SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 20 new words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) published by Oxford University Press in Britain, reflecting the spread of Korean culture across the globe. The Oxford University Press announced that the dictionary’s September update included 26 words related to Korean culture. “K-pop, K-drama, K-beauty, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Three members of the disbanded K-pop girl group GFriend will be reunited to create a new team, their new management agency said Wednesday. “Eunha, SinB and Umji have recently signed exclusive contracts (with us),” startup K-pop agency Big Planet Made said in a press release. “They will engage in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — An elderly couple that has been selling Korean sugar candy “dalgona” in Seoul’s main theater street of Daehangno for 25 years hit the jackpot after creating the dalgonas that appear in the Netflix original Korean drama series “Squid Game.” Social media has been flooded with posts of photos and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group aespa unveiled its first EP “Savage” Tuesday, expressing hope to move on to a higher level with the album directed by Lee Soo-man, the chief producer and founder of major K-pop agency SM Entertainment. “We’re so thrilled and nervous to release our first physical album,” the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group ITZY landed at 11th on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart, its highest chart position ever, with “Crazy In Love,” Billboard said. The group’s first studio album, released on Sept. 24, ranked 11th on the Billboard 200 for this week, Billboard said on its Twitter account [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS made another No. 1 debut on Billboard’s main singles chart with a collaboration single with British rock band Coldplay, Billboard said. “Coldplay and BTS rocket onto the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart at No. 1 with their collaborative new single ‘My Universe’,” Billboard said on its [...]
PARIS, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A pop-up store for Netflix’s original Korean series “Squid Game” opened up in France over the weekend, attracting fans in Europe. The pop-up store, set up at a cafe in Paris’ 2nd arrondissement, ran from Saturday to Sunday and allowed visitors to take photos with the staff dressed up [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — “My Universe,” the collaboration single by K-pop sensation BTS and British rock band Coldplay, has debuted at No. 3 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100, on par with two previous highest rankings for the South Korean group. The song, which was released Sept. 24, placed third on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The success of Netflix’s original Korean series “Squid Game” is placing local streaming platforms on alert. While the thriller’s global popularity is a welcomed feat, it contrasts with South Korean production companies depending increasingly on global streaming platforms, driving South Korean platforms away from the competition. Netflix, initially praised [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group TWICE released its first English single Friday, its agency said, signaling a full-scale inroad into the North American music market. The band’s first English single “The Feels” was dropped at 1 p.m. (midnight EST), according to JYP Entertainment. The nine-member group, which has a strong [...]