SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment has expanded its strategic partnership with U.S. Republic Records to launch more of its artists onto the world music scene. Republic Records, one of the biggest American record labels owned by Universal Music Group, on Thursday (U.S. time) announced the expansion of the alliance with [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Star actor Hyun Bin and his on-screen partner in the hit drama “Crash Landing On You,” Son Ye-jin, will get married next month after two years of dating, their agencies said Thursday. The two plan to hold a wedding at an undisclosed place in Seoul next month with only [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer-actress Suzy is returning to singing for the first time in four years with a new single, her management agency said Thursday. The song titled “Satellite” will hit various music services at 6 p.m. next Thursday, according to Management Soop. The singer has participated in the project as a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group Momoland will embark on a promotional tour of Mexico next week for its new digital single, seeking to advance to the broader Central and South American market, its agency said Tuesday. The six-piece group will leave for Mexico on Monday in its second trip to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The director of the latest coming-of-age thriller “All of Us Are Dead” said Monday his first Netflix series is not simply a zombie apocalypse but also a lifelike portrayal of human society with people from all walks of life. Based on a popular webtoon, “All of Us Are Dead” [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group BIGBANG will come back to the K-pop scene this spring after four years of hiatus due to the members’ mandatory military duties, the group’s management agency said Monday. “BIGBANG will drop a new song in the coming spring,” YG Entertainment said in a press release. “The group [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Nmixx, a new girl group from JYP Entertainment, will debut this month, the K-pop agency said Thursday. The seven-member group will debut on Feb. 22 with its first single “Ad Mare,” which translates as “toward the sea” in English, the agency said on social media. Its seven members are [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s latest South Korean drama, “All of Us Are Dead,” has made a successful global debut while being hailed as a new “Squid Game.” Released on Friday, the coming-of-age zombie horror topped the streamer’s non-English language TV Top 10 list for the week of Jan. 24-30 with 124.79 million [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Park Bo-gum, currently serving in South Korea’s Navy, has passed a state exam to become a licensed barber, military officials said Wednesday. Park, who has been fulfilling his mandatory military service since 2020, took the exam in December, the officials said. He is currently stationed in the Gyeryongdae [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Each member of K-pop superband BTS posted their handwritten season’s greetings messages to fans on social media Monday, the eve of the Lunar New Year. “My sincerity and love to you has never rusted,” wrote rapper RM, the leader of the seven-piece act, in his handwritten card posted on [...]