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) — 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. 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 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer-actress Suzy is returning to singing for the first time in four years with a new single, her management agency said Thursday. The song titled “Satellite” will hit various music services at 6 p.m. next Thursday, according to Management Soop. The singer has participated in the project as a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, leader of K-pop supergroup BTS, has expressed his support for a South Korean short track speed skater disqualified during the Beijing Winter Olympics amid mounting public outrage over the questionable referee decision. The singer posted a photo, along with a thumbs-up emoticon, on his Instagram account on Monday [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group Momoland will embark on a promotional tour of Mexico next week for its new digital single, seeking to advance to the broader Central and South American market, its agency said Tuesday. The six-piece group will leave for Mexico on Monday in its second trip to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group BIGBANG will come back to the K-pop scene this spring after four years of hiatus due to the members’ mandatory military duties, the group’s management agency said Monday. “BIGBANG will drop a new song in the coming spring,” YG Entertainment said in a press release. “The group [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin, a member of K-pop superband BTS, was discharged from hospital on Saturday after recovering from COVID-19 infection and appendicitis surgery earlier this week, his management agency said. On Jan. 30, he tested positive for the new coronavirus, and also underwent surgery for appendicitis the following day. Jimin showed [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Nmixx, a new girl group from JYP Entertainment, will debut this month, the K-pop agency said Thursday. The seven-member group will debut on Feb. 22 with its first single “Ad Mare,” which translates as “toward the sea” in English, the agency said on social media. Its seven members are [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Park Bo-gum, currently serving in South Korea’s Navy, has passed a state exam to become a licensed barber, military officials said Wednesday. Park, who has been fulfilling his mandatory military service since 2020, took the exam in December, the officials said. He is currently stationed in the Gyeryongdae [...]