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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 [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘The Wailing‘, a new film currently wowing audiences in Korea, proved its overseas box office hit potential at the Cannes Film Festival in France. On May 18 at an hour way past midnight, the crowd at the Cannes Film Festival roared into a standing ovation as ‘The Wailing’ ended and [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Friday said it has started the construction of a “hallyu” park in line with its move to establish sustainable attractions to lure Asian tourists. K-Culture Valley, a cluster of various cultural facilities to be located in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, aims to promote the hallyu wave, which [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – May 10 was the 10-year anniversary of South Korean actor Lee Min-ho’s debut. To mark the occasion, Lee’s fan clubs organized various events all over the world. The fans’ self-made celebration videos were played in public places, ads and posters were hung on subways and buses, and fans uploaded pictures [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) – I.O.I, the final 11-member girl group from Mnet’s recently concluded TV audition show “Produce 101,” had its first media showcase for its debut album on Thursday. “Chrysalis,” the EP album released Wednesday, has seven tracks, including four new songs — the title song “Dream Girls,” “I.O.I,” “Knock Knock Knock,” [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean movie “Chalet” has won Best Foreign Feature at the Arizona International Film Festival, according to event organizers on Wednesday. Directed by Park So-jin, “Chalet” depicts Koreans’ dream for national unification through inter-Korean understanding and communication. It was invited to the 25th Arizona International Film Festival held [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — YG Entertainment, the talent management of South Korean star musicians such as Psy and BigBang, is undergoing a probe launched by the National Tax Agency, the company confirmed on Monday. “We were summoned by the second investigation unit (of the NTS) in charge of regular tax checkups on small [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ E&M, South Korea’s leading entertainment and media company, said Sunday it will start a joint venture with a Thai cable channel operator to further capitalize on the global popularity of Korean pop culture, known here as “hallyu.” The entertainment arm of the South Korean conglomerate CJ Group said [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Onrie Kompan is celebrating Yi Sun-sin’s birthday by releasing selections from his upcoming book, ‘Yi Soon Shin: Fallen Avenger’. Kompan, a 33-year-old American cartoonist, received a good deal of attention in Korea for portraying Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s life in his cartoons. Yi was a Korean admiral best known for [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Graceful works by Korea’s ancient and contemporary potters will be displayed in Paris, the National Museum of Korea said Tuesday, hailing local visitors to explore the rich heritage of Korean ceramics. Dubbed “The Earth, Fire and Spirit,” the Korean pottery exhibition will run April 27-June 20 in the exhibition [...]