SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop idol G-Dragon’s contract with YG Entertainment has expired, but the entertainment agency plans to discuss signing an additional contract with the singer when he resumes his music career, an agency official said Tuesday. “The exclusive contract with G-Dragon has expired,” a YG official told Yonhap News Agency, adding [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video of K-pop superband BTS’ 2020 megahit single “Dynamite” has topped 1.7 billion YouTube views, becoming the most-viewed music video by the boy group, its agency said Tuesday. The “Dynamite” music video surpassed the threshold on YouTube at 8:37 p.m. on Monday, becoming the first music video [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean convenience store industry’s strategy to maximize offline sales by utilizing online platforms is gaining momentum. Convenience store chain CU placed a hangover relief jelly at its physical stores after the product gained popularity among young people when it was released on its mobile application Pocket CU in [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS, which celebrates its 10th anniversary on June 13, has grown from a lesser-known hip-hop idol group to the most successful K-pop band, breaking numerous records in K-pop history along the way. Initially launched as a band under Big Hit Entertainment, a smaller K-pop label that later transformed into [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular K-pop group Stray Kids on Friday returned after eight months with their third full-length album, “5-Star.” “We’d like to show the color of Stray Kids properly after a long time through the album,” the group said in an interview with its agency, JYP Entertainment. The interview was released [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A fiber made from recycled fishing nets by Hyosung TNC Corp. will be utilized in the production of outdoor garments. The textile manufacturer said Thursday that it has partnered with outdoor brands such as The North Face and K2 to incorporate its Regen Ocean Nylon into this year’s spring [...]
HAENAM, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Empty granaries in rural areas are being transformed into vibrant spaces that embrace the ideas of young entrepreneurs. In the southwestern county of Haenam, a recent initiative has been launched to renovate vacant areas and provide them to young people for their business ventures. Among the two granaries, one has [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — EXO members Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen have notified their agency, SM Entertainment, that they are terminating their exclusive contracts with the agency, their lawyer said Thursday, a move that is likely to cause a stir in the K-pop scene. The trio cited the agency’s practice of imposing “unfairly long-term” [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope of globally popular K-pop boy group BTS will work as an assistant instructor at an Army boot camp during the remainder of his mandatory military service, sources in the music industry said Wednesday. The sources revealed the member has recently been chosen for the position at the recruit [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS will release a new digital single, “Take Two,” with a full lineup on June 9 as part of events marking the 10th anniversary of its debut, its agency said Thursday. Seven members participated in the new single to thank its fans and express wishes for their [...]