SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A channel devoted to Korean culture will be launched as part of an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) service in China in December, run by the country’s state-run broadcaster, its operator said Monday. The Heilongjiang Newspaper, which is in charge of operating the Korean broadcast at China’s CCTV.COM, said it [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A new exclusive theater for the long-running Korean non-verbal play “Nanta” opened in the trendy neighborhood of Hongik University in western Seoul, usually known as “Hongdae” for short, the show’s producer said Friday. The opening brought the number of exclusive theaters for the show to five — three in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) - Foreign visitors here will have a chance to learn how to dance just like K-pop idols from professional choreographers, the Seoul municipal government said Thursday. It is part of the city’s efforts to provide foreign tourists with diverse hands-on experiences while being here so as to attract more of them [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s actress Hwang Jung-eum has gained popularity in China on the back of the success of her soap opera, her management agency said Tuesday. “The number of her followers on Weibo has been on the rise by more than 4,000 per week,” the C-Jes Entertainment said in a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The age gap is nothing: Singer IU has been dating singer-songwriter Jang Ki-ha, her management agency said Thursday. The 22-year-old beloved singer and actress, and the 33-year-old Jang “began interacting with music starting about two years ago and have been in a relationship to date,” Loen Entertainment said in [...]
“I once felt much burden due to the title. I wanted to get rid of and overcome it, but couldn’t.” “I think I have to live with the title as long as I work as an actress because Cannes’ best actress was such a huge award.” “I used to be called ‘box-office princess of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Seoul will host a music concert next week, staging K-pop stars as well as popular singers from China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries, according to the city government Friday. Popular South Korean boy bands CNBLUE and GOT7 will feature prominently in the One Asia Seoul Mega [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A video on the tourism in South Korea featuring hallyu star Lee Min-ho has broken 20 million views on YouTube in two months since its release, his agency said Wednesday. The advertisement titled “Korea, let your story begin” drew 22.2 million views as of Tuesday after being released in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The final round of an annual international K-pop festival will open in South Korea next month, wrapping up a contest that involved participants from a record 67 countries, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The K-pop World Festival, now in its fifth year, drew more than 12,000 participants, or more [...]
SEOUL/BANGKOK, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A handful of Southeast Asian millionaires are looking to create a large commercial complex in Thailand comprising shops and restaurants that cater to the fans of Korean pop culture, also known as K-pop, industry sources here said Wednesday. They are trying to set up a Hallyu Town in Bangkok, [...]