SEOUL, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Don Lee’s action flick “The Roundup: Punishment” got off to a great start, attracting over 821,000 moviegoers on its opening day, data showed Thursday. Released Wednesday, the movie dominated the local box-office chart, accounting for over 96 percent of tickets sold that day, according to the data from the [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Some fans of girl group NewJeans staged a protest outside the building of K-pop giant Hybe in Seoul on Wednesday, deploying a “protest truck” to voice their grievances against the chief of its sub-label in an escalating conflict with the parent company. “Min Hee-jin should no longer use NewJeans [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The author of a document allegedly suggesting the management of K-pop giant Hybe’s subsidiary label ADOR attempted to seize control of the company has denied the allegations. “What is known as ‘an ADOR internal document’ by the media is about my personal reflections,” ADOR’s unidentified deputy CEO and aide [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – “The Roundup: Punishment” set a ticket reservation record for Korean films of all time on its opening day, Wednesday, its distributor said, signaling a robust start for the highly anticipated film. The latest installment in “The Roundup” crime-action franchise starring Ma Dong-seok amassed over 830,000 presold tickets at theaters [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul will be the stage for the inaugural “Slow and Steady Han River Triathlon Festival” (translated) on June 1 and 2, inviting participants to complete swimming, cycling, and running events within 48 hours at Ttukseom Hangang Park in Gwangjin District, the city government announced on April 23. Planned personally by [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Sitting only one point above last place in the top South Korean football league, Daegu FC named veteran tactician Park Chang-hyeon as their new head coach Tuesday. Park, 57, replaces Choi Won-kwon, who stepped down last week to take the fall for the club’s sluggish start. Park, who had [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Having bagged a crucial win at home, South Korean champions Ulsan HD FC will now visit Japanese foes Yokohama F. Marinos this week as they chase their first Asian club football title in four years. Ulsan and Yokohama will square off in the second leg of the semifinals of [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea defeated Japan 1-0 in their final group stage match at the Olympic men’s football qualifiers in Qatar on Monday, extending their winning streak to three as they gear up for the knockout phase. Substitute Kim Min-woo headed home the match’s lone goal in the 75th minute of [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The past year was a challenging one for Doyoung, a member of K-pop supergroup NCT. He had to release three albums and embark on a world tour as a member while filling the void of Taeil, one of the group’s main vocalists, as he took a break due to [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen has racked up over 3 million copies in preorders for its upcoming compilation album, the group’s agency said Monday. “17 is Right Here” tallied preorder sales of 3,087,613 units, Pledis Entertainment said, citing data from the album’s distributor YG Plus. The agency added this preorder [...]