SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Empire State Building, an iconic New York City landmark, was illuminated in a color symbolizing K-pop girl group Le Sserafim, the group’s agency said Wednesday. The group participated in a lighting ceremony at the tourist landmark Tuesday (U.S. time) to mark the release of its fourth EP, “Crazy.” [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – NewJeans members on Wednesday demanded Hybe reinstate Min Hee-jin as CEO of the girl group’s management agency ADOR. “What we want is the original ADOR headed by Min Hee-jin, where management and production moved in unison,” all five members said through YouTube livestream, openly calling for Min’s reinstatement for [...]
SEOUL, Sept.11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched an investigation into the Korean Badminton Association following outspoken comments by An Se-young, the 2024 Paris Olympics badminton gold medalist. The probe has already uncovered outdated practices within the association and prompted calls for reform. According to the ministry’s interim findings, released [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — After notching his first victory in his return as South Korea’s head coach on Tuesday in Muscat, Hong Myung-bo credited his players for making successful second-half adjustments. South Korea netted two second-half goals to defeat Oman 3-1 at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, their first Group B victory in the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea captain Son Heung-min demanded better field conditions at the national team’s main stadium in Seoul, following his team’s 3-1 win over Oman in a World Cup qualifier on what he said was a great pitch in Muscat Tuesday night. Son was involved in all South Korean goals [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A comprehensive survey released on September 9 reveals that golf has become increasingly popular in South Korea, with nearly 17% of adults participating in the sport at least once last year. The Korea Golf Association (KGA) conducted a nationwide study of 10,000 adults aged 20 to 70 across 17 cities [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts took an unexpected turn on September 8 when world-renowned soprano Angela Gheorghiu disrupted the show, igniting a heated debate about artistic etiquette and cultural expectations in the classical music world. The incident occurred during the third act [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The latest album from girl group Le Sserafim has landed on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart at No. 7. The group’s fourth EP, “Crazy,” collected 47,000 album-equivalent units in the United States during the charting period for the Billboard 200, Billboard said in an online article Sunday (U.S. [...]
PARIS, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Paris Paralympics have drawn to a conclusion, with South Korea having surpassed its gold medal target. South Korea finished the 12-day competition that ended Sunday in 22nd place with six gold medals, 10 silver medals and 14 bronze medals. The Korea Paralympic Committee, which sent 177 athletes and [...]
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, [...]