SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean professional football league said Wednesday it will open disciplinary proceedings against a club owner for his public criticism of officiating. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) said FC Anyang owner Choi Dae-ho, also mayor of Anyang, just south of Seoul, will be subject to a [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Starter Ariel Jurado was rock solid against his former team and veteran infielder Ryu Ji-hyuk celebrated his 1,000th game with a key hit, as the Samsung Lions defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 6-1 on the road in Seoul on Wednesday. Jurado, who signed with the Lions in December after two [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A senior South Korean football executive said Wednesday the sport’s national governing body will be in touch with FIFA over a ban on a local club that came to light last week. In his introductory press conference, Kim Seung-hee, executive director of the Korea Football Association (KFA), addressed FIFA’s [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The first-place team in South Korean baseball will be without their leadoff man and starting right fielder for the rest of the regular season with a knee injury. The LG Twins, currently leading the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), announced Tuesday their All-Star outfielder Hong Chang-ki has a torn medial [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — It was a day that Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Kim Hye-seong would rather forget. Kim made a gaffe in center field while going 0-for-4 at the plate as the Dodgers lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday (local time). Making his [...]
CHANGWON, South Korea, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Officials in Changwon announced Monday the baseball stadium in the southeastern city is ready to welcome back its tenant after completing necessary safety inspections and maintenance work. Changwon opened the gates of Changwon NC Park, home of the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), to [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group i-dle is embracing a bold transformation with its latest comeback — a new name, fresh sound and revamped image. The change signals a new chapter for the group, which returned Monday with “We Are,” its eighth EP and first album in 10 months. “It feels like [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop boy group Riize is back with a powerful new anthem, “Fly Up,” a spirited dance track that echoes the infectious energy of its debut hit, “Get a Guitar.” At a media showcase held Monday in Seoul, the six-member group introduced it as an energetic rock-and-roll style dance track [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Rising K-pop girl group ILLIT will return with a new album next month. Belift Lab, the group’s agency, announced Monday on the K-pop fan community platform Weverse that the quintet will unleash its third EP, “bomb,” on June 16. The EP tells the story of the group expanding its [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Kim Si-woo has posted his first top-10 finish at a major tournament following an up-and-down final round at the PGA Championship in North Carolina. Kim shot two-over 73 to close out the second major tournament of the 2025 season at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte on Sunday [...]