SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A package known as the “half-day” option is attracting individuals seeking affordable accommodations before the summer holidays. Hanwha Resort, run by Hanwha Hotels & Resorts Co., said Monday it will introduce a 12-hour “half-day, half-price” package for customers planning an early vacation. The offer is valid until June 30. [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group NCT Dream will release its third full-length album, “ISTJ,” next month, the group’s agency said Tuesday. It is composed of 10 songs, including the title track, “ISTJ,” according to SM Entertainment. The group will pre-release the track “Broken Melodies” on June 19 ahead of its official [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A two-week-long festival kicked off Monday to celebrate K-pop juggernaut BTS’ 10th debut anniversary, organizers said. BTS’ 10th Anniversary Festa will be held jointly with the Seoul metropolitan government till June 25 at various places in the capital city, under the slogan “BTS presents everywhere,” the band’s agency, BigHit [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Stray Kids has claimed No. 1 on U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart for the third time in their career with their third studio album “5-Star.” The 12-track album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart for this week with 249,500 equivalent album units earned in the United [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In a bid to foster cultural exchanges and introduce Korean arts to the local communities, a series of captivating “hallyu” (Korean wave) cultural events unfolded in the heart of the Middle East, specifically the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Oman, [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS’ 10th anniversary song “Take Two” has debuted atop iTunes Top Songs charts in 92 countries around the world, the band’s agency said Saturday. The countries include the United States, Britain, France and Germany, according to BigHit Music. Released Friday, the song expresses the band’s gratitude and [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Jihyo of popular K-pop girl group TWICE will make a debut as a solo artist in August, the band’s agency said Friday. She will become the second member of the nine-piece group to go solo, following Nayeon, who released her first solo album a year ago. JYP Entertainment has [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, the leader of K-pop superband BTS, will attend the main event of the BTS Festa to celebrate its debut anniversary, the group’s agency said Thursday. The BTS Festa@Yeouido will take place at the Han River Park in Seoul’s Yeouido area on June 17 to wrap up the two-week-long [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean dance team ARTGEE, winners of a prestigious international dance championship, will hold a street dance gala show at Vascello Theatre in Rome, Italy on June 30. The gala show, organized by the Korean Cultural Center in Rome, will feature seven performances. ARTGEE achieved second place at the [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The “Leave Chat Room Quietly” function in KakaoTalk, South Korea’s top mobile messenger, has gained immense popularity since its launch a month ago. According to Kakao Corp., the operator of KakaoTalk, the new function was activated by around 2 million users from May 10-31, after it was added to [...]