SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean actor Lee Min-ho successfully wrapped up the Chinese leg of his “Reboot Lee Min-ho (RE:MINHO)” global tour on November 22 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, joined by around 10,000 fans. The Shanghai concert was his sixth global tour, and the last one held in China. Lee plans to keep [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The SBS drama “Pinocchio” received a green light for overseas distribution by selling its distribution rights to China for a record amount. A spokesperson announced on November 24 that the drama sold its distribution rights to China’s largest video portal site, Youku Tudou, for US$280,000 per episode. SEE ALSO: [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Jong-kook, Korea’s singer and TV personality, was ranked No. 2 among most searched keywords on China’s Baidu search engine. Normally, the ranking was filled with idol star names from China and Korea, with no 30-something celebrities like him ever on the list. Kim gained fame after his appearance on [...]
SEOUL, Nov.20 (Korea Bizwire) – Ha Ji-won, Korea’s actress, appeared in a charity event held by Operation Smile, an international medical assistance organization specializing in cleft lip and palate repair surgeries, in Vietnam to celebrate its presence in the Southeast Asian country for 25 years. In a press conference and opening gala show held at Lotte Hanoi [...]
“This song has nothing to do with fanning hostility against Japan and instead was intended to promote reconciliation and overcoming of differences. I hope my gesture could show to everybody that this song praying for peaceful unification was produced for good ends and ultimately it may be used to improve the relationship between the two [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – K-wave star Lee Min-ho will receive the Prime Minister’s Award in recognition of his contribution of promoting Korean culture throughout Asia in the 2014 Korea Pop and Art Culture Award Ceremony. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on November 11 the list of the award winners who [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Park Shin-hye, a rising Korean Wave star across Asia, became the new face of the world-class credit card network, Visa Inc. S.A.L.T. Entertainment, park’s talent agency, said on November 10 that she was selected as the newest face of the global brand following international personalities Zinedine Zidane and Paolo Rossi. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The recently signed Korea-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has finally laid a legal foundation for making a Chinese version of “My Love from the Star.” The drama, cast by Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun, is one of the Korean wave shows that brought the huge change in China’s fashion trend. [...]
“You really want me to die?” Bae Suzy, member of K-pop girl group “Miss A” and actress “There is a saying you shouldn’t hate the person even though you could hate the wrongful act committed by the person.” “That means you shouldn’t blame people who make mistakes. But what about those who hate and harass [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee Seung-Cheol, Korea’s popular singer and a former rock band member, was held for hours in Japan’s airport while arriving in Tokyo. According to his talent management agency Jinnenwon Music Works, Lee was going to go to Japan at one of his acquaintances’ invitation on November 9 through an [...]