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 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In response to ongoing suspicions surrounding the fairness of South Korea’s national lottery, Donghang Lottery hosted a live broadcast of the Lotto 6/45 draw on November 23 to enhance transparency and public trust. The event, dubbed the “2024 Lottery Day,” was held at the MBC headquarters in Seoul’s Sangam district, [...]
ULSAN, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea’s national archery team achieved a historic sweep at the 2024 Paris Olympics, claiming gold in all five events—a testament to the country’s dominance in the sport. This unparalleled success has reignited discussions on why South Korea excels in archery, with experts pointing to both cultural heritage and systematic [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — V, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, will release a seasonal duet with Korean ballad singer Park Hyo-shin next week, the group’s agency announced Friday. The digital single, “Winter Ahead (with Park Hyo Shin),” will drop at 2 p.m. next Friday, BigHit Music said on the K-pop fan platform [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Director Yang Woo-sook, known for his deeply humanistic works like “The Attorney” (2013) and the “Steel Rain” film series released in 2017 and 2022, takes a lighter yet equally meaningful approach with “About Family.” The new Korean film explores the evolving concept of family through a unique combination of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actor Song Joong-ki has announced the birth of his second child, a daughter, in Rome. “A beautiful princess was born very healthy,” Song wrote on his official fan cafe Wednesday, with a black-and-white photo of his newborn daughter’s hand. “I will take good care of my family [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball league will hand out its regular-season MVP award and the top rookie prize, among other trophies, in an annual ceremony next week. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Thursday that the 2024 KBO Awards ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lotte Hotel [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Deuces will be wild in the final of the top national football tournament at the end of November, when two regional rivals in the top-flight K League 1 will clash for supremacy. Ulsan HD FC and Pohang Steelers will square off in the one-and-done final of the Korea Cup [...]