SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jennie of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK made her highly anticipated solo comeback with the release of her new single “Mantra” on Friday. The digital single and its accompanying music video were unveiled at 9 a.m., according to her agency, OA Entertainment. It said “Mantra” is a powerful and energetic [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With a ticket to the next round in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason at stake, a pair of homegrown right-handers will square off in a rematch Friday evening. In Game 5 of the best-of-five first round, the home team LG Twins will start Im Chan-kyu at Jamsil Baseball [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – NewJeans’ Hanni has said she will appear at a parliamentary labor committee meeting next week to talk about workplace bullying, after she claimed she was being ostracized in her management company. Last week, the parliamentary labor and environment committee asked Hanni and her management firm ADOR’s CEO Kim Ju-young [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A loss away from having their 2024 season ended, the KT Wiz shuffled their lineup deck once again Wednesday against the LG Twins. The Wiz are down 2-1 in the best-of-five opening round of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason, following a 6-5 loss at KT Wiz Park in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — After homering off LG Twins closer You Young-chan in a Korea Baseball Organization postseason game Tuesday night, KT Wiz center fielder Bae Jung-dae had mixed feelings about the moment. Bae was obviously excited that his two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning cut his team’s deficit to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop rookie Babymonster will roll out its first full-length album on Nov. 1, the group’s agency said Tuesday. The album, titled “Drip,” will consist of nine songs, including the title song of the same name, hip-hop track “Click Clak” and “Love, Maybe,” which features beautiful vocals accompanied by a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it will host a unique motorsport event in partnership with Toyota Motor Co. later this month in South Korea featuring high-performance models and racing vehicles from both companies. The Hyundai N x Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival will be held at Everland Speedway in Yongin, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will try to avenge a crushing loss to Jordan in their World Cup qualifying match this week without their captain Son Heung-min. South Korea, world No. 23, will take on 68th-ranked Jordan in a Group B match in the third round of the Asian World Cup qualification [...]
MOKPO, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In a unique cross-cultural television venture, Mokpo MBC and Vietnam’s VTV are collaborating on a reality program titled “Multicultural Night Market,” set in the heart of Mokpo’s old downtown district from October 7 to 11. The show, which blends elements of reality TV and culinary entertainment, centers around a vacant storefront [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – As the curtains rose on the 29th Busan International Film Festival, Netflix seized the moment to showcase its upcoming slate of Korean films, underscoring the streaming giant’s growing influence in the global cinema landscape. At an event titled “Next on Netflix: 2025 Korean Films,” held at a hotel in Busan’s Haeundae [...]