SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SM Entertainment’s first British boy group, dearALICE, is set to debut later this year through a collaboration with Kakao Entertainment and the American music label gamma., the company said Wednesday. According to SM, the three companies have entered a strategic partnership to support the group’s global launch and its [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Veteran Doosan Bears catcher Yang Eui-ji will have to wait at least another year to tie the South Korean baseball record for most Golden Gloves. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Wednesday unveiled a list of nominees for the annual Golden Glove awards, presented to the best overall players [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver Webtoon has successfully halted the operation of over 70 illegal overseas webtoon-sharing sites following legal proceedings in the United States, the company announced on Tuesday. The company recently filed a subpoena request with a U.S. court, seeking personal information from a major content delivery network and two domain registration [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Min Hee-jin, the former CEO of K-pop label ADOR, has filed a criminal complaint against its parent company’s public relations executives, alleging misconduct related to their duties in promoting the label’s girl group NewJeans, Min’s representatives said Tuesday. Min filed the complaint with Seoul’s Yongsan Police Station on Monday, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Kiwoom Heroes have reunited with former major league All-Star outfielder Yasiel Puig. The Heroes announced Tuesday that they have signed Puig to a one-year deal worth US$1 million. The Cuban outfielder, the 2014 National League All-Star with the Los Angeles Dodgers, first played for the Heroes in 2022. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Ateez has topped the Billboard’s main albums chart for the second time in its career. Billboard announced Sunday (U.S. local time) that Ateez’s 11th EP, “Golden Hour: Part. 2,” debuted atop the Billboard 200 by earning 184,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Nov. 21. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Jung Woo-sung has been confirmed as the father of model Moon Ga-bi’s son, the actor’s agency said Sunday. “The baby Moon revealed on her social media is Jung Woo-sung’s son,” it said, adding the two “are discussing the best way to raise the child.” While the actor intends [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Three infielders were named winners of the top defensive award in South Korean baseball for the second straight year Monday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced the winners in the catcher and four infield positions for its second annual KBO Fielding Award on Monday. Three of the four infield [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The SSG Landers announced Monday they will bring back Cuban outfielder Guillermo Heredia for his third straight season in South Korea. The Landers said Heredia, the 2024 batting champion in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), agreed to a new one-year deal worth up to US$1.8 million. He will earn [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – With movie theaters in South Korea looking to diversify their content offerings, live recordings of musicals are emerging as an unexpected box office draw, potentially marking a new chapter for the industry. Leveraging their large screens as a key advantage, theaters are expanding beyond traditional films to showcase a variety [...]