SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Goalkeeper Song Bum-keun has rejoined his former K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors after two years in Japan. Jeonbuk announced Tuesday Song, 27, has signed on as a free agent after spending the past two seasons with Shonan Bellmare in Japan’s J1 League. Song first played for Jeonbuk [...]
JEONJU, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Gus Poyet, a veteran football manager with experience in England’s Premier League and Spain’s La Liga, has officially joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as their new head coach. The 57-year-old described his arrival in South Korea as “destiny” during his inaugural press conference at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on Monday. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A new government survey has revealed that short-form content has emerged as the most popular type of mobile viewing among South Korean consumers, as smartphone usage continues to rise while traditional TV viewing declines. The Korea Communications Commission and the Korea Association for ICT Promotion released their “2024 Broadcasting Media [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean historical drama “Harbin” has claimed the top spot at the box office during its opening weekend, drawing more than 2 million moviegoers. The film attracted an additional 903,000 viewers from Friday to Sunday, bringing its cumulative total to 2.39 million admissions, according to data from the Korean [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Ulsan HD FC goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo, the MVP of the 2024 K League 1 season, was also the highest-paid South Korean player in the league this year, data showed Monday. The Korea Professional Football League released salary figures for clubs and individual players Monday, including bonuses paid out for wins, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — FC Seoul announced their signing of longtime national team defender Kim Jin-su on Monday. FC Seoul said they will look to the 32-year-old left fullback to push the club to the next level in 2025, after a successful 2024 campaign. In 2024, FC Seoul finished in fourth place with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — BSS, a subunit of popular boy group Seventeen, will return with its second single next month, the group’s agency said Friday. The subunit of Seungkwan, Dokyeom and Hoshi will release “Teleparty” on Jan. 8, Pledis Entertainment said. BSS, through the single, will convey the message that “If you’re happy [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s Squid Game 2, the much-anticipated sequel to the streaming giant’s global phenomenon, delivers a compelling mix of continuity and reinvention. With the success of the first season casting a long shadow, the new installment navigates the challenge of living up to its predecessor while carving out its [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2024 South Korean baseball champions Kia Tigers finalized their signing of former major league slugger Patrick Wisdom on Thursday. The Tigers said Wisdom, a three-time 20-homer man for the Chicago Cubs, signed a one-year deal for US$1 million, the maximum amount for all first-year foreign players in the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The historical drama “Harbin” dominated the local box office on Christmas Day, setting a new post-pandemic record for holiday attendance, its distributor said Thursday. The film drew 847,819 moviegoers on the day, reaching a cumulative audience of 1.25 million within just two days of its release, according to CJ [...]