SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinee attracted 100,000 concertgoers to their first concerts at the Tokyo Dome, a 55,000-seat baseball stadium that is considered to be a dream venue for musicians in Japan. The Korean band finally had the opportunity to play at the dome only four years after their debut in Japan. Shinee started their [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A new trend in K-pop is rising, as more and more Korean musicians are choosing to hold street showcases for their soon-to-be released songs. Min-ah from Girl’s Day unveiled her first solo album by performing at the center of Myeongdong on March 16, while JJCC, a boy group made by Jackie Chan, [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – G-Dragon’s booming popularity has even reached South America. A documentary film about his 2013 solo world tour is scheduled to be released at 20 theaters in Mexico’s capital city and other cities on March 17, said the artist’s music label YG Entertainment in a March 13 statement. Following its [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gangnam District Office opened a K-Star themed art toy street on March 12. The street is 400-meters long, and is adorned with art toys inspired by K-stars such as SNSD and EXO. Korean designer team DUCOBI, UK born illustrator Jon Burgerman, Korean illustrator JunkHouse and graffiti artist Artime Joe have [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — What does ‘Korea’ remind global citizens of? According to a 2014 survey conducted by the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE) on 5,600 citizens from 14 countries, 17.2 percent of the respondents answered that K-pop is the first thing that came to mind when they thought of Korea. This is [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Show Time Entertainment, a Korean comedy agency, has signed a MoU with the Korea-China Federation of Culture, Tourism and Media (KCCTM) to jointly establish an agency based in Beijing, China. The agency will be located in Beijing’s National Music Industry Park, which houses music and acting studios. Show Time [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Group and Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), an investment company in Saudi Arabia, have entered into a partnership for their content businesses. CJ Group chairman Sohn Kyung-Shik met HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of KHC, on March 8. Sohn said that CJ Group is Asia’s best content company, and offers [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Caffe Bene, the top Korean coffee shop franchise, has chosen actor Kim Soo-Hyun as its global face, said the company on March 8. The company currently operates 1,500 shops in 12 countries. Kim Soo-Hyun has been chosen for his pan-Asian popularity, which will help Caffe Bene to make inroads in [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — EXO is set to become the first idol band ever to have a five-day concert series at a 10,000-seat gymnastics stadium. The group faced adversity last year, as two former members, Kris and Luhan, left the band. However, the hurdle has been overcome, and the remaining members now stand as one [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — TVXQ, the two member Korean group, received five trophies at Japan’s 29th Golden Disk Awards for the second consecutive year. TVXQ was awarded ‘Best Asian Artist,’ ‘Best Album in Asia,’ ‘Best Music Video in Asia’ and two ‘Top Three Albums in Asia’ titles. TVXQ’s three Japanese tours between 2012 and 2014 [...]