SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The last-place team in South Korean baseball will miss their closer for the rest of the season due to an elbow injury. The Kiwoom Heroes announced Monday that right-handed reliever Ju Seung-woo will undergo elbow reconstructive surgery, commonly called Tommy John surgery, in his pitching arm on Aug. 22. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Key of K-pop boy group SHINee is returning as a soloist with a bold, concept-driven project. For his third full-length solo album, “Hunter,” the singer embraces an “urban legend” theme in which the protagonist confronts his “other self.” It marks his first studio album since “Gasoline” in August 2022. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Ahn Hyun-min, the hot-hitting rookie outfielder for the KT Wiz, has been named the top player in South Korean baseball for the month of July. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Ahn earned the most votes from media and fans for the Player of the Month honor for July. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The original soundtrack (OST) of Netflix’s globally popular animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters (KDEH) continues to make a strong presence on the UK Official Singles Chart. As of August 8, the song “Golden,” performed by the fictional girl group HuntRix, remained at number two for the seventh consecutive week. This [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The LG Twins walked off the Hanwha Eagles 2-1 on Friday in a battle of the two best clubs in South Korean baseball, with the dramatic win keeping them at the top of the standings. Cheon Seong-ho delivered a pinch-hit, game-winning single with the bases loaded in the bottom [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Even after his bullpen blew late leads in two of the past three games in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), both resulting in crushing losses, Hanwha Eagles manager Kim Kyung-moon said Friday he has zero worries about his relief corps. “Our bullpen has been great all season, and that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group NCT Wish will put out its third EP “Color” on Sept. 1, the group’s agency SM Entertainment said Friday. The album will feature seven tracks, including the title track “Color” that carries the group’s aspiration to fill the world with its own colors, according to the agency. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Chaeyoung of K-pop girl group TWICE will debut as a solo artist next month, her agency announced Friday. JYP Entertainment said she will release her first solo album in her 10-year career on Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. She will be the fourth member of the band to go [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2024 South Korean baseball MVP Kim Do-yeong will miss the rest of the regular season with his third hamstring injury of 2025, his club announced Friday. Kim’s Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) team, the Kia Tigers, said an MRI showed Friday that Kim had sustained damage to his left [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The lone LPGA tournament held in South Korea each fall will be played on a seaside course on the southern coast this year, the event’s organizers said Friday. The BMW Ladies Championship will take place at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, some 330 kilometers south [...]