SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Ten, a member of K-pop supergroup NCT, has topped iTunes’ album charts in 13 countries with his latest EP, “Stunner,” SM Entertainment said Tuesday. Released on Monday, the seven-track album is led by the title song, “Stunner,” along with other songs including “Enough For Me” and “Sweet As Sin.” [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading music streaming platform, Melon, revealed that singer-songwriter IU is the most beloved domestic artist of the past two decades, while Paul Kim’s ballad “Every Day, Every Moment” ranks as the most frequently added song to playlists. The data, released Monday, is based on an analysis of [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In a matter of days, South Korea went from feeling hopeful they could grab an early World Cup berth to standing on the precipice of losing the top spot in their qualification group. Such is the life of a depleted team without several injured players, including their most creative [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group NJZ, formerly known as NewJeans, has said it will suspend all music activities in compliance with a recent court ruling. “We have decided to stop all activities for the time being in accordance with the court ruling. It wasn’t an easy decision but a necessary one,” [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s lead in their group in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers now stands at three points with three matches left in the ongoing round. South Korea stayed atop the Group B tables with 15 points after getting held to a 1-1 draw by Oman at home Thursday in [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Kia Tigers will eye their second straight South Korean baseball title as the 2025 season of changes opens Saturday with five games across the country. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) will have its earliest start to a season this weekend, with the Tigers hosting the NC Dinos at [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — For the new Kiwoom Heroes pitcher Kenny Rosenberg, getting the first Opening Day nod in his first Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season is an “exciting” opportunity, but also one that comes with an added sense of responsibility. As the only foreign pitcher for the Heroes — they are the [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s box office saw sluggish performance last month, with ticket sales and attendance declining sharply year-on-year, data showed Wednesday. According to the Korean Film Council, total cinema attendance dropped 52.2 percent on-year to 5.47 million, while sales plummeted more than 60 percent to 26.3 billion won (US$18.1 million), [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin’s solo track “Who” has set a new record as the longest-running K-pop song on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing “Dynamite” by his own group BTS. According to the latest chart released Tuesday (U.S. time), “Who” jumped 12 spots to reach No. 29, marking its 33rd consecutive week on [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball league announced Wednesday it set a new attendance record in the preseason this month, the latest sign of the sport’s massive popularity. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the 42 preseason games, played from March 8 to Tuesday, drew 321,763 fans, for a record 7,661 [...]