SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, the leader of the popular boy band BTS, has donated 100 million won (US$83,745) to help students with hearing impairments, a Seoul school said Friday. The BTS leader made the donation earlier this week in celebration of his birthday, Sept. 12, in a bid to help students receive [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s biggest K-pop fair, MU:CON, will kick off its four-day run in Seoul this month to pitch K-pop’s new artists to the global music scene, its organizer said Friday. The event, also known as Seoul International Music Fair, will hold its 8th edition in the outdoor areas surrounding [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The management agency of boy band BTS refuted a dating rumor involving the band’s youngest member, Jungkook, on Tuesday. The rumor originated from CCTV footage of a couple on the resort island of Geoje, which was circulated online. The image shows a man hugging a woman from behind in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen on Monday dropped its third full-length album, “An Ode,” a collection of dark, charismatic numbers. The 11-track album marks a sharp turnaround from the characteristic energetic, uplifting music style the band has pursued since its debut in 2015. The record is led by the main [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Bringing its first official vacation to an end, boy band BTS on Monday resumed its global music career by traveling away from its home country. “Wrapping up its extended vacation, BTS departed overseas this morning for an engagement abroad,” Big Hit Entertainment said. The management agency did not disclose [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — While fans across the globe are glued to every move the seven members of K-pop boy band BTS make, the septet has often drawn inspiration from Korea’s traditional cultural heritage, promoting it through its worldwide music career. BTS has often appeared in hanbok, traditional Korean dress, or hanbok-inspired stage [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean brands cosmetics showed off their peak popularity at the beauty fair “Sephoria,” which was held by Sephora, the world’s largest cosmetics select shop. AmorePacific Corp. was the only Korean company to participate in this year’s two-day event held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall, Los Angeles on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The summer season in the Korean popular music scene has traditionally been a market exclusively reserved for girl bands. This summer, however, female K-pop groups have surrendered their reign to unusually high-performing ballads. A heartrending breakup song, “Drunk on Love,” a collaboration by career balladeers Jang Hye-jin and Yun [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Since its debut in 2010, “Running Man” has captivated fans at home and in the broader Asian region with its unique competition-oriented format and lineup of hilarious show members, becoming a fixture in Sunday evening prime time. It now is the longest-running variety show on the SBS channel. This [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The music label of boy band BTS said Wednesday it will throw a global audition this year to launch a K-pop girl group around 2021. “In cooperation with Source Music, Big Hit is set to host the ‘Plus Global Audition’ to recruit members for a new girl group with [...]