SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hybe Edu, an affiliate of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, will release new Korean language learning materials for foreign fans of popular girl group BLACKPINK, the company said Wednesday. The release of the new learning materials, titled “BLACKPINK in Your Korean,” that makes use of the group’s intellectual property is due [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean girl group Red Velvet will be back with a new EP this month, the group’s agency said Wednesday. The album titled “The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm” will hit local music stores on March 21, SM Entertainment said, adding the EP consists of six songs, [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup Seventeen has reached No. 3 on the Global Album Sales Chart of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for 2021, becoming the highest-charted K-pop artist. According to the official homepage of the nonprofit body that represents the recording industry worldwide Wednesday, the 13-member group put [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The new South Korean TV series “Juvenile Justice” has made it into the top 10 rankings of Netflix shows two days after its release. According to data released by streaming analytics company FlixPatrol on Sunday (U.S. time), the Netflix’s Korean-language original, released Friday, placed 10th on its latest global [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon have won best male actor and female actor in the TV drama category at the U.S. Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards for their roles in the survival Netflix drama “Squid Game.” At the televised ceremony of the 2022 SAG Awards on Sunday [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Tickets to remotely watch the upcoming BTS concert at movie theaters have nearly sold out, reflecting the high fan interest in the group’s first in-person concert in Seoul in two years, officials said Friday. Some 36,000 tickets for “live viewing” of the K-pop superstars’ concert on March 12 at [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for BTS’ 2021 megahit single “Butter” surpassed 700 million YouTube views Wednesday, becoming the 10th video from the K-pop group to hit the milestone. The video passed the 700 million threshold at 9:31 a.m., about nine months after it was uploaded online on May 21 last [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giant BTS will hold four live concerts at a stadium in Las Vegas in April, the group’s management agency said Wednesday. The shows, titled “BTS Permission To Dance On Stage – Las Vegas,” will take place at Allegiant Stadium on April 8-9 and 15-16, Big Hit Music said. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — V, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, has fully recovered from COVID-19 and been released from isolation, his agency said Tuesday. The 26-year-old singer, whose real name is Kim Tae-hyung, tested positive a week ago after experiencing a mild sore throat. “V was released from isolation today as he [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Park Bo-gum began his final military vacation Monday, effectively ending his active-duty service as he is not required to return to his base under an antivirus guideline, Navy officials said. Earlier in the day, Petty Officer Second Class Park left his Navy unit in the Gyeryongdae military headquarters, [...]