SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of the powerhouse K-pop entertainment company Hybe, has been under investigation over charges that he intentionally misled investors ahead of the company’s stock market debut, industry sources said Wednesday. According to the sources, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), the country’s financial watchdog, has been [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Eagles pitcher Hwang Jun-seo was a hard-luck loser Tuesday night against the LG Twins, getting saddled with the “L” in the box score despite holding the opponents to two runs in five solid innings. A day after the Eagles’ 2-1 loss at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, manager [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Four former champions will be among 25 South Korean players competing at the oldest and the most lucrative LPGA major this week in the United States. The 80th U.S. Women’s Open will be played from Thursday to Sunday (local time) at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, with 156 players [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Mnet’s hit dance competition show “Street Woman Fighter” featuring talented female dancers has expanded to a global scale with its new season, “World of Street Woman Fighter.” Explaining the planning background for the latest and third season, producer Choi Jung-nam said she became confident in the idea of featuring [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin of K-pop superstars BTS has topped Spotify’s global chart with his latest song, “Don’t Say You Love Me,” BigHit Music said Tuesday. The song rose to the top spot of the Spotify Daily Top Songs Global chart for May 25. It had previously debuted at No. 9 on [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Daegu FC, mired in last place in the top South Korean football league, filled their head coaching vacancy Tuesday, more than a month after their former boss stepped down. Daegu FC announced Kim Byung-soo as their new head coach. He replaces Park Chang-hyun, who resigned April 13 to take [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has added 13 more performances to its upcoming world tour, “Deadline,” the group’s agency YG Entertainment said Tuesday. The four-member act will begin the tour in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, on July 5-6. The 13 newly added performances will take place in six cities, [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop powerhouse Hybe said Tuesday it will sell its entire stake in rival SM Entertainment to China’s Tencent for 200 billion won (US$145.5 million). In a regulatory filing, Hybe said it will dispose of 2,212,237 shares of SM Entertainment, which represents a 9.38 percent stake in the company. The [...]
SEOUL, May 27, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — All seven members of global K-pop sensation BTS will have completed their mandatory military service by June 2025, sparking renewed anticipation for a long-awaited group comeback in South Korea and across the global music industry. While Jin and J-Hope have already returned to civilian life, RM and V [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — After learning Monday morning that he had made the South Korean men’s national team for the upcoming set of World Cup qualifying matches, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors forward Jeon Jin-woo had to do a double take. The 25-year-old, who leads the K League 1 with 10 goals this year, simply [...]