INCHEON, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — After being excluded from the refinement process of landfill gases at waste landfills over the past decade, sulfur byproducts are now acknowledged for their practical utility. The Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) reports an average annual yield of 4,850 cubic meters of sulfur byproducts per landfill site in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean has been the second most dominant language among the non-English songs that have reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, according to a recent report by Billboard. The U.S. music magazine said in an online article published Wednesday (U.S. local time) that only 35 songs [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — TWICE leader Jihyo made a debut as a solo artist Friday, eight years after she debuted as a member of the popular K-pop girl group. She dropped her first individual album, “Zone,” at 1 p.m. to become the second TWICE member to go solo following Nayeon. “I was excited [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters said Thursday it had established a partnership with KT Linkus, the operator of public pay phone networks, to raise public awareness about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). As part of this collaboration, KT Linkus will set up an automated CPR training system at various [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of the subway service in Seoul, said Thursday it has kicked off a “smart station” project aimed at overhauling the outdated monitoring system of subway line No. 5 into a unified and integrated system. The initiative seeks to enable the customer safety control center to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will hold surprise concerts in Seoul next month to wrap up its ongoing world tour, the group’s agency said Wednesday. YG Entertainment said the shows will take place on Sept. 16-17 in the South Korean capital where the quartet began the “Born Pink” world tour [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group STAYC, known for its usual bubbly and bright style and image, has named its third EP “Teenfresh” to highlight its trademark concept. The album is set to come out at 6 p.m. Wednesday and has six tracks — including lead single “Bubble,” “Not Like You,” “I [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s “Lovesick Girls” has surpassed 700 million views on YouTube. The video hit the milestone at 1:06 a.m. on Wednesday, the group’s agency, YG Entertainment, said. The feat comes two years and 10 months after the video was uploaded in October 2020. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of the K-pop supergroup BTS has stayed atop the U.S. Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts for the fourth consecutive week with his debut solo single, “Seven.” According to the latest charts unveiled Tuesday (U.S. local time), “Seven” continued to lead both charts for the fourth [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The North Chungcheong provincial office has initiated a nationwide campaign to solicit innovative concepts for revitalizing the Goesan giant cauldron, a persistent challenge for over a decade, and transforming it into a sought-after tourist destination. Situated in the heart of Goesan-eup’s square, the cauldron boasts impressive dimensions — 5.68 [...]