SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Lantern Festival that has drawn a record number of visitors — about 2.5 million spectators every year since the year 2009, has established itself as one of Seoul’s major festivities. The Seoul Metropolitan Government intends to promote the lantern festival as a special culture and tour occasion in November [...]
“As is applicable to other entertainment programs, it will be better, to my understanding, if we drop the program when the audience most loves it. I don’t want to direct the final episode when there is nothing but indifference or finger pointing left.” “Although it was low in viewer ratings at the beginning, we have managed this program [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Following a scandal surrounding G-Dragon who was caught dating with a Japanese model that brought down the share price of YG Entertainment, this time it was SM Entertainment’s turn to suffer a setback owing to a legal dispute with its star singer Lu Han. On October 10, SM Entertainment stock [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Hangul, the Korean alphabet featuring 24 consonant and vowel letters, has been disseminated to foreign countries, driven by its rising international awareness, and its greater incorporation into various fields including art and fashion, increasingly proving its cultural excellence both at home and abroad. The nation’s banking industry also began to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A fan club of a member of popular K-pop group EXO prepared a special birthday present for the idol star. To commemorate the birthday of EXO’s Chinese member Lay which fell on October 7, the members of Lay’s fan club “Must Plan” made 110 corn socks dolls by themselves and [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — It is reported that Jessica, a member of Girls’ Generation, has been forced out. Jessica posted a message in both English as well as Korean on her Sina Weibo on September 30, saying, “I was excited about our upcoming fan events only to shockingly be informed by my company [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27(Korea Bizwire) – Ailee dubbed as a Korean “Beyonce” came back with her third mini album and its title track “Don’t Touch Me” swept the No. 1 title in nine major music streaming sites in Korea including Melon, Genie, Mnet.com, Soribada and Bugs. Before releasing the title track, Ailee received media attention with 10-kg [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyun Bin, a Korean heartthrob starring in many popular dramas including “My name is Kim Sam-soon” and “Secret Garden,” received a special birthday present from his fans around the world. “HB International,” a world-wide fan club comprised of international fans from Korea, Japan and Hong Kong, decided to [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean boy band Super Junior stated that they made their best efforts as if they were the Korean national team, regarding their 100th world tour concert that would be the first overwhelming record for Korean artists. In the afternoon of September 21, Super Junior held a press conference [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – “My Love from the Star” will be remade by ABC. For its remake, Sony Pictures TV is set to remake “My Love from the Star,” and it was reported that Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain, who wrote “The Vampire Diaries,” is currently co-writing a pilot script. “Not long ago, [...]