SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean scientists have launched the music and an image of the iris of K-pop star G-Dragon into space in a groundbreaking collaborative media artwork blending art, science and technology. The Space Institute of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Thursday that the world’s first [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Starter Kenny Rosenberg took a perfect game into the sixth inning and received three solo home runs in support, as the Kiwoom Heroes blanked first-place LG Twins 4-0 in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Wednesday. In his fourth start of his first KBO season, Rosenberg tossed eight dominant [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Olympic chief Ryu Seung-min made a push for his country’s bid for the 2036 Summer Games in his recent meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) leaders in Switzerland, officials here said Wednesday. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) said Ryu met with IOC President Thomas [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The second-longest hitting streak of Lee Jung-hoo’s big league career has ended at eight games, as his San Francisco Giants got shut out for the second straight game. Lee batted 0-for-4 from the No. 3 spot as the Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 at Oracle Park in [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment has donated 300 million won (US$202,300) to World Vision to support emergency relief efforts and child medical treatment in Myanmar, which was hit by a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake last month. JYP said Wednesday the donation will be used to provide emergency food, daily necessities [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The nostalgic drama “When Life Gives You Tangerines” has returned to the top of Netflix’s non-English series chart, the streaming giant said Wednesday. The service’s 16-episode Korean original series climbed back to No. 1 for the week ending Sunday, garnering 5.4 million views. After premiering March 7, it ranked [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Electric carts commonly used at tourist attractions, theme parks, and campgrounds across South Korea are operating in a regulatory gray zone with poor safety oversight, according to a new investigation by the Korea Consumer Agency. In a report released Tuesday, the agency reviewed 15 electric cart rental businesses nationwide and [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — In a move aimed at enhancing transparency in South Korea’s booming gaming industry, a new legislative proposal seeks to require game companies not only to disclose loot box odds, but also to provide players with their full personal histories of loot box outcomes. Representative Kim Byung-kee of the Democratic [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has pushed his hitting streak to eight games, moving within three of tying his career high. Lee went 1-for-4 in the Giants’ 2-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Monday (local time). Batting third, Lee grounded [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Rose of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has climbed higher on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart with her latest hit single “APT.” The track rose three spots from the previous week to reach No. 7, Billboard said in a chart preview released Monday (U.S. time). Released in October last [...]