SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin, a member of the popular K-pop group BTS, will release the English version of “Be Mine,” a track from his second solo album, “Muse,” on Friday, BigHit Music said Thursday. “Be Mine” is an Afrobeat song with a captivating sound and rhythm, featuring sensual lyrics that embrace natural [...]
PARIS, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — After helping their respective men’s and women’s teams to gold medals in archery at the Paris Olympics, Kim Woo-jin and Lim Si-hyeon will join forces for the mixed team event in the French capital Friday. Kim and Lim, by virtue of being the top South Koreans in the men’s and women’s ranking rounds [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s global sensation “Squid Game” will return for a second season on Dec. 26, Netflix said Thursday, adding a third season is already in development, with plans for a release next year. The first season of “Squid Game” became a global phenomenon, recording the highest viewing hours in Netflix [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Jisoo, a member of the popular K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has been cast in Coupang Play’s new zombie series, “Newtopia,” the streaming service said Thursday. The series follows Lee Jae-yoon (Park Jung-min) and Kang Young-ju (Jisoo) as they navigate a perilous, zombie-infested Seoul. Jae-yoon faces a zombie outbreak during [...]
PARIS, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea extended its medal-winning streak to four days at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, picking up a bronze medal each in table tennis and judo. The first medal of the day was a drought buster, as Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin captured the bronze medal in the mixed [...]
PARIS, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The men’s golf tournament of the Paris Olympics will begin Thursday at Le Golf National, just south of the French capital, with two PGA Tour pros looking to bring South Korea its first men’s golf medal. An Byeong-hun will play at his second Olympic Games, after tying for 11th [...]
PARIS, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean women’s archery team has etched their names in Olympic history, securing their 10th consecutive gold medal in the team event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Their success is attributed in part to the remarkable composure of the Korean archers, often referred to as their “hearts of steel.” [...]
PARIS, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Team Korea arrived at the Paris Olympics with an eye on winning five gold medals. And after only three days of competition, the country has met that mark. South Korea collected two gold medals on Monday to reach five gold medals overall. The first gold of the day was [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin, a member of the K-pop superband BTS, has claimed the No. 14 spot on the U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 chart with his latest single, “Who.” Billboard announced the news in a preview of this week’s chart, shared on the social media X on Monday (U.S. time). This marks [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group TWICE has successfully concluded its fifth world tour, drawing a total of 1.5 million fans worldwide over the past year and three months, the group’s agency said Tuesday. The tour, which kicked off in Seoul in April 2023, spanned across Japan, Australia, the United States, Canada, [...]