SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A new YouTube commercial featuring Korea’s man of “gangster honor” Kim Bo-sung has logged in more than 600,000 hits within a few days of launch. The comic action star amuses the viewer by crying out “No caffeine, no carbonic acid, no artificial color!” Using his trademark word “euiri” (Korean equivalent [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A survey said the conventional idea of the eldest son living with his old parents is almost disappearing. According to a recent survey by the Planned Population Federation of Korea on 1,466 married men and women, 44.6 percent of respondents said “It is better for parents to live apart from their [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign tourists from China has been rapidly increasing as entry and departure formalities were simplified for them; however, the number of Japanese tourists has been decreasing due to a weak yen. As the tourist dynamics are changing, understanding the needs of the foreign visitors and making [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop group EXO set highest record of preorders with its new mini album “Overdose.” Released on May 7, EXO’s new album secured 658,710 copies of preorders (Korean version 372,160 copies and Chinese version 286,550 copies) and set record in the volume of preorders in mini album history. Upon releasing [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Billboard reviewed favorably the new music video of Akdong Musician “Give Love,” saying “another peppy, breezy track.” On May 5, Billboard introduced Akdong Musician’s third single “Give Love” and its music video. About the music video, Billboard said, “After a somber mini-film for second single ‘Melted,’ Akdong Musician released [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop fans used to give their beloved stars fan letters and stuffed toys, but nowadays they give “the woods.” On May 6, Tree Planet, a social enterprise which plants trees, announced that a forest has been created in Gangnam to be named after Baekhyun, a member of K-pop boy [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) – “Crush,” the second album of Korea’s quartet girl group 2NE1 ranked 61st on Billboard album chart, the highest ever score in the K-Pop history. 2NE1 also secured 22 percent of popularity rating in the “most popular K-Pop Girl Group” survey conducted by the “Girl Group Week” magazine. Billboard introduced “Come Back [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – “We don’t even light up our signboard in the evening anymore; we are practically closed,” said a youth hostel owner whose business located in Sokcho in the mountainous Gangwon Province, a popular school trip destination. Every single reservation from April to May at this youth hostel has been cancelled [...]
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SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a survey taken three years ago, as many as 85 percent of Koreans said they are not happy. The news report was indeed shocking to the viewers. In a follow-up questionnaire about “spiritual quotient” in late 2011 conducted by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism on 5,011 adults, asking [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The first week of May is a “Golden Holiday Week,” as May 1 begins with May Day, followed by Saturday and Sunday, Children’s Day on the 5th, and Buddha’s Birthday on the 6th. Any office worker who takes a day of break on the 2nd (Friday) can enjoy a [...]