SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of moviegoers surged in January, driven by the release of several hit films and an extended Lunar New Year holiday, data showed Thursday. According to the Korea Film Council (KOFIC), total cinema attendance rose 46.8 percent on-year to 6.8 million, while sales increased 45.1 percent to 65.3 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Seongdong District in Seoul announced on February 25 that preliminary negotiations have concluded for the transformation of a former concrete plant site adjacent to Seoul Forest into what officials envision as a new cultural hub for the city. The development marks the first case of “architectural innovation pre-negotiation” in the private [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A viral parody video satirizing the education-focused lifestyle of affluent mothers in Seoul’s Daechi-dong has led to a sudden surge in secondhand sales of Moncler luxury down jackets. The video, featuring popular comedian Lee Su-ji portraying a character known as “Jamie’s mom,” humorously captures the excessive parenting styles associated [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop garnered the most attention among globally popular South Korean cultural content in Asia, Europe and Latin America, while people in North America, Africa and Oceania showed greater interest in Korean food, according to a government report released Tuesday. The annual report was jointly published by the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jimin’s “Who” and BLACKPINK member Rose’s “APT.” were the two most-streamed K-pop songs on Spotify in the second half of 2024, the global music streaming platform announced Tuesday. The two tracks secured the top spots on Spotify’s Global Impact List, ranking first and second among the 30 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will take the stage at this year’s Academy Awards, becoming the first K-pop act to perform at the prestigious event. The Thai rapper was included in the list of performers for the 97th Academy Awards, announced by the Oscars on its website Monday [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Zerobaseone has achieved its fifth consecutive million seller with its latest EP, surpassing 1 million copies sold on the day of its release, according to the group’s agency Tuesday. The band’s fifth EP, “Blue Paradise,” sold over 1.01 million copies upon its release Monday, Wakeone said, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — G-Dragon of K-pop boy group BIGBANG is set to release his first solo full-length album in 11 years Tuesday. “Ubermensch,” due out at 2 p.m., is the singer-rapper’s third studio album, with his last being “Coup D’etat,” which came out in September 2013. The title of the new album [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo has gone deep for the first time this spring training. Lee belted a solo home run off Colorado Rockies starter Chase Dollander in the bottom of the first inning at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday (local time). The homer over the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK member Rose’s global hit single “APT.” remains strong on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 main singles chart this week. According to a Billboard chart preview released Monday (U.S. time), “APT.,” featuring Bruno Mars, ranked seventh, holding steady from last week’s position. The song previously peaked at No. 3, [...]