SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s upcoming romantic film, “Love Untangled,” seems to be continuing a popular theme of self-love, echoing the message of embracing one’s true self recently seen in the global phenomenon “KPop Demon Hunters.” Set in Busan in 1998, the film follows the story of Se-ri (Shin Eun-soo), a lovestruck 19-year-old [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Jens Castrop, a 22-year-old midfielder with dual German and South Korean citizenship, became the first foreign-born player of mixed blood to be called up to the South Korean men’s senior national football team. Coach Hong Myung-bo included Castrop on Monday in a 26-man roster for the team’s upcoming friendlies [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Boy group Stray Kids has achieved double-million-seller status with its fourth full-length album, “Karma,” on the day of release, the group’s agency said Monday. JYP Entertainment said the album logged more than 2 million sales on Friday, immediately topping Hanteo’s weekly physical album chart and Circle Chart’s weekly retail [...]
JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — As Netflix’s animated sensation K-Pop Demon Hunters races toward becoming the platform’s most-watched film, the spotlight has unexpectedly turned to Jeju Island, where viewers have identified cultural symbols embedded in the show’s storyline. Local voices are urging the island to seize the moment to promote its unique heritage alongside [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Choue Chung-won, the incumbent leader of World Taekwondo (WT), will run unopposed in his bid for his seventh and final term at the helm of the sport’s global governing body. Seoul-based WT announced Friday that Choue, 77, will be the sole candidate standing in its presidential election scheduled to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — With Saudi Arabia reportedly falling behind on its preparations to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games, the continent’s top sports body is gauging South Korea’s interest in becoming an alternate host, a source familiar with the matter said Friday. The source told Yonhap News Agency the Olympic Council of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation Stray Kids dropped its fourth full-length album, “Karma,” on Friday, a project it says reflects on the achievements it has made through years of hard work. Speaking at a press conference in Seoul, rapper Changbin said, “We wanted to create an album that interprets ‘karma’ in a [...]
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Fresh off its record-breaking streaming success, Netflix’s animated film “K-Pop Demon Hunters” is storming into theaters — and drawing sold-out crowds. The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday that a limited theatrical “sing-along” event, scheduled for August 23–24 across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K., has [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The national short track speed skating team has been reunited with a coach who guided the country to a successful performance at the 2018 Winter Olympics at home. The Korea Skating Union (KSU) announced Thursday that Kim Sun-tae will take the reins as the temporary head coach of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Trying to win for the first time in over two weeks, the Lotte Giants have lost versatile infielder Jeon Min-jae to an oblique injury. Before taking on the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Thursday, Giants manager Kim Tae-hyoung said Jeon could be out for up [...]