SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Japan will play exhibition baseball games in Tokyo in November, officials from the two countries announced Thursday. The games between the longtime rivals will be played Nov. 15 and 16 at Tokyo Dome, according to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). The [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — In their first major injury blow since the start of the season, the LG Twins will be without starting pitcher Elieser Hernandez for several weeks due to a lower body injury. The Twins, in first place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), announced Wednesday that Hernandez was diagnosed with [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of K-pop girl group NewJeans filed an appeal Wednesday after a Seoul court dismissed their objection against an earlier ruling banning them from independent activities outside their management company. Earlier in March, the Seoul Central District Court accepted the injunction sought by the group’s agency, ADOR, to prevent [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean content has emerged as the second-most popular on Netflix globally, according to a new report by Ampere Analysis. The London-based research firm said Tuesday (local time) that Korean content accounts for 8-9 percent of total viewing hours on the platform, trailing only U.S. productions, which dominate with [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Twins manager Youm Kyoung-youb was slapped with a fine of 2 million won (US$1,400) Tuesday after bumping an umpire in a heated argument during a recent game. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) handed down the penalty on Youm four days after the incident during the Twins’ game against [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Kim Soo-hyun has filed complaints against individuals who posted malicious comments online, his agency Gold Medalist said Tuesday. “In response to the reckless spread of malicious posts and baseless rumors online, we filed criminal complaints on Monday for defamation and insult under the Criminal Act,” the agency said. [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin of the K-pop boy group BTS stressed his effort to keep the unique, sometimes inconvenient, aspects of the bed and breakfast in the Netflix variety program “Kian’s Bizarre B&B” intact, as he considered this essential to the show’s identity. “When suggestions for changes came up, I argued against [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — After taking advantage of a softer part of their schedule, first-place LG Twins will be in for a challenging week in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) starting Tuesday. At 14-3-0 (wins-losses-ties), the Twins have a four-game lead over the SSG Landers (9-6-0) at the top of the standings. Those [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Olympic chief Ryu Seung-min on Monday was accused of violating rules regarding financial incentives while serving as head of the national table tennis governing body. The Korea Sport Ethics Center, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced it will demand discipline on [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A quarter of drama viewers switch channels or stop watching when ads air at the end of a program, while variety show viewers are more likely to stay tuned, according to a recent study highlighting the growing complexity of TV advertising effectiveness in South Korea. The report, released on [...]