SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS will hold its first live concerts in Seoul in about two and a half years next month, the group’s management agency said Wednesday. Three concerts, titled “BTS Permission To Dance On Stage – Seoul,” will be held on March 10 and March 12-13 at the Jamsil [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The coming-of-age zombie apocalypse drama “All of Us Are Dead” topped Netflix’s weekly viewership chart for the third consecutive week, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The 12-part Korean-language series marked 113.2 million hours of viewing for the week of Feb. 7-13 to lead Netflix’s official top 10 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop rookie TREASURE appeared all set Tuesday to charge toward the top of the local music scene with its upcoming album brimming with youthfulness and vigor, just like the title of its lead song, “Jikjin,” which means “going straight forward.” “We’re happy because we have finally come to be [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Taeyeon from K-pop group Girls’ Generation was back to the music scene Monday with a new individual studio album, which she said reflected her personal and complicated feelings about love. “I tried to reflect as much of me of now as possible in ‘INVU,’” the singer said during an [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actor Hyun Bin and actress Son Ye-jin’s wedding announcement last week has prompted fans around the world to offer their congratulations. “Crash Landing on You,” the 2019 smash hit TV series starring the two celebrities, has garnered massive popularity worldwide. When it was released on Netflix in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Apink on Monday will release a special album celebrating the 10th anniversary since its debut, the group’s management agency said. The album titled “Horn” will be the first release from the six-member group since “Look” in April 2020. The lead single “Dilemma” is a dance number [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s zombie apocalypse drama “All of Us Are Dead” has dropped to second place on Netflix’s popular TV show rankings after 15 days on the throne. According to data released by streaming analytics firm FlixPatrol, “All of Us Are Dead” lost one notch from the top position on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s zombie apocalypse drama “All of Us Are Dead” has been the most popular TV series on Netflix for two consecutive weeks, a market tracker said Saturday. According to data by streaming analytics firm Flixpatrol, the 12-part show has stayed atop its daily list of top TV series [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment has expanded its strategic partnership with U.S. Republic Records to launch more of its artists onto the world music scene. Republic Records, one of the biggest American record labels owned by Universal Music Group, on Thursday (U.S. time) announced the expansion of the alliance with [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Star actor Hyun Bin and his on-screen partner in the hit drama “Crash Landing On You,” Son Ye-jin, will get married next month after two years of dating, their agencies said Thursday. The two plan to hold a wedding at an undisclosed place in Seoul next month with only [...]