![[Feature] Almost Famous: K-pop Trainees Endure Hardship on the Road to Success](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/5009656948_f0da2f6a93_b-800x600.jpg "[Feature] Almost Famous: K-pop Trainees Endure Hardship on the Road to Success")
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangnam Style, Psy’s worldwide sensation powered by an iconic horse dance, set numerous world records. The song’s music video is still the most liked and viewed video on YouTube. But most of all, Gangnam Style was the first K-pop song, ever, to attract global attention. Ironically, however, 38-year-old Psy is [...]
![[In-depth] Top Ten Fashion Trends in 2014 Selected by the Korea Fashion Association](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nonagon.jpg "[In-depth] Top Ten Fashion Trends in 2014 Selected by the Korea Fashion Association")
One of the top ten trends prominent in the Korean fashion industry was a new phase of evolvement of the fashion business. Nonagon brand, a brainchild created from the marriage between YG Entertainment and Cheil Industries was an exemplary case for that matter. (image: YG Entertainment) SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – At the end [...]
![[In-depth] “KakaoTalk Real Estate” Creates Shock Wave in Real Estate Market](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/online-realtor-800x565.jpg "[In-depth] “KakaoTalk Real Estate” Creates Shock Wave in Real Estate Market")
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A business model called “KakaoTalk Real Estate” is attracting keen interest among real estate industry participants as it is offered much lower rates than currently charged by agents. Amid a controversy following an announcement by the government that it would force the current brokerage commissions to be cut by [...]
![[In-depth] How Temporary Workers Live in South Korea](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cart1.jpg "[In-depth] How Temporary Workers Live in South Korea")
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s non-regular workers are hopeless to become a permanent employee. The latest OECD Employment Outlook 2014 showed that one to two contract workers out of ten can win a permanent status in a year. Seven are still under fixed-term contracts and even two become unemployed. It means that the [...]
![[In-depth] K-Dramas and Show Programs Lure Global Viewers](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/별에서온그대.jpg "[In-depth] K-Dramas and Show Programs Lure Global Viewers")
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean television dramas have widely been beloved across Asian countries from China to Japan to the Philippines to Indonesia for the past few years with a series from “Autumn in My Heart” in 2000 to the most recent “My Love from the Star.” Now dramas from South Korea dubbed [...]
![[Feature] Millennials Don’t Seem to Be Interested in Buying a Set of Wheels](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/18990329_m1.jpg "[Feature] Millennials Don’t Seem to Be Interested in Buying a Set of Wheels")
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of new vehicles sold to the Korean millennial generation has continuously dropped over the past four years. The Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association announced on August 26 that the percentage of autos purchased by those in their 20s amounted to 8 percent in the first half of this year, down [...]
![[Feature] Homegrown Online Retail Brand “11st” Maintains Top Position](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/11번가.jpg "[Feature] Homegrown Online Retail Brand “11st” Maintains Top Position")
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s homegrown online retail brand 11st is growing by leaps and bounds. According to data released by Korean Click, 11st took the No. 1 position among online retail sites in terms of unique visitor numbers for the month of May. Its rank in all Internet website was No. 4 after [...]
![[In-depth] Master Plan to Promote 3D Printing Industry Announced](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6165114664_5fab6e38ff_z.jpg "[In-depth] Master Plan to Promote 3D Printing Industry Announced")
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – To make Korea one of the leading countries in utilizing 3D printers, the Korean government announced a master plan to promote the industry including training 10 million creative makers and spreading the 3D printer usage infrastructure. On June 18, officials at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and [...]
![[Feature] Picture Taking at Polling Stations Becomes a National Fad](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/picture-taking.png "[Feature] Picture Taking at Polling Stations Becomes a National Fad")
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The June 4 elections had widely been expected to be quiet and uneventful in the wake of the Sewol ferry incident three weeks ago. The elections were completed without any foul play or controversy. As many as 23,465,000 went to the booth out of 41,296,000 registered voters, with the final [...]
![[Feature] Elections Decided by Candidate Children’s SNS Messages](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cho-facebook_02.png "[Feature] Elections Decided by Candidate Children’s SNS Messages")
SEOUL, June 04 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly every Seoul citizen had not the faintest idea who he was and even wasn’t aware of the fact that he had run as a candidate for the Seoul Education Superintendent in the local election, which was held on June 4. His approval rating couldn’t score a two-digit number [...]