BUSAN, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — While not the first film to tackle slavery, “Uprising” stands out as one of the most compelling Korean films to explore this theme, masterfully portraying the sheer absurdity of a system that reduces human beings to disposable objects, stripped of all dignity and rights. The film opens with the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – NCsoft, the South Korean game developer, has launched its highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) “Throne and Liberty” (TL) in collaboration with Amazon Games. The game was released on October 2 across North and South America, Europe, Oceania, and Japan, marking a significant step in NCsoft’s global expansion. [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As the annual Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), Asia’s largest, gears up to offer cinephiles over 200 films, here are some recommendations for audiences eager to discover new Korean films. Each of the films highlighted will have its worldwide premiere at this year’s BIFF. ■ “Uprising” Starring Gang Dong-won [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicks off on Wednesday, featuring the historical drama “Uprising” as its opening film, the festival’s first-ever over-the-top (OTT) production to hold this honor. The organizer has said the selection reflects the festival’s efforts to capture the significant shifts in the global film [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Korean titles topped Netflix’s weekly viewing charts, the global streaming company said Wednesday. “Officer Black Belt,” a crime action film starring Kim Woo-bin, secured the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s non-English movies chart for the week of Sept. 23-29. The film follows the story of Lee Jung-do, an ordinary [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Rose, a member of K-pop group BLACKPINK, will return as a solo artist with her first full-length album in December, her agency announced Wednesday. The album, titled “rosie,” will be released Dec. 6, featuring 12 tracks, according to The Black Label. Rose contributed to both the lyrics and composition [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jimin’s latest solo track, “Who,” made it on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the 10th consecutive week. According to the latest Billboard charts released Tuesday (U.S. time), “Who” remained unchanged at No. 30 on the Hot 100 chart from the previous week. The song is from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation NewJeans has garnered over 300 million streams on Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform, with its 2023 hit song “New Jeans.” The song recorded 300,274,574 cumulative streams as of Monday, becoming the band’s sixth song to hit the milestone, according to the group’s agency, ADOR. “New [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The sports ministry said Wednesday the Korea Football Association (KFA) violated several rules in hiring the men’s national team head coach Hong Myung-bo, rejecting the national football federation’s claim that it had followed the proper process. Despite its findings, the ministry also said it doesn’t have enough ground to [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, is set to transform into a city of festivals in October, with as many as 17 separate festive events taking place in the first eight days of the month, the city government said Wednesday. The Busan metropolitan government said the Festival Shiwol (October), envisioned [...]