SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A sequel to the South Korean TV series “Winter Sonata” that was hugely popular both at home and abroad more than a decade ago will be produced soon, its producer said Tuesday. “The staff, including scriptwriters and producers, of ‘Winter Sonata’ will team up again for the sequel,” Park [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — “Gangnam Style,” the mega-hit single by South Korean rapper Psy, has surpassed the 2.3 billion mark in YouTube views nearly three years after it was released, his management agency said Monday. The video hit the 2.3 billion milestone Sunday afternoon, YG Entertainment said. Uploaded on July 15, 2012, “Gangnam Style” [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy band EXO ranked 90th on the Billboard 200 albums chart with its latest album, setting a new record as the highest-charting K-pop album by a male act. Released on March 30, EXO’s second full-length album “Exodus” landed at No. 90 on the Billboard 200, selling 6,000 copies in the [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High will start a North American concert tour that will take them to six U.S. and Canadian cities next month, its agency said Thursday. This marks the first time in six years the group will hold a solo concert in the United States and the [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — EXO‘s Chinese member Ray will be fully backed by SM Entertainment for his solo career in China, as the company has established an agency solely dedicated to the artist’s work, according to an announcement on April 8. The agency, named Ray Workshop, will be operated under a contract between [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean entertainment giant CJ E&M said Thursday it will produce a Web drama starring two K-pop artists managed by YG Entertainment – girl group 2NE1‘s Sandara Park and boy group Winner‘s Kang Seung-yoon. Based on a Webtoon of the same title, the drama, “We’re Separated,” will portray the country’s younger generation [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pop superstar BoA, who marks the 15th anniversary of her debut in the local market this year, will soon release a new album, her agency said Friday. This will be her first album since “Only One,” which hit the local music market in July 2012, S.M. Entertainment said. [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean rapper Psy will soon release an album containing Chinese versions of his lesser known songs to reach out to more Chinese fans, his local management agency said. Unlike his global hits “Gangnam Style” and “Gentleman,” the tracks on the new album, including “Paradise,” “The End” and “What [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy band Big Bang will go on a world concert tour starting in Seoul this month, its management agency said Thursday. The band will put on some 70 concerts in 15 countries around the world, including the Americas, through next year before some 1.4 million fans, YG Entertainment [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — EXO began promoting Exodus, its second album, with a press conference at SM TOWN COEX Artium on March 30. Reporters from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian countries swarmed the conference hall to cover EXO’s much anticipated new album. Their new song, ‘Call Me Baby,’ which was released [...]