SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Dong-Jun, a member of Korean 9 member boy band ZE:A, has been cast as a lead in a web-drama of Korean and Chinese production, said Kim’s agency Star Empire Entertainment on February 26. The web-drama entitled ‘About Love’ will be a two-part romantic comedy. ‘Secret Love’ and ‘Milky Love’ will [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean government is planning to develop a massive business belt composed of at least five private-public development projects and a 260 billion won (US$ 235 million) fund for the Korean content industry. President Park Geun-Hye attended the opening ceremony of CJ E&M Center, the business belt’s first project, in Sangam-dong, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A domestic film depicting the life of a typical father from Korea’s older generation surpassed the 13 million viewer mark at the local box office, just 53 days after its release last year, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). With the milestone, the film “Ode to My Father” [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The world’s leading music industry event, SXSW Music and Media Conference, is holding a ‘K-Pop Night Out’ that showcases 8 Korean bands on March 19, according to an announcement from the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) on February 5. The featured bands are Epik High, Crayon Pop, indie rock band [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Super Junior’s Choi Si-won is to promote his new movie Dragon Blade in Asia with co-stars Jackie Chan, Adrien Brody and John Cusack. Directed by Daniel Lee, Dragon Blade is one of the biggest budget Chinese movies of all time. Choi Si-won and the other cast members will visit China, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Jung Yong-Hwa has proven his massive popularity in China, as his album has remained in the number 1 spot on China’s Gaon Weibo Weekly Chart for 11 consecutive weeks. The album also ranked first on the Weibo Monthly Chart with a 99.48 score, and on the real-time hot Weibo chart [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Turtleneck sweaters are ‘in’ again these days. They were once à la mode in Korea during the early years of the new millennium, and are now gaining increased popularity in fashion circles. According to fashion industry experts, several male celebrities such as Lee Jong-Suk, Lee Min-Ho and Kim Young-kwang have [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hollywood’s visual effects house Hydraulx will advance into Korea’s film making industry by setting up its branch office in Korea. Its advancement into Korea will be implemented in the form of an equity swap with its Korean counterpart Valuestone. To this end, the two signed a letter of intent (LoI) [...]
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SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Block B’s debut single ‘Very Good’ reached the number 1 spot on Japan’s Tower Records National Single Chart on January 26. The single was released on January 21. JYJ and Kat-Tun ranked fourth and fifth on the same chart respectively. Block B’s debut single has stayed in the five top spots [...]