SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Min Hee-jin, former CEO of K-pop label ADOR, announced Wednesday she will resign from the company’s board of directors and leave the label. Min, who was re-elected to the board last month, also said she will take Hybe, the parent company of ADOR, to court for violating terms of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — What has been a roller coaster of a year for the South Korean men’s national team ended Tuesday night in Jordan, where the 22nd-ranked team settled for a 1-1 draw against world No. 100 Palestine in a World Cup qualifying match. It was South Korea’s sixth Group B match [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Employment and Labor on Wednesday dismissed claims of workplace harassment against a member of K-pop girl group NewJeans, saying she cannot be regarded as a worker under the labor law. NewJeans fans filed a petition with the labor ministry in mid-September, alleging that Hanni Pham, a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s lead in their group for the Asian World Cup qualifiers has been cut from five points to three points, following the final set of matches for 2024, held Tuesday night across the Middle East. In the first of three Group B matches Tuesday in the third round [...]
SEOUL & AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s football captain Son Heung-min praised the resilience of the Palestinian national team following a tense 1-1 draw in a World Cup qualifier held under the shadow of ongoing conflict. The match, part of the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation Stray Kids will perform at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, home to English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and its star player Son Heung-min, in July next year, to become the first K-pop act to do so, the band’s agency said Tuesday. JYP Entertainment said the concert, scheduled for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The latest album from K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 main albums chart, marking the band’s sixth top 10-charting album. “The Star Chapter: Sanctuary,” the seventh EP from the band, hit the chart by earning 98,000 equivalent album units in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Taeyeon, a member of K-pop group Girls’ Generation, released her new solo EP, “Letter To Myself,” on Monday, her agency, SM Entertainment, said. The six-track album features a title song of the same name, which combines lyrical and explosive melodies. Taeyeon said the album conveys a message of warm [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — In taking an early exit from the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 in Taipei this month, South Korea was held back by its lack of depth among young, homegrown starting pitchers. South Korea’s fate was sealed Sunday, its first offday of the tournament, when Japan and Chinese Taipei [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean actor Jung Il-woo has been selected as the new brand ambassador for Bia Saigon Special, one of Vietnam’s premier beer brands, following his enthusiastic endorsement of the beverage on his personal YouTube channel “1 Day 1 Woo.” The partnership emerged after brand executives noticed Jung’s genuine appreciation for Saigon [...]