SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Singer-actor Rain and actress Kim Tae-hee tied the knot at a Catholic church in central Seoul on Thursday, becoming top celebrity husband and wife. The two stars exchanged gifts and prayed during the modest wedding Mass at the Gahoe-dong Church, attended by only their family members, close friends and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Singer Rain announced Tuesday he plans to marry Kim Tae-hee, an actress he has dated for over four years. “I am going to be a good husband and a faithful man of the family,” he said in a handwritten letter posted on his Instagram account earlier in the day. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top actress Song Hye-kyo has donated the compensation money she won from a recent publicity rights case to help aspiring jewelry designers, a local charity said Thursday. The heroine of a number of hit television series including most recently “Descendants of the Sun,” delivered a total of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – “Running Man,” a South Korean variety show enjoying pan-Asia popularity, hit a snag this week following revelations its producers failed to properly communicate their plans with the cast. On Wednesday, SBS TV announced that Kang Ho-dong, a popular show host and former traditional Korean wrestling champion, would join the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean exports of its pop culture products have been on the wane in recent months, central bank data showed Monday, as major importer China seems to be toughening regulations due apparently to Seoul’s decision to deploy a U.S. missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula. According to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The popular Korean action film “Train to Busan” will be remade in English, its distributor said Thursday. NEW said the film’s remake right was sold to France’s Gaumont Film Company, a major global film studio behind such hit films as “Leon,” “The Fifth Element” and “Point Blank.” “We are [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Twitter often offers the best reflection of current issues, whether they be social, political, tech trends or celebrity gossip. So what were some of the keywords on Twitter that were most popular among Koreans in 2016? According to Twitter Korea on Tuesday, tweets related to the Choi Soon-sil scandal [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – What if you only had 48 hours to live? What would you do and who would you spend those last hours with? On the new reality show “My Last 48 Hours,” three celebrities in their 20s to 50s reveal what they would do. From eating their favorite food to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean girl group 2NE1 has officially disbanded, its agency revealed on Friday, confirming that only two of the three remaining members will continue their careers with the company. With Gong Minzy leaving in April and the remaining members’ contracts expiring on Nov. 5, the group and management agreed [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Pop diva Lee Hyori has signed with an entertainment agency to prepare for her return to the music scene, an agency official said Thursday. Lee, who debuted as a member of girl group Fin.K.L. in 1998, recently signed an exclusive contract with Kiwi Media Group, headed by renowned composer [...]