SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS has expressed his anticipation for the group’s future reunion after all the members complete their military service, saying their synergy will be much more powerful then. “It’s good that we all have time to grow up individually through our solo projects that reflect our [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giant BTS’ first official book, “Beyond the Story: 10-year Record of BTS,” has topped New York Times bestseller lists. According to the lists released by the U.S. newspaper Wednesday (U.S. time), the English version of the book shot to the top of this week’s bestseller lists for “hardcover [...]
GOYANG, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government of Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, said Wednesday it is studying exemplary cases to establish a waste incineration facility that will also function as a regional landmark. The plan involves creating a Resource Green Energy Park with a daily incineration capacity of 630 tons, aiming to [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean romantic drama series “King the Land” retook the No. 1 position as Netflix’s most-watched non-English TV show in the previous week, the streaming platform’s viewership chart showed Wednesday. The JTBC series, starring K-pop idols-turned-actors Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoona, topped Netflix’s non-English TV show list for the [...]
POHANG, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team from Pohang University of Science and Technology has announced the development of new technology that can enhance vessel fuel efficiency and reduce underwater frictional resistance by utilizing the mucus properties found in marine animals. The team drew inspiration from the mucus gland structure of marine animals [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of K-pop albums reached an all-time high in the first half of the year, with the United States surpassing China as the second-largest market for Korean music, data showed Tuesday. According to the data from the Korea Customs Service, exports of K-pop albums in the first six months [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a self-report personality test, will be able to easily catch what the name of K-pop boy group NCT Dream’s upcoming third full-length album, “ISTJ,” means. “ISTJ” refers to one of the 16 personality types in the test that is greatly popular among [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK, the world’s biggest girl group, has garnered over 90 million subscribers on YouTube, cementing its position as the most-followed musical act on the global video sharing service. The quartet hit the milestone at 5:36 a.m. Monday, about seven years and a month after its YouTube channel was created, [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope of K-pop juggernaut BTS will release a CD edition of his debut solo album “Jack in the Box” released a year ago, the band’s agency said Monday. BigHit Music said the album’s “HOPE Edition” will be put out on Aug. 18. The edition will have three live tracks [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jungkook’s first solo single, “Seven,” has landed atop streaming giant Spotify’s daily top song global chart, his agency said Sunday. The digital single, unveiled Friday, topped the chart after being streamed nearly 16 million times. The agency, BigHit Music, said the feat made Jungkook the first Korean [...]