LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won appeared at CES on Friday, reversing the earlier announcement that he was canceling his visit to the tech show after one of his aides tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first time Chey has visited the four-day exhibition in person. He is also [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group BIGBANG’s Taeyang will release a collaborative song with BTS’ Jimin next week, his agency said Wednesday. The BLACK Label released a teaser image featuring the two singers on social media, along with the announcement that the new single “Vibe” will hit music services on Jan. 13. It [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group TWICE will release a new English-language single titled “Moonlight Sunrise” on Jan. 20, the group’s agency said Wednesday. The new song will be included in the group’s 12th EP set to be out in March, according to JYP Entertainment. The nine-piece group was one of the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK’s megahit single “Ddu-du Ddu-du” has set a YouTube record for most views for a video by a K-pop group, the quartet’s agency said Wednesday. YG Entertainment said the music video surpassed 2 billion views shortly before 9 a.m. The clip was first released on July 15, 2018. “Ddu-du [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball club Kiwoom Heroes said Monday they will post reigning league MVP Lee Jung-hoo after the 2023 season, thereby granting Lee’s wish to take his talent to Major League Baseball (MLB). Lee first expressed his intent to play in the big leagues on Dec. 19. The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Jisoo will become the last member of the top K-pop girl group BLACKPINK to debut as a soloist this year, the group’s agency said Monday. “BLACKPINK’s Jisoo is now stepping up work to record her solo album,” YG Entertainment said in a release. “She has been working on music [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop rookie NewJeans put out a new single, titled “OMG,” Monday after a successful debut year, the group’s agency said. According to ADOR, “OMG” is a bouncy and exciting hip-hop R&B song that mixes hip-hop drum and percussion sounds with UK garage and trap rhythms Its lyrics depict a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer-actress IU is dating actor Lee Jong-suk, their agencies said Saturday. “The two have recently evolved into lovers from close co-workers,” Lee’s agency, HighZium studio, said in a statement, confirming a news report on their romantic relationship. Edam Entertainment, the agency of IU, also confirmed the news, asking people [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Jung-man, one of South Korea’s most famous commercial photographers, died Saturday at the age of 68 while fighting pneumonia, according to his family. Kim had a reputation for his fashion photography after majoring in western painting at the National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — All six members of K-pop boy group iKON will leave YG Entertainment with the expiration of their seven-year contracts with the agency, the company said Friday. “After a long discussion about their future activities with iKON members (Bobby, Jay, June, Song, DK and Chan), we have agreed to end [...]