SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Two South Korean boy band members will begin their mandatory military service in February, their agencies said Tuesday. Junsu of the K-pop trio JYJ, also known as Kim Jun-su on the musical scene, and T.O.P of BIGBANG will start their two-year service at police departments in February. Both 29 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean crime action film “Master” starring top actors Lee Byung-hun, Kang Dong-won and Kim Woo-bin has been sold to 31 countries before its release, according to its local distributor Friday. The movie’s distribution rights have been sold to companies in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – “Running Man,” a hit variety show featuring celebrities on missions, rose to sixth place on a TV popularity chart after one of its cast members announced his departure from the program, data showed Tuesday. The SBS show climbed three places on the Content Power Index (CPI) chart during the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Ramyeon, Korean instant noodles, have succeeded in captivating consumers in Taiwan, where its local brands of the food are becoming more popular in the market, South Korea’s trade agency said Thursday. According to the Taipei office of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Shin Ramyun, a spicy version of [...]
LONDON, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — British movie theaters will launch a special event of screening dozens of South Korean films on Thursday (local time), on the sidelines of the Europe’s largest Korean film fest. Set to run from Thursday to Nov. 27, the Korean film screening event will play a total of 61 Korean [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee Soo-man, the K-pop mogul who founded SM Entertainment, the nation’s largest management/record label, was awarded a 2016 Asia Game Changer Award, becoming the first Korean to receive the honor. According to SM Entertainment, the company chairman attended the Asia Game Changer Awards ceremony on October 27 at the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Gary of the popular variety show “Running Man” shared his feelings about leaving the program on his Instagram account Friday. The rapper, who announced his departure through SBS earlier this week, said the seven years he spent on the show were “unforgettably happy moments of my life” and thanked [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Actors and actresses from the TV series Love in the Moonlight hosted a fan-meeting event on Wednesday afternoon at Gyeongbokgung, an ancient Joseon Dynasty palace. The event, which attracted some 5,000 fans, was highlighted by Park Bo-gum, who portrays the lead protagonist in the series. The actor quickly rose to stardom after [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A story about young people drinking alone after work has found an eager audience here. “Drinking Solo,” a Monday-Tuesday series on cable channel tvN, rose two notches to sixth place on the Content Power Index (CPI) after scoring 226.3 points in the first week of this month. The CPI, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – American hip-hop/EDM group Far East Movement will release a new album featuring several Korean mainstream musicians, the band’s publicist said Tuesday. “In the much-anticipated album, EXO’s Chanyeol, Yoon Mi-rae, Jay Park, Sistar’s Hyorin and Urban Zakapa each collaborated in different tracks, enriching the album,” PR company HNS HQ said. [...]