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Star of “My Love from the Stars” Kim Soo-hyun will take part in an annual K-pop festival set to open in Los Angeles late this month, organizers said Friday. Kim will be among Korean television stars such as actors Son Ho-jun and Daniel Henney attending KCON 2015 USA [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Girls’ Generation, one of the top South Korean girl groups, swept various music charts at home and other Asian countries Wednesday after making a long-awaited return to the music scene. The album’s title piece “Party” topped eight Korean music services, including Genie, Melon and Mnet, as of 9 a.m. [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Girl’s Day presented its second album, ‘LOVE’, five years after their debut, on July 7. The group held a showcase on July 6 at KBS Sports World, and showed their pride in the new album. The title song, ‘Ring My Bell,’ is a catchy song with a strong beat [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — EXO’s title song ‘Call Me Baby’ was the most viewed K-pop music video on YouTube in the first half of 2015, said SM Entertainment on July 2. The music video for Call Me Baby was released worldwide on March 31, and the number of hits on YouTube had reached [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group BigBang rose to the top of major local music charts upon the release of its new single album Wednesday. According to YG Entertainment, which manages the group, BigBang unveiled the third album of its “Made Series” project at midnight. “If You,” one of the two tracks [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Kwang-soo, a Korean entertainer known for his friendly image on the TV variety show Running Man, has become a ‘prince’ celebrity in South Asian countries, being featured in several TV commercials in Hong Kong, Malaysia and China. Although Lee is not as exceptionally handsome as other K-wave stars [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Sistar ranked No. 1 on major local music charts for the eighth consecutive day Monday with its new single “Shake It.” Released a week ago, “Shake It” has since been on top of the real-time K-pop chart of Melon, an online music service that dominates 60 percent of [...]