SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Dondeokjeon, a historic Western-style building in Seoul’s Deoksu Palace used as a royal guesthouse during the Korean Empire (1897-1910), will open to the public Tuesday after being reconstructed in its original shape, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said. The reconstruction was part of the agency’s broader plan to restore [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The founder and former chief producer of SM Entertainment, Lee Soo-man, is stepping up his environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities with a tree-planting project in Los Angeles. Lee will participate in the tree-planting event at Seoul International Park on Thursday (local time), according to music industry sources. He [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Among apartment residents over the age of 60, close to 50 percent believe their life is more important than that of their children and grandchildren. On Sunday, Focus Media Korea, the operator of Elevator TV, unveiled the results of a survey of 229 elderly individuals over 60 residing in apartment [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – On September 20th, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bulgaria hosted a captivating hanbok fashion show at Sofia’s Central Military Club, the capital of Bulgaria, to celebrate and showcase the rich tapestry of traditional Korean culture. The runway finale was set to the soundtrack of Korea’s UNESCO [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of the K-pop sensation BTS, on Friday began his mandatory military service as a social service agent. Suga, 30, is the third member of the septet to enlist in the military, following Jin in December 2022, and J-Hope in April this year. “I was able to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s MAMA Awards, the K-pop industry’s biggest annual year-end music awards, will be held in Tokyo in November. The awards ceremony will take place on Nov. 28 and 29 at the Tokyo Dome, making it the first Korean music awards show to be held at the venue, Mnet, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS V’s latest single “Slow Dancing” debuted at No. 51 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart, according to the latest chart released Wednesday. “Slow Dancing” is the lead track off his first solo album “Layover,” released on Sept. 8. It marks V’s third entry on the chart with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen will put out its 11th EP, “Seventeenth Heaven,” next month, the group’s agency, Pledis Entertainment, said Wednesday. The group also announced the album will be released on Oct. 23 in a teaser video uploaded on social media. The band’s last release was “FML,” its 10th [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The Samsung Guide Dog School (SGDS) is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It was started by the late Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who was a dog lover. Over the past 30 years, SGDS has increased awareness about disabilities and guide dogs and has become an important part of Samsung’s charitable [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The performance video of BLACKPINK member Lisa’s solo song “Money” has exceeded 900 million views on YouTube, her management agency YG Entertainment said Tuesday. “Money” is a track on Lisa’s first single album, “LALISA,” released in September 2021. The hip-hop song made an entry on Billboard’s Hot 100 and [...]