SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Tickets for K-pop megastar BTS’ upcoming “Arirang” world tour have completely sold out across North America and Europe, the group’s agency, BigHit Music, said Tuesday. Tickets for the 41 concerts in these regions were quickly snapped up after going on sale Saturday, demonstrating global fans’ immense interest in BTS’ [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Thursday it has granted conditional approval for a major BTS comeback performance scheduled for March at Gwanghwamun Square, setting the stage for one of the city’s largest cultural events in recent years. The decision was made during the city’s first Gwanghwamun Square advisory committee meeting [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Cultural heritage authorities have granted conditional approval for K-pop megastar BTS to film at major historic sites in central Seoul, as the band plans a major performance in the Gwanghwamun area to promote its long-awaited comeback in March. The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) said Tuesday its Cultural Heritage Committee [...]
SEOUL & BUSAN, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s port city of Busan said it will take strong action against excessive accommodation fees ahead of a highly anticipated BTS concert scheduled for June 12–13, after reports surfaced of hotel prices surging sharply as fans prepare to travel from across the country and abroad. City officials announced [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Girl group BLACKPINK will release its third EP, “Deadline,” on Feb. 27, the group’s label, YG Entertainment, said Thursday. YG unveiled a video announcing the K-pop quartet’s comeback on its official blog. “Deadline” will mark the first album from the group in three years and five months since “Born [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS will launch a new world tour in April, returning to the global stage for the first time in nearly four years, as the K-pop powerhouse prepares for one of the largest concert runs ever mounted by a single Korean act. The group will open the tour with three shows [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Son Heung-min’s picturesque free kick goal has been chosen by fans as South Korean football’s best goal of 2025. The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced Monday that Son’s right-footed curler in a 2-0 friendly win over Bolivia on Nov. 14 has been voted as the 2025 KFA Goal of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s e-sports icon Lee Sang-hyeok, better known to millions of fans as Faker, said Thursday he is confident his League of Legends team, T1, can defeat an artificial intelligence opponent proposed by Elon Musk for next year. Speaking at a press conference in Seoul, Lee welcomed the tech industry’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s sporting year unfolded around one outsized figure: Son Heung-min. The national football icon lifted his first European trophy with Tottenham Hotspur in the spring, then stunned fans by crossing the Atlantic to join Los Angeles Football Club, a move that instantly turned him into Major League Soccer’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — When Son Heung-min stepped back onto the pitch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday night, it felt less like a ceremonial cameo and more like the closing of a decade-long relationship. Four months after leaving North London for Los Angeles Football Club, the South Korean forward finally stood before a [...]