JEJU, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Golf courses on Jeju Island, South Korea, which thrived during the Covid-19 pandemic, are now grappling with a significant decrease in the number of visitors, according to data released by the Jeju Provincial Government on April 16. After surpassing the 2 million mark in 2019 with 2.09 million visitors, Jeju’s [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-0 to begin their Olympic men’s football qualifying campaign in Qatar on Tuesday, taking a key first step toward a berth in the quadrennial tournament in Paris. Substitute Lee Young-jun headed home the winner during second-half added time for the narrow [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Ulsan HD FC midfielder Lee Dong-gyeong was named the top player for the first month of the South Korean football season Wednesday. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced that Lee was voted the Player of the Month for March in the top-flight K League 1. Lee led [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – As the new Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) season kicks off, baseball enthusiasts are flocking to interest-based chat services operated by Naver and Kakao, South Korea’s leading internet companies. According to industry sources, Naver’s open chat service, Open Talk (Naver Talk), now features dedicated chat rooms for each of the KBO’s [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Two-time reigning South Korean champions Ulsan HD FC will battle Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos this month for a spot in the final of the top Asian club football tournament. The two teams will clash in the two-legged semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League, with Ulsan [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group ILLIT has made history by entering the U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 main songs chart with its debut single “Magnetic.” “Magnetic” secured the No. 91 spot on the upcoming Hot 100 chart, Billboard said on social media Tuesday (U.S. time), becoming the first debut song by [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The BMW Ladies Championship, the lone LPGA Tour event in South Korea, will be played on the same course on the northwestern outskirts of Seoul for the second straight year this fall, the tournament’s organizers announced Tuesday. BMW Korea said the 72-hole tournament will be back at Seowon Hills [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — G-Dragon, K-pop band BIGBANG’s main rapper, is preparing for a new solo album with the goal of making a comeback to the music scene in the second half of this year, his agency said Tuesday. Galaxy Corp. brought up the news in a press release on the artist’s recent [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — With some key players missing, South Korea will look to secure a spot in their 10th consecutive Olympic men’s football tournament at the qualifiers kicking off this week in Qatar. South Korea will play in Group B at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup. The competition doubles [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — After a two-homer day this weekend, SSG Landers slugger Choi Jeong enters the new week on the verge of breaking the all-time home run record in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Choi blasted two long balls against the KT Wiz in an 8-1 victory on Sunday at KT Wiz [...]