SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — An abandoned dog had not forgotten about South Korean singer Lee Hyo-ri, who temporarily took care of the dog in the past. The recently aired first episode of tvN’s reality show “Canada Check-in” introduced the former member of K-pop girl group Fin.K.L going on a 12-day trip to Canada [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superband BTS has become the first overseas act to top the Japanese music tracker Oricon’s total annual sales ranking for the second consecutive year. The South Korean band ranked No. 1 both in the total rankings and digital rankings in the “artist sales” category, according to the annual [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The choreography video for “How You Like That,” a 2020 hit single by K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has surpassed 1.3 billion views on YouTube. The group’s agency, YG Entertainment, said Friday the video hit the milestone at about 7:30 a.m., becoming the quartet’s fourth video with more than 1.3 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. said Thursday it will introduce the nation’s first game-themed gas station. Hyundai Oilbank, gaming giant Nexon Co. and local fashion brand Peaches collaborated on opening a PARTS Oilbank gas station in Hannam-dong, Seoul using the intellectual property from Nexon’s hit online game “KartRider.” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group TWICE will release a new English-language single in January and its 12th EP two months later, the group’s agency said Wednesday. The band also tweeted a teaser image showing the schedules for the upcoming releases, with text apparently indicating the English song will come out Jan. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS’ live concert movie will be available on big screens globally in February, film distributor CJ CGV said Tuesday. “BTS: Yet To Come in Cinemas” captures the best moments from the band’s free concert titled “Yet to Come” held in the southern port city of Busan on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday the launch of the Universe Mobile Office bus, South Korea’s first mass-produced mobile office. The model is derived from Hyundai’s premium Universe bus, recreating it as an office space. Passengers can work and rest while they’re on the road. The private workspace consists of [...]
JINJU, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team announced on Monday that it had developed new technology to produce low-cost biodiesel from wastewater using euglena, a type of algae. The new process, developed by a research team from Gyeongsang National University, injects euglena into wastewater to cultivate it at high density. If [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group NCT Dream’s special winter EP, “Candy,” has surpassed 2 million copies in preorders, the group’s agency, SM Entertainment, said Monday. A subunit of the K-pop supergroup NCT released the six-track EP digitally Friday and will release it physically later Monday. It marks NCT Dream’s first [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope of K-pop sensation BTS will perform on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” an annual New Year’s Eve special show by ABC TV, its entertainment agency Big Hit Music said Friday. He will sing three songs, his solo “= (Equal Sign)” (2022), “Chicken Noodle Soup” (2019) and a [...]