SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football icon Son Heung-min departed for Los Angeles on Tuesday, apparently to finalize his transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Los Angeles FC (LAFC) of Major League Soccer (MLS). Son boarded an LA-bound flight out of Incheon International Airport, just west of Seoul, Tuesday evening, but not before [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — “Golden,” a track from the animated U.S. film “KPop Demon Hunters,” has maintained its position at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second consecutive week. Billboard said Monday (U.S. time) in a preview of its upcoming main singles chart that “Golden” ranked just behind Alex Warren’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — FC Barcelona wrapped up their South Korean summer tour with a 5-0 victory over Daegu FC on Monday. Stars Robert Lewandowski, Marcus Rashford and Gavi were among the goal scorers for the Spanish giants in front of 45,183 fans at Daegu Stadium in Daegu, 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul. [...]
As ad revenue declines, South Korean digital creators shift toward memberships, merch, and multi-platform branding strategies SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Once fueled by the chase for views and viral content, South Korea’s YouTubers are increasingly transforming into entrepreneurs, diversifying their revenue streams and treating their channels as full-fledged personal brands. According to industry sources [...]
After a decade at Spurs, South Korean icon closes chapter with tribute-filled match as move to MLS looms SEOUL, August 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Son Heung-min, the face of South Korean football and a trailblazer in Europe’s elite leagues, bid an emotional farewell to Tottenham Hotspur in a sold-out exhibition match in Seoul on Saturday [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Starter Kim Kwang-hyun threw six gutsy innings and the offense backed him up with two home runs, as the SSG Landers defeated the Doosan Bears 7-2 on Friday to stretch their winning streak to five. The Landers, who stayed in fourth place at 49-46-4 (wins-losses-ties), own the longest active [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The SSG Landers closed out July on a four-game winning streak, which pushed them to fourth place in the Korea Baseball Organization at 48-46-4 (wins-losses-ties). With the calendar having flipped to August and injured players on their way back, manager Lee Sung-yong said the Landers are ready to separate [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Conventional wisdom in baseball has it that one-run games, wins or losses, are mostly a matter of luck. Doosan Bears interim manager Cho Sung-hwan, though, isn’t buying it. His team has the lowest winning percentage in one-run games in this Korea Baseball Organization season at 10-17-0 (wins-losses-ties), and it’s [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A day after being traded to the first-place club in South Korean baseball, veteran outfielder/designated hitter Son Ah-seop said Friday he will try to prove his worth on his new team. The Hanwha Eagles acquired Son, 37, from the NC Dinos in exchange for cash and a third-round draft [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, one of South Korea’s largest summer music events, will kick off Friday for a three-day run. Hosted by the Incheon metropolitan government, the festival has been held every year in the Songdo district of Incheon, about 30 kilometers west of Seoul, since 2006. [...]