SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The K-pop industry has increasingly been looking beyond the Chinese market to reduce the risks posed by Beijing’s tightening regulations against celebrities, including “hallyu” stars. In the latest development, Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, imposed a 30-day suspension on 21 accounts belonging to the fan clubs of K-pop acts [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung has donated 100 million won (US$85,740) to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Korea to provide humanitarian aid to people in war-torn Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. According to the South Korean office of the U.N. refugee agency, Jung, the goodwill ambassador for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group TWICE, which has been recently building up a fandom in the United States, plans to release its first English single next month, its agency said Wednesday, signaling a full-scale inroad into the North American music market. According to JYP Entertainment, TWICE’s first English language single [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS’ megahit song “Butter” bounced back to No. 1 on this week’s Billboard main singles chart, claiming the top spot for a tenth nonconsecutive week. “BTS’ “Butter” resurges to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a 10th total week at the summit,” Billboard [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Lisa, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, will release a “dynamic” hip-hop song as her first single as a solo artist, her label said Monday. The rapper-dancer is set to drop her debut solo album “Lalisa” on Friday, containing the single of the same name and “Money,” and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A “hallyu” festival featuring K-pop bands, such as Pentagon and Monsta X, will kick off online this week, the culture ministry said Sunday. “Mokkoji Korea,” hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and organized by the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, will run from Monday through [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean superband BTS, along with Coldplay front man, Chris Martin, will appear on YouTube’s weekly music show next week, the septet’s agency said Saturday. The K-pop sensation and Martin are set to appear on a special episode of YouTube Originals’ weekly music series “Released” that will air at [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS has entered the Guinness World Records’ 2022 Hall of Fame after setting 23 records in music and social media. “Among several Billboard music awards, Asian music awards and many others, BTS have collected a jaw-dropping 23 Guinness World Records titles across music and social media — [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actor Park Seo-joon will star in Marvel Studios’ new superhero film, his agency said Friday. “Park has confirmed his appearance in a Marvel Studios film and left the country this afternoon,” Awesome ENT said in a release. Details of the project, including the title of the movie, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Five of the seven members of K-pop boy band Enhypen have tested positive for COVID-19, their label said Thursday. Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake and Sunghoon tested positive during self-isolation, which they began Aug. 26 after a staff member involved in a shooting project got infected, according to Belift Lab. [...]