SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Riding Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, cosmetics products have developed into strong moneymaking export items as they set records for exports and trade surplus last month. According to the Korea Customs Service, the value of cosmetics exports in March was US$277.5 million, the largest amount since the office began [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun is on the cover of the forthcoming issue of Elle magazine to be published in six Asian countries, the fashion magazine’s Korean office said Wednesday. Elle Korea released the cover photos of the 34-year-old actress, which will become available in the April issue of the magazine’s [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — CL, a member of popular South Korean girl group 2NE1, ranked No. 2 on TIME magazine‘s online voting for its 100 most influential people of 2015 list, according to the magazine’s website Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ”edged out rapper-singer CL to claim the number one spot with 6.95 percent [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean girl group KARA will release their first album in nine months in May, the group’s agency said Tuesday. The group will release their seventh EP, the latest album by the group since August when their sixth EP “Mama Mia” hit the market, DSP Media said. The title of [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A sequel to the South Korean TV series “Winter Sonata” that was hugely popular both at home and abroad more than a decade ago will be produced soon, its producer said Tuesday. “The staff, including scriptwriters and producers, of ‘Winter Sonata’ will team up again for the sequel,” Park [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — “Gangnam Style,” the mega-hit single by South Korean rapper Psy, has surpassed the 2.3 billion mark in YouTube views nearly three years after it was released, his management agency said Monday. The video hit the 2.3 billion milestone Sunday afternoon, YG Entertainment said. Uploaded on July 15, 2012, “Gangnam Style” [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy band EXO ranked 90th on the Billboard 200 albums chart with its latest album, setting a new record as the highest-charting K-pop album by a male act. Released on March 30, EXO’s second full-length album “Exodus” landed at No. 90 on the Billboard 200, selling 6,000 copies in the [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High will start a North American concert tour that will take them to six U.S. and Canadian cities next month, its agency said Thursday. This marks the first time in six years the group will hold a solo concert in the United States and the [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — EXO‘s Chinese member Ray will be fully backed by SM Entertainment for his solo career in China, as the company has established an agency solely dedicated to the artist’s work, according to an announcement on April 8. The agency, named Ray Workshop, will be operated under a contract between [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean entertainment giant CJ E&M said Thursday it will produce a Web drama starring two K-pop artists managed by YG Entertainment – girl group 2NE1‘s Sandara Park and boy group Winner‘s Kang Seung-yoon. Based on a Webtoon of the same title, the drama, “We’re Separated,” will portray the country’s younger generation [...]