SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band EXO dropped its seventh full-length album titled “EXIST” on Monday, its agency SM Entertainment said. It is the group’s first studio album in nearly four years following the sixth album, “Obsession,” released in November 2019. “EXIST” is composed of nine songs, including the main track “Cream [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop megastar BTS will headline this year’s “Good Morning America” Summer Concert Series, an annual summer concert hosted by the famous U.S. morning talk show. The vocalist will open the concert on July 14 at New York’s Central Park with “Seven,” his first official solo song set [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group NewJeans on Friday released “New Jeans,” a song to be included in its forthcoming second EP. The song has a unique composition alternating between UK garage rhythm and Jersey club rhythm with smart lyrics and utilizes the team’s name. “Super Shy,” another prerelease song unveiled together [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — ’Seoripool cooling chairs,’ also referred to as “air conditioning chairs,” are gaining attention as they offer relief to residents of Seocho District who wait for buses during scorching summer days. On July 6, Seocho District in Seoul announced a range of measures to enhance the quality of life in preparation [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Up-and-coming K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty has canceled multiple plans, including participation in concerts abroad, mainly due to its ongoing legal dispute with its agency. The quartet has garnered wide media attention since its new single “Cupid” charted on U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 and the British Official Singles Chart [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As domestic TV home shopping channels continue to struggle with a declining number of viewers, efforts are underway to retain viewers for as long as possible. In April, GS Shop introduced a special 20-minute program called “Late Night Hot Deal” during its Saturday prime time show, featuring a range [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group Seventeen’s 10th EP, “FML,” has sold 6.2 million copies, making it the biggest-selling K-pop album of all time, the group’s agency said Wednesday. This also marks the first time that a K-pop album has surpassed 6 million copies in sales. Released April 24,”FML” set a new record [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean romantic drama series “King the Land” was 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 week of June 26-July 2 [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS topped iTunes Top Song charts of 83 territories around the world with “Still With You,” one of his recently released self-composed solo pieces, the band’s agency said Tuesday. The song was first uploaded on the music sharing service Soundcloud to download for free in [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The transformation of multiplex chains, shifting from “viewing theater” to “participatory theaters,” a trend that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, is accelerating. The Seongsu branch of Megabox recently launched an open platform called Meta Ground by renovating one of its screens. The new platform showcases a variety of media [...]