JEONJU, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Chonbuk National University announced on Wednesday it is building a new traditional Korean building, which will accommodate a training center as well as serve as an entrance to the university campus. The groundbreaking ceremony for the 7 billion won construction project took place on Wednesday, with the university pledging [...]
PyeongChang , Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – New, bright orange uniforms for the South Korean bobsleigh team have been unveiled which feature patterns inspired by the national flag printed around the neck area. The new uniforms were revealed during a press conference held on Wednesday, with members of the national team including Lee Han-shin, Yun Sung-bin and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Criticism of the government continues among South Korean consumers over arbitrary retail regulations that are causing inconvenience and discouraging local consumption despite their original intention of creating a business environment where both traditional markets and retail giants could coexist. With the rapid growth of supermarket giants, mandatory store closings [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent reports that Chinese TV networks had outright plagiarized variety show content from their South Korean counterparts has some questioning whether the domestic industry is any better. Variety shows are a form of reality show in which participants, usually celebrities, partake in a number of activities, ranging from traveling [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean movie “I Can Speak”, which centers around the life of a former comfort woman during the Japanese occupation of Korea, has been nominated for an Asia Pacific Screen Award. South Korean actress Na Moon-hee, who plays the role of Okbun, a victim of sexual slavery by the imperial [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean boy band BTS’s music video for their latest single, ‘DNA’, has surpassed 100 million views on YouTube less than four weeks after its launch, making the band the fastest K-pop group to hit the 100 million milestone on the video giant’s platform. According to a Thursday statement from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Earlier this week, up and coming South Korean actor Park Bo-gum was embroiled in a scandal surrounding his questionable affiliation with the controversial Jesus Centered Church, after a post was uploaded on his Twitter account promoting an event tied to what many consider to be a religious cult. The controversy [...]
SEONGNAM, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The very first Seongnam Moran Festival kicked off on Friday, which will be held for almost a month to boost the local economy of Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province. The event officially began at a public parking lot where the Moran market will be relocated. Performances of traditional Korean music [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2017 Namyangju Slow Life International Festival closed on September 26, ending its 5-day run at the city’s Sports and Cultural Center. According to estimates by the organizing committee, approximately 370,000 attended the event, nearly equaling the 400,000 visitors that came to last year’s 10-day festival. “Slow life” is [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Wonju Hanji Festival and an accompanying fashion show will be held on October 21 and 22 at Wonju Hanji Theme Park in celebration of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The annual festival and fashion show, which celebrates the beauty of hanji, or traditional Korean paper, is back this [...]