INCHEON, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — With the shining Emmy statuette in hand, “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae received a hero’s welcome home Sunday. Lee arrived at Incheon International Airport with dozens of fans celebrating his historic honor at America’s most prestigious awards for TV programming. At the 74th edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group BLACKPINK’s second full-length album has sold more than 1 million copies on its first day of sales, music industry sources said Saturday. The sources said, citing data from local albums sales tracker Hanteo Chart, “Born Pink” sold 1,011,000 copies Friday. This marks the first time that any [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Globally famed K-pop boy group NCT 127 has kick-started the pursuit of its high goal of becoming a Billboard No. 1 group, back with what it proudly called the best album yet of its discography Friday. “2 Baddies,” released at 1 p.m. Friday, is the nine-member band’s fourth full-length [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group BLACKPINK dropped its second full-length album, “Born Pink,” on Friday. “As indicated by its title, the new album depicts the confidence of the four members who were unique from the beginning,” the band’s agency YG Entertainment said in a release. “The album will paint the team’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will send buses to assist with the funerals of the deceased who have no family or friends to take care of their bodies, the health ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will send buses to support the funerals of the deceased [...]
INCHEON, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk received a warm welcome upon his return to South Korea on Thursday after winning the country’s first prize at the Emmy Awards. He arrived at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, 40 kilometers west of Seoul, along with “Squid Game” actors Jung Ho-yeon and Park [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — An annual festival showcasing the Korean Wave, ranging from K-pop and TV dramas to traditional culture and food, will kick off in Seoul this month, organizers said Thursday. The 2022 K-Culture Festival will take place at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul and the Seoul Sports Complex in the Jamsil [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, leader of K-pop superband BTS, has donated 100 million won (US$71,854) for the second consecutive year to preserve and restore overseas Korean cultural heritage, a state-run cultural foundation said Thursday. The Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation said the singer, whose real Korean name is Kim Nam-joon, has recently [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group (G)I-dle will return to the music scene in October after seven months with its fifth EP, the group’s agency said Wednesday. Cube Entertainment unveiled a promotional poster on social media for the group’s upcoming EP titled “I Love,” set to come out Oct. 17. The EP [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” has extended its hot streak to seven consecutive weeks on Netflix’s latest weekly viewership chart of non-English TV shows, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The TV sensation, which aired every Wednesday and Thursday on the local cable channel ENA [...]