SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Southeast Asian countries are emerging as a new market for Korean broadcasting content, in line with the government’s aggressive foreign policy initiative called the New Southern Policy, which gained momentum via a South Korea-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special summit in Busan last month. The region can provide [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group BLACKPINK successfully held its first Tokyo Dome concert this week, with the attendance reaching about 55,000 fans, its management agency said Thursday. According to YG Entertainment, the concert as part of the BLACKPINK 2019-2020 World Tour in Your Area in Japan took place at Tokyo [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS picked up nine prizes at this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) in the Japanese city of Nagoya on Wednesday, monopolizing the biggest Asian music awards event. The septet took home the top three prizes at the 2019 MAMA — Album of the Year, Artist of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop star Kang Daniel put his music and entertainment career on hold due to depression and a panic disorder, his management agency said Wednesday. The 23-year-old solo artist and former member of disbanded boy group Wanna One will have a hiatus from show business after being diagnosed with the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group TWICE will close its almost one-year-long concert journey in Seoul next year, the band’s agency said Monday. The two-day concert, titled “TWICE World Tour 2019 Twicelights,” will be held at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in southeastern Seoul from March 7, according to JYP Entertainment. That will [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Three K-pop idols, including members from boy band NU’EST, have joined a tourism promotion campaign to walk fans and YouTube users through major Korean tourist spots. Two NU’EST members, Hwang Min-hyun and Ren, as well as the soloist Ha Sung-woon joined the video campaign operated by Seo Kyung-duk, a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS will heat up year-end festivities with a series of high-profile performances in its home country of South Korea and outside. With the 2019 Melon Music Awards scheduled for Saturday at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, BTS will begin its run of performances throughout December, providing an [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS picked up three American Music Awards (AMAs) on Monday to mark the second consecutive year that the band has won honors at the mainstream U.S. award show. Early in the show, the septet was announced as the winner of Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Goo Ha-ra, a K-pop diva and member of girl band KARA, was found dead Sunday at her home, police said. An acquaintance of the 28-year-old found her dead at around 6 p.m. at her home in Seoul’s Gangnam Ward and notified the police and firefighters, the police said. The police [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The upcoming 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) are taking another heavy blow as an ongoing police probe over the music channel’s idol survival shows is eating into its lineup. Earlier this week, police took into custody the director and chief producer of Mnet’s high-profile audition show, “Produce 101,” [...]