SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Group companies are planning to build two massive cultural facilities themed after “hallyu,” or the Korean Wave of popular culture, just northwest of Seoul, company officials said Wednesday. CJ ENM, an entertainment and mass media giant owned by CJ Group, has agreed to build the cultural facilities covering [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Putting behind his personal history of growing from a sensational K-pop idol to an entertainment guru, Yang Hyun-suk recently resigned from his posts as CEO and chief producer of YG Entertainment over festering drug issues involving its artists. YG is one of South Korea’s big three K-pop agencies along [...]
BUSAN, Jun. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Throwing its first-ever concert in the second-biggest South Korean city of Busan on Saturday, K-pop band BTS dazzled some 25,000 fans in this bustling port city. The area around Busan Asiad Auxiliary Stadium, close to the southeastern coastline, was buzzing with BTS fans, famously known as “ARMY,” from early [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The head of South Korean entertainment powerhouse YG Entertainment offered to resign Friday over rising drug allegations against its artists. “As of today, I want to put down all my titles and duties at YG Entertainment,” said Yang Hyun-suk, CEO and chief producer of YG Entertainment, which manages BIGBANG. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeon Somi, the winner of the first season of the high-profile idol audition show “Produce 101,” launched her much-anticipated solo career on Thursday, resuming her music career after nearly three years. The 19-year-old came to instant fame in 2016 after finishing first on Season 1 of “Produce 101,” debuting [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The blockbuster fantasy series “Arthdal Chronicles” has been struggling not only with its lower-than-expected viewership ratings but with a ballooning controversy over its apparent resemblance to famous TV dramas and movies. First aired on June 1 by cable channel tvN, the weekend drama is about a story when politics [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Kang Daniel, a member of the disbanded boy band Wanna One, is expected to finally return to the K-pop scene as a solo artist with the establishment of a management agency for himself. His aides said Monday the singer has recently established Konnect Entertainment, a one-person company, in Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The entertainment arm of food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group said Monday that it has joined hands with the global entertainment firm Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) to build an arena in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul. The 20,000-seat arena will be located inside of the complex dubbed CJ LiveCity [...]
PARIS, Jun. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Tens of thousands of fans traveled from all over Europe to Saint Denis, just north of Paris, where the K-pop boy band BTS performed for the second night on Saturday. Following the band’s concerts at Wembley Stadium last weekend, the septet came to rock France on Friday and Saturday, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Having underperformed given its star-studded cast and huge budget, the blockbuster fantasy series “Arthdal Chronicles” is the subject of mixed views on whether it can rebound in the second week of its run. The new weekend drama aired by cable channel tvN is about people living in the ancient [...]