SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Aespa has set a first-week sales record for K-pop girl groups with its third EP, “My World,” its agency said Monday. “My World” sold over 1.69 million copies in the first week of its release, SM Entertainment said, citing data from Hanteo Chart, a leading local album sales tracker. [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — (G)I-dle, known for songs depicting confident girls and its charismatic stage performances, returned with an album in the same vein Monday. “This album’s message is that those who have good self-confidence are a catch no matter how they look,” the band said during a press conference held at a [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Le Sserafim ranked at No. 6 on this week’s Billboard 200 main album chart with its first official album, “Unforgiven,” industry data showed Monday. It is the first time the rookie girl group has entered the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. It previously ranked at [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) —Songpa-gu in Seoul unveiled on Sunday a new grant to support young adults born in 2004 as they enter the workforce. Aptly named the Coming-of-Age Support Grant, the program aims to provide aid to those who meet the district’s specific criteria. Eligible applicants will receive vouchers for Songpa Sarang, a [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fifty Fifty’s “Cupid” has reached No. 8 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100, setting a new record for a K-pop girl group. According to the latest chart released Friday (British time), the song stayed on the chart for a seventh consecutive week and climbed one spot from [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS’ new digital single “The Planet” topped iTunes charts in 67 countries Saturday, the group’s agency said. The original soundtrack for TV animation series “Bastions” was released the previous day. The song had claimed the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Top Songs charts in 67 countries, [...]
JEJU, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The “pet beach” program on the southern resort island of Jeju, in which businesses, organizations, and schools take care of an allocated beach, will expanded, officials said Thursday. The program, initiated by the Jeju provincial government in 2020, is now celebrating its fourth anniversary. Currently, 13 businesses and organizations [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The mushroom medium that is dumped after harvesting mushrooms can be recycled as a bedding material for barn floors, a local research institute said Thursday. The medium refers to the culture soil used for growing mushrooms, which mainly consists of sawdust. Typically, after harvesting mushrooms, the medium is disposed [...]
JEJU, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The provincial government of Jeju Island has outlined a plan to gradually replace plastic parcel packages with reusable materials in order to minimize plastic usage. The provincial office on Wednesday announced its target of reducing plastic usage by 50 percent by 2040 while increasing the recycling rate to 100 percent. [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seongdong District announced on Wednesday the establishment of a collaborative network between the public and private sectors, marking the country’s first cork recycling project in its pursuit of zero carbon emissions. The district entered into an agreement with S-Build, a sports facility construction company specializing in cork recycling [...]