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Netflix’s ‘Love Untangled’ Blends Self-Love With ’90s Teen Romance

Netflix’s ‘Love Untangled’ Blends Self-Love With ’90s Teen Romance

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 [...]

Jens Castrop Becomes First Foreign-Born Mixed-Heritage Player To Join Taeguk Warriors

Jens Castrop Becomes First Foreign-Born Mixed-Heritage Player To Join Taeguk Warriors

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 [...]

Stray Kids’ ‘Karma’ Sells Over 2 Mln Copies Upon Release

Stray Kids’ ‘Karma’ Sells Over 2 Mln Copies Upon Release

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 [...]

Netflix Hit ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Sparks Calls to Promote Jeju’s Culture and Tourism

Netflix Hit ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Sparks Calls to Promote Jeju’s Culture and Tourism

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 [...]

Top Continental Sports Body Gauging S. Korean Interest in 2029 Asian Winter Games

Top Continental Sports Body Gauging S. Korean Interest in 2029 Asian Winter Games

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 [...]

Netflix’s ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Brings Theatrical Sing-Along Frenzy to North America

Netflix’s ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Brings Theatrical Sing-Along Frenzy to North America

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 [...]