SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — For creators of television dramas who are in an uphill battle to catch the attention of viewers in the era of streaming services, popular webtoons have emerged as a proven recipe for success. Webtoons, a type of digital comics originated from South Korea and usually meant to be read [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group BTS has received three prizes at this year’s People’s Choice Awards, a U.S. awards show for recognizing people in the entertainment. The K-pop giant nabbed The Group of 2022 and The Concert Tour of 2022 (for “BTS Permission To Dance on Stage”) during the awards [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Minho, a member of the K-pop boy group SHINee, topped iTunes albums charts in 39 regions around the world for his solo debut album, “Chase,” the group’s agency said Wednesday. The album hit No. 1 on charts in countries including the United States, Japan, Canada, Sweden, Brazil, Mexico and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — “Born Pink,” the second full-length album by South Korean girl group BLACKPINK, has been picked among the best albums of 2022 by Billboard. “Born Pink” was the only K-pop album included in “The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Staff List” announced by the U.S. music magazine on Tuesday (U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Korean-language dramas, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” and “Pachinko,” have been nominated as best foreign language series for this year’s Critics Choice Awards. According to the nominations announced by the Critics Choice Association on Monday (U.S. time), Korean legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” aired on local cable channel ENA and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Long-running boy group SHINee’s Minho said Tuesday he feels both excited and pressured to become the group’s last member to debut as a solo artist. “As it marks my first album as a soloist, I had high expectations for it,” the rapper-vocalist said during an online press conference to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With Jin of K-pop supergroup BTS expected to begin serving in the military next week, the group’s agency once again asked fans Tuesday not to visit the site of his enlistment for their safety. “Jin will join the Army as an active-duty soldier to fulfill his military service,” Big [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — “Wild Flower,” the lead track of the K-pop superband BTS leader RM’s solo debut album, “Indigo,” topped iTunes top songs charts in 87 countries, the group’s agency said Saturday. As of 9 a.m., the song hit No. 1 on the charts in countries including the United States, Canada, France [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, leader of the global K-pop sensation BTS, said Friday his solo debut album “Indigo” is just like himself and will be another starting point of his nine-year musical career. The rapper became the third BTS member to make an official debut as a solo artist by dropping the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS has won six trophies at the 2022 MAMA Awards, including MAMA Platinum, the “top of the top” honors created this year for the K-pop industry’s biggest annual year-end music awards. MAMA Platinum is presented to artists who have won in all four main categories for a [...]