GWANGJU, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Kia Tigers had a rocky start to the 2024 season, as their manager Kim Jong-kook was fired just before the start of spring training due to bribery allegations. Hitting coach Lee Bum-ho was promoted to take over as their new manager. The 42-year-old immediately became the youngest manager [...]
GWANGJU, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Tigers catcher Kim Tae-gun has spent most of his 17-year career in the Korea Baseball Organization with a chip on his shoulder. He has spent several years in the shadow of others. But in October 2024, Kim, 34, finally had his moment to shine, helping his Tigers to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — “Hype Boy,” a debut single by popular K-pop girl group NewJeans, has garnered over 600 million streams on Spotify, becoming the band’s fourth song to pass the threshold, the group’s agency said Tuesday. The song had recorded 600,325,617 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform as of Sunday, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group BLACKPINK’s Rose reached No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with her latest single, “APT.,” featuring Bruno Mars, setting a new record for the highest-ranking song by a K-pop female artist. Billboard announced on social platform X on Tuesday that “APT.” had broken into the top [...]
GWANGJU, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The year 2024 was a record-breaking campaign in South Korean baseball, a season that ended Monday night with a marquee franchise lifting the championship trophy for the first time in seven years. The Kia Tigers defeated the Samsung Lions 7-5 in Game 5 of the Korean Series on Monday [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Nike has unveiled its second “Playground for All” in Seoul’s Gangnam district, partnering with the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation and local authorities, the company announced on October 28. The initiative, which follows the first playground opened last year in Seoul’s Geumcheon district, aims to create an inclusive community space where [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — “I’ll Be There,” the latest single from BTS member Jin, has debuted at No. 9 on Spotify’s latest Daily Top Song Global chart, becoming his highest charting song as a solo artist to date. Released Friday, the song garnered over 4.69 million streams that day, according to the chart [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen has once again secured a top-five entry on the Billboard 200 chart with its 12th EP, “Spill the Feels,” marking its sixth consecutive album to reach the top 10. Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) in a preview of this week’s charts that the 13-member group’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — WayV, a subunit of popular K-pop group NCT, will release its sixth EP, “Frequency,” on Nov. 25, the group’s agency said Monday. The new EP will feature six tracks, including Korean and Chinese versions of the title song, “Frequency.” Five members of the sextet — Kun, Ten, Xiaojun, Hendery, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A K-pop concert held during last year’s World Scout Jamboree caused significant damage to Seoul World Cup Stadium’s playing surface, requiring nearly 240 million won in repairs, according to a new report. Documents obtained from the Seoul Facilities Corporation by Democratic Party lawmaker Wi Seong-gon reveal that the August 11 [...]