SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Tickets for K-pop megastar BTS’ upcoming “Arirang” world tour have completely sold out across North America and Europe, the group’s agency, BigHit Music, said Tuesday. Tickets for the 41 concerts in these regions were quickly snapped up after going on sale Saturday, demonstrating global fans’ immense interest in BTS’ [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Thursday it has granted conditional approval for a major BTS comeback performance scheduled for March at Gwanghwamun Square, setting the stage for one of the city’s largest cultural events in recent years. The decision was made during the city’s first Gwanghwamun Square advisory committee meeting [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Com2uS Corp. said Wednesday that cumulative revenue from its baseball game franchises has exceeded 1 trillion won, marking a major milestone for one of South Korea’s longest-running mobile sports gaming series. The company has built its baseball gaming business steadily since launching the original “Com2uS Pro Baseball” series in 2008, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Cultural heritage authorities have granted conditional approval for K-pop megastar BTS to film at major historic sites in central Seoul, as the band plans a major performance in the Gwanghwamun area to promote its long-awaited comeback in March. The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) said Tuesday its Cultural Heritage Committee [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government said Tuesday it plans to expand its popular “Culture Day” program to every Wednesday, a move aimed at broadening public access to museums, heritage sites and entertainment venues. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it will seek to revise the enforcement decree of the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop juggernaut BTS is considering a major performance in central Seoul ahead of its comeback in March, industry sources said Monday. Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind the group, has applied to the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) for permission to use Gyeongbok Palace, Gwanghwamun and the Woldae area, and the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The global success of Arc Raiders, a multiplayer title developed by Embark Studios, has reignited a familiar debate among gamers: What, exactly, determines the nationality of a video game? Since its release in October, Arc Raiders has sold more than 12.4 million copies worldwide, reached a peak of 960,000 concurrent [...]
SEOUL & BUSAN, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s port city of Busan said it will take strong action against excessive accommodation fees ahead of a highly anticipated BTS concert scheduled for June 12–13, after reports surfaced of hotel prices surging sharply as fans prepare to travel from across the country and abroad. City officials announced [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS will launch a new world tour in April, returning to the global stage for the first time in nearly four years, as the K-pop powerhouse prepares for one of the largest concert runs ever mounted by a single Korean act. The group will open the tour with three shows [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s gaming community has publicly challenged the Ministry of Health and Welfare, accusing it of overstepping legal boundaries by treating video games as objects of addiction control without clear statutory grounds. The Korea Game Users Association said on Monday that current mental health legislation does not list games as [...]