SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Bang Si-hyuk, the producer of the K-pop phenomenon BTS, made Billboard’s list of “25 Top Innovators” who are “Music’s New Power Generation,” Billboard said on its website on Friday. “The K-populist: BTS — the seven-man K-pop band that South Korean songwriter-producer-executive Bang assembled in 2010 — catapulted into Western-pop [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Renowned South Korean singer-rapper Psy said Thursday he has established an entertainment agency to share his 19 years of experience in the industry related. Psy disclosed the launch of his agency via Instagram, saying, “I’ve set up a company. The name of the company is ‘P Nation.’” On the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Acclaimed K-pop boy band Seventeen returned Monday with the new EP “You Made My Dawn,” fronted by “Home,” which brings out the 13 members’ warmer and manly sides. The teenage concept band showed up in uncharacteristic warm pink suits and tailored jackets as the members presented “Home,” the title [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Cosmic Girls, also known as WJSN, returned to the K-pop scene Tuesday with its new EP “WJ Stay?,” which brings out the colorful and dazzling sides of the band’s 10 members. The EP’s lead track “La La Love” is a retro pop song woven with sentimental string sounds that [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Busan announced on Monday that it had installed seven underwater artificial reefs near Mokdo, Saha-gu to contribute to restoration efforts of the local marine ecosystem. The artificial reefs are 13.5 meters wide and 9 meters tall, and are effective in gathering migratory species. Since 1987, the City has [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – On January 6, a sunny day at Busan’s Haeundae Beach, some 4,000 people jumped into the ocean as part of the Haeundae Polar Bear Festival. The swimming contest, the highlight of the festival, brought together a range of participants from little children all the way to seniors over seventy [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The members of mega-popular K-pop group BTS have said they feel a “responsibility and burden” regarding their achievements but vowed to “try harder to have a right mindset in all areas.” The boy band members made the remarks during the event called “A conversation with BTS” on Tuesday (U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Long-running boy band g.o.d will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut next year with a series of celebratory projects, including the release of a new album, their management agency said Monday. The quintet debuted in 1999 and became a household name in the K-pop scene in the early [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Jo Kwon, a member of K-pop boy band 2AM, bade farewell to his fans Monday as he joined the armed forces for the nearly two years of mandatory military service. The 29-year-old was to enter a military boot camp in Gangwon Province on Monday to start off the military [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Wooyoung of boy band 2PM enlisted in the Army for his mandatory military service Monday, his management agency said. The 29-year-old singer entered a boot camp in Yanggu, Gangwon Province, at 2 p.m. for five weeks of basic training before starting his military service as an active soldier. In [...]