SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s entertainment stocks are rallying on renewed hopes of a diplomatic thaw with China, as investors bet on policy tailwinds under President Lee Jae-myung’s new administration. According to data released by the Korea Exchange, shares of the nation’s four major entertainment companies have surged an average of 56.7% [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea having locked down their World Cup berth early, head coach Hong Myung-bo said Friday he will use the team’s one final qualifying match to test young and unproven players. Hong and the rest of the team received a hero’s welcome home at Incheon International Airport, just [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanwha Eagles starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has been ruled out for at least 10 days with discomfort in his left adductor. The Eagles removed Ryu from their active roster Friday, a day after the left-hander made his 13th start of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season. Ryu lasted only [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Corp. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Choi Soo-yeon met with top executives at Netflix in Los Angeles this week to discuss their ongoing membership partnership and explore further collaborations, the South Korean tech giant said Thursday. According to Naver, Choi visited Netflix’s Los Angeles office Tuesday (local time), where [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen has appeared on U.S. NBC’s “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” performing “Thunder,” the lead track from its fifth full-length album “Happy Burstday,” according to the group’s agency, Pledis Entertainment. The performance, which aired Wednesday (U.S. time), featured synchronized choreography, dramatic lighting and props — including one [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop idol group Super Junior will make a comeback with a new full-length album next month, the group’s agency said Thursday. Titled “Super Junior25,” in line with the name of the band’s 2005 debut album, “Super Junior05,” the band’s 12th studio album will drop July 8, according to SM [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — In Netflix’s upcoming “Mercy For None,” the protagonist Ki-jun starts with a critical weakness for a noir action series: a limp caused by a self-inflicted ankle injury. “Ki-jun is a character who bears the crucial handicap of a limp because he severed his own Achilles tendon,” director Choi Sung-eun [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Patrick Wisdom homered for the first time in over a month and knocked in three runs, as the Kia Tigers defeated the Doosan Bears 8-3 on the road in Seoul. By extending their winning streak to three games, the Tigers improved to 29-28-1 (wins-losses-ties), the first time they have [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Bears starter Cole Irvin on Wednesday threw his first live batting practice since his recent minor league demotion, as he tries to put his season back on the right track. On paper, Irvin is not on the Bears’ active roster after the team sent him down to their [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans are turning to the familiar voice of G-Dragon to soundtrack their commutes, according to a new analysis of music streaming habits on Melon, the country’s leading audio platform. Melon revealed Monday that the Big Bang frontman’s tracks were the most streamed by users during weekday commuting hours—specifically [...]