SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean credit card company has released a new card targeting consumers who actually want to pay on an installment plan at places like restaurants but hesitate to do so in fear of losing face in front of their acquaintances. LOCA NANUGI Card, released by Lotte Card Co., [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Rookie girl group Le Sserafim has entered the Billboard 200 main albums chart for the first time, after its debut six months ago. The K-pop act ranked No. 14 on this week’s Billboard 200 chart with its second EP, titled “Antifragile,” the group’s agency Source Music said Tuesday, quoting [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Famous South Korean cartoonist Lee Hyun-se has decided to teach his cartoon drawing techniques to an artificial intelligence (AI). Comic book publisher Jaedam Media Co. announced that it had signed a deal with the 66-years-old legendary cartoonist to develop AI technology for cartoon and webtoon production. After establishing a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin of the K-pop megaband BTS made a guest appearance at Coldplay’s concert in Buenos Aires on Friday (local time) for his first live performance of his solo debut single, “The Astronaut,” with the British rock band. According to music industry sources here, Jin appeared from the opposite side [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, debuted as a solo artist through a collaborative single with British rock band Coldplay on Friday. The vocalist simultaneously released “The Astronaut” and its music video worldwide at 1 p.m. in Korea, or midnight in the United States (EST). “The Astronaut” marks [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Two South Korean tourism promotional videos featuring Suga and Jimin of global K-pop sensation BTS have garnered more than 43 million views a week after they were released. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) uploaded two of its four retro-themed music videos, titled “Feel the Rhythm of Korea,” in which [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group BTS, its member Jungkook and girl group BLACKPINK will compete for this year’s People’s Choice Awards, a U.S. awards show for recognizing people in entertainment. According to the full list of 2022 People’s Choice Awards nominees released by the organizers on its homepage Wednesday (U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Stray Kids have stayed high on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart for the second consecutive week with their new EP “Maxident.” The eight-track album ranked 11th on the latest Billboard 200 chart updated Tuesday (U.S. time), a week after debuting at No. 1. “Case 143,” [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — RM of K-pop supergroup BTS will emcee a new educational-entertainment TV show on cable channel tvN, the channel has said. Director Jang Hang-jun will co-host “The Dictionary of Useless Human Knowledge,” set to be broadcast in the second half of this year, the broadcaster said Tuesday. A sequel to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group (G)I-dle topped daily and weekly charts of five major local music streaming services with its release “Nxde” on Tuesday, a week after it dropped. “Nxde,” the main track off the band’s fifth EP “I Love,” sat atop real-time, daily, weekly and top 100 songs charts of Melon, [...]