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SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Leading girl group BLACKPINK’s Jennie will make a comeback as a solo artist in October after signing a partnership deal with Columbia Records, her agency announced Monday. The K-pop star will release a new single next month, marking her first solo release since “You & Me” in October 2023, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop group Seventeen has headlined the Lollapalooza Berlin music festival, performing 19 songs over 90 minutes to an enthusiastic crowd, the group’s agency said Monday. It marks the first time the 13-member group has headlined a major European music festival since its debut, delivering a set that included the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of K-pop group NewJeans have publicly expressed their gratitude for Min Hee-jin, producer and former CEO of the group’s agency, during their acceptance speeches at a Japanese music awards ceremony. The girl group, who won four awards at the 2024 The Fact Music Awards on Sunday at Kyocera [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will take on the host country Colombia in their first knockout match of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. South Korea had grabbed a ticket to the round of 16 by beating Germany 1-0 in their final Group D match on Saturday (local time). With the top [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report has revealed a sharp increase in the number of elementary school teachers in South Korea leaving their jobs prematurely, reaching a five-year high in 2023. According to data obtained by Democratic Party lawmaker Jin Sun-mee from regional education offices, the early resignation rate among elementary school teachers [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of emergency care centers in full operation has fallen markedly over the past week as hospitals are experiencing a serious staff shortage amid the prolonged standoff between the government and trainee doctors over the state medical reform plan, officials said Sunday. A total of 88 out of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A giant-screen advertisement showing homosexual people kissing and embracing each other was taken down four days after it began airing on the streets of Seoul’s southern district of Gangnam due to a series of complaints. The matchmaking app for homosexual people first appeared on the giant screen set up [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – In a recent episode of the popular South Korean variety show “You Quiz on the Block,” divorce attorney Choi Yu-na offered startling insights into the world of marital infidelity, drawing from her experience as both a legal professional and the writer of the drama series “Good Partner.” Choi, known for [...]
GIMHAE, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – In a groundbreaking cultural exchange, artifacts from the Hittite Empire, one of the world’s earliest iron-working civilizations, are set to be exhibited for the first time in South Korea. The exhibition will take place in Gimhae, a city in South Gyeongsang Province renowned as the ancient capital of the Gaya [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent investigation by the Seoul Metropolitan Government has revealed that only a small fraction of the five-star hotels in the city transparently display all-inclusive room rates on their website homepages, raising concerns about widespread deceptive marketing practices in the luxury hospitality sector. The study, conducted from June 10 to [...]