SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea edges into a super-aged society, dementia has become one of the country’s most urgent public health challenges. Now, a joint research team from Korea and the United States has reported a major breakthrough in Alzheimer’s diagnosis—a blood-based test that could dramatically improve early detection and targeted treatment. [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Ateez said Thursday it is always eager to challenge itself musically, striving to surprise fans with fresh sounds instead of remaining confined to a single genre. Departing from its signature intense and energetic sound, which earned it two No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, the [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop idol group Super Junior will launch a world tour as it celebrates the 20th anniversary since its debut this year, the group’s agency, SM Entertainment said Thursday. The tour titled “Super Show 10″ will kick off in Seoul on Aug. 23-24 and continue in 15 other big cities [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — In a country where convenience stores have become cultural fixtures — offering everything from late-night ramen to phone charging stations — BGF Retail, the operator of CU, is taking things one step further: temporary tattoos. On Wednesday, BGF Retail unveiled what it’s calling the industry’s first “tattoo kiosk,” [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Musinsa Co., a South Korean fashion platform, said Tuesday it plans to open offline stores in China and Japan in the coming months as part of its global expansion strategy. The company currently offers around 8,000 South Korean fashion brands on its online platform and operates several offline stores [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hwang Dong-hyuk, creator and director of Netflix’s global hit Squid Game, said the upcoming second and third seasons will conclude the epic saga while shifting focus from delivering a message to raising profound questions about humanity’s future in a capitalist society. At a press conference held Monday in Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Comedian LeeKyung-gyu is being investigated by police for allegedly driving under the influence with someone else’s car earlier this week, officials said Monday. The 64-year-old veteran comedian reportedly drove the vehicle, which was the same model as his own, on Sunday after a valet mistakenly gave him the wrong [...]
JEJU, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea has introduced the country’s first in-store mailbox at its Jeju Sehwa Drive-Thru location, offering customers a unique “slow mail” experience while promoting environmental sustainability. Announced on June 8, the initiative features a special mailbox donated by the Jeju Regional Post Office, designed to send postcards exactly one year after [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — In an ambitious push to curb waste and promote circular economy practices, the South Korean government has joined forces with local governments and private companies to recycle discarded election banners into construction materials, car interiors, and eco-conscious consumer products. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on Thursday [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen has appeared on U.S. NBC’s “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” performing “Thunder,” the lead track from its fifth full-length album “Happy Burstday,” according to the group’s agency, Pledis Entertainment. The performance, which aired Wednesday (U.S. time), featured synchronized choreography, dramatic lighting and props — including one [...]