SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a new technology that enables remote real-time monitoring of the location and owner of fishing nets via electronic tags. The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) said Thursday that it will carry out a marine demonstration test for the commercialization of [...]
JEJU, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju Provincial Government and the Jeju Tourism Organization said Wednesday that they completed a unique tour program designed to promote barrier-free tourism from Nov. 3-5. The tour program, which was conducted in collaboration with the Korea Association of the Deaf, welcomed 19 hearing-impaired people and their families residing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a vocalist of the K-pop giant BTS, has earned his first solo entry on the U.S. Billboard’s main songs chart for his first individual release, “The Astronaut.” The single debuted at No. 51 on the Hot 100 with 4.9 million U.S. streams and 44,000 downloads sold in the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Smash-hit Netflix series “Squid Game” actor Lee Jung-jae will star in “The Acolyte,” an upcoming Star Wars series to be streamed on Disney +, according to production company Lucasfilm. “The Acolyte” is a mystery thriller written and directed by Leslye Headland for Disney+ and has begun production in Britain, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group ITZY will put out a new EP, titled “Cheshire,” this month, the group’s management agency said Tuesday. The EP will hit music services on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m., JYP Entertainment said in a press release. The band’s latest release is its fifth EP, “Checkmate,” which [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — “Hype Boy,” one of the debut singles by newbie girl group NewJeans, has garnered 100 million streams on Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform, the group’s agency said Tuesday. The song hit 100,704,055 streams as of Sunday, less than 100 days after its release in August, ADOR said. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Changing rooms, which once featured white walls and hooks to hang clothes, are turning into new places where young people in their 20s and 30s can take eye-catching photos and videos. Local brand Ader Error recently opened a flagship store in Seoul’s Gangnam neighborhood, with its extraordinary changing rooms [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — “The Astronaut,” the first official single by Jin of the K-pop supergroup BTS, has landed at No. 61 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100. According to the latest chart updated Friday (British time), the song entered the chart together with Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” (No. 3) and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A concert by K-pop boy group NCT 127 in Jakarta ended early on Friday after some excited fans caused chaos to get closer to the stage, a local event agency said. “An unexpected situation occurred at the end of the show,” Dyandra Global Edutainment said on social media on [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, has submitted an application with the Military Manpower Administration (MMA) to cancel his request to postpone his military conscription, according to sources Friday. The move to revoke the delay came after Big Hit Music, the singer’s management agency, announced last month that [...]