SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop singer Jang Hyun-seung and celebrity athlete Shin Soo-ji ended their romantic relationship, the singer’s agency said Tuesday. Cube Entertainment said the two decided to remain good friends and that it wasn’t clear when they split up. Jang, a former member of the now-defunct idol group BEAST, and Shin, a star gymnast-turned-pro bowler, started seeing each other last fall and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop singer Jang Hyun-seung and celebrity athlete Shin Soo-ji are in a romantic relationship, sources said Friday. Jang, a former member of the now-defunct idol group BEAST, and Shin, a star gymnast-turned-pro bowler, have been seeing each other since last fall, an informed source said. “I know that the [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver, South Korea’s top Internet portal operator, rolled out a real-time video streaming app on Friday that features behind-the-scenes stories of popular K-pop artists, as it seeks to expand its global presence with the new mobile media platform. Dubbed V, the app is designed to provide footage of top Korean singers [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A fan site dedicated to Yong Jun-hyung, a member of the Korean boy group Beast, made and sent 200 corn socks dolls to children in underdeveloped countries as part of Yong’s birthday celebration. The corn socks dolls are dolls you can make from a craft kit produced by World [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent article in Billboard magazine has brought attention to Korean pop band Beast and its music activities in 2014. In an article titled “Watch Beast Reflect on Exciting 2014, Lessons Learned on 5-Year Anniversary” published on December 9, Billboard said that the band has achieved good results with its tracks [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A fan club for a member of K-pop boy group Beast will donate a well in Cambodia to celebrate his birthday. Dear JS, a fan café for Jang Hyun-seung comprised of his fans in their 30s, decided to dig a well in Cambodia on the occasion of his 26th birthday on [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) – During the whole month of July, Seoul will be the heaven for foreign shoppers: The Seoul Metropolitan City government is staging a “Seoul Summer Sale 2014” event in tandem with the upcoming summer holiday season. From July 1 through 31, roughly 1,200 shops in the city including department stores, duty [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s major talent management companies are transforming themselves into full-fledged entertainment groups. The pioneer in this move was SM Entertainment. In May 2012, the company changed its corporate name to SM C&C after acquiring a travel agency. In November in the same year, the newly named company took over [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 13 (Korea Bizwire) –”Running Man” is one of the most popular entertainment programs on network TV channels. Aired on every Sunday evening, the program makes the audiences of all ages feel part of it. As with all other entertainment programs in Korea, Running Man has several segments within the program, some of [...]
BEAST, the six-member K-pop boy band’s new song “Shadow,” from their second album “Hard to Love, How to Love,” scored top spots the daily online local music charts including MelOn, Mnet, Bugs, Naver Music, Olleh Music and Soribada. The song was released on last Friday. Related article BEAST Successfully Finishes ’2013 Beautiful Show’ with 25,000 [...]