SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Former Manchester United and current FC Seoul midfielder Jesse Lingard will miss an upcoming exhibition match against Tottenham Hotspur due to an injury, officials announced Tuesday. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) unveiled the final 22-man squad for “Team K League” that will take on Spurs on July [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold an array of cultural events, including contemporary dance, ballet and traditional crafts, in Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, to introduce Korean art to a wider audience. The country’s national art groups and institutions will perform and hold exhibitions in various locations across [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In a daring fusion of sport and entertainment, the town of Pyeongchang has announced the return of what many consider the world’s most grueling uphill race. The Red Bull 400 Pyeongchang, set for September 21, will challenge athletes to sprint up a ski jump with a maximum incline of 38 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Enhypen has debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with its second studio album, “Romance: Untold,” making it the band’s highest-charting album ever. Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) that Enhypen came next to rapper Eminem on the chart by collecting 124,000 album-equivalent units [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The top South Korean-born scorer in the K League 1 this season will soon switch clubs. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors said Monday they are close to acquiring Suwon FC forward Lee Seung-woo. A club official said the deal will be formally announced once Lee passes his physical. Lee, 26, announced [...]
SEOUL, July 20(Korea Bizwire) – The Disney+ sci-fi action series “Moving” clinched the grand prize at the third edition of the Blue Dragon Series Awards (BDA) on Friday. Based on Kang Full’s popular webtoon of the same name, “Moving” tells the story of a group of individuals with extraordinary abilities who hide their true abilities [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The sports ministry said Friday it has launched an investigation into the national football governing body over possible irregularities during its recent hiring of the new men’s national team head coach. An official with the ministry said the audit on the Korea Football Association (KFA) essentially began Thursday when [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In a recent survey of advertising professionals and marketers, singer Lim Young-woong has emerged as the most recommended advertising model in South Korea, securing the top spot overall and in the male model category. The Busan International Marketing and Advertising Festival (MAD STARS) conducted an online survey during the month [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS will release a new solo album Friday while serving in the South Korean military. The new EP, “Muse,” is scheduled to be out at 1 p.m., marking the singer’s first release in about one year and four months since his debut solo album, “Face,” [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will operate its largest-ever “Korea House” during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics to promote its culture and serve as a support base for its athletes, the culture ministry said Friday. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee, the [...]