SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As university spring festivals sweep across South Korea, campuses are transforming into mini-music festivals, with major K-pop stars and rock icons headlining multi-day events that draw students and social media buzz alike. This year’s festival lineups rival professional music events in scale and star power. At Konkuk University, slated performers [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — An animated short film starring Seoul’s mascot Haechi and Warner Bros. Discovery’s beloved character Tweety has surpassed 17 million views just three weeks after its release, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Sunday. Titled “Hide and Seek with Haechi and Tweety,” the 2-minute 22-second 2D animation marks the first collaboration between [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The virtual K-pop boy band Plave will embark on a six-city Asian tour, starting in August, its agency, Vlast, said Friday. The five-member group will kick off the “DASH: Quantum Leap” tour at Seoul’s KSPO Dome from Aug. 15-17, marking a historic first as a virtual band performing at [...]
INJE, South Korea, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2025 Seorak Granfondo, widely considered the most challenging cycling race in the country, will take place on May 17 in the mountainous region of Sangnam-myeon, Inje County. Part of the Gran Fondo World Tour (GFWT), the Seorak Granfondo is rated as an F-level course—signifying one of [...]
CHANGWON, South Korea, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Changwon NC Park, home of the baseball club NC Dinos where a fan died following a tragic incident, is ready to reopen after weeks of safety inspections and maintenance work, local officials said Thursday. Officials in the southeastern city of Changwon said the stadium has met all [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean captain Son Heung-min has filed a complaint with the police against a woman who allegedly blackmailed him after claiming to be pregnant, police said Wednesday. The Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul said it is investigating a woman in her 20s and a man on [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Disney+’s new Korean original series “Nine Puzzles” follows a profiler and a homicide detective who team up to solve a string of murders — with literal “puzzle pieces” left at each crime scene. The story begins with the murder of a police officer. His niece Ena (Kim Da-mi), the [...]
INCHEON, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — All-Star slugger Choi Jeong blasted a milestone home run as the SSG Landers rallied for a 6-3 win over the NC Dinos on a historic Tuesday night in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Choi became the first player in KBO history to reach 500 career home runs, with a [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s retail and consumer goods sectors are increasingly turning to character-based intellectual property (IP) marketing to boost engagement and drive sales, tapping into what experts are calling an era of “emotion-driven consumption.” As consumers seek comfort and nostalgia amid prolonged economic uncertainty, brands are capitalizing on familiar or whimsical [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun was appointed Monday as the new music director of Italy’s Teatro alla Scala, news reports said. Chung, 72, is the first Asian to assume the role at the famed opera house, based in Milan, the Associated Press reported. Chung will succeed Riccardo Chailly [...]