SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop star G-Dragon will continue using his stage name for upcoming solo projects, officials at his agency, Galaxy Corp., said Thursday. The officials said the company has acquired the trademark rights to “G-Dragon” and its abbreviation “GD” from his former agency, YG Entertainment, at no cost. YG also confirmed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Seungri of boy band BIG BANG will put on solo concerts in several Asian cities early next year before he starts his mandatory military service, YG Entertainment said Monday. He will perform in Hong Kong on Jan. 12 and Tokyo from Jan. 26-27. He will meet Japanese fans in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – CNBLUE frontman Jung Yong-hwa is set to enlist in the armed forces come March 5, according to an announcement made on January 26 by his talent agency FNC Entertainment. The surprisingly sudden decision to fulfil his national duty, after it was revealed that Jung was investigated by police for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Taeyang of K-pop boy band BIGBANG will release a song for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, his agency said Monday. YG Entertainment said the singer, an honorary ambassador for the games, is set to release “Louder,” a song wishing for South Korea’s successful hosting of the global sports event, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy band Big Bang’s Taeyang and his actress girlfriend Min Hyo-rin will get married in February, the singer’s agency said Monday. YG Entertainment said to Yonhap News Agency, “We will announce the details like the date and venue as soon as they are fixed.” The two have been seeing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The video for K-pop boy group BIGBANG’s “Bae Bae” has surpassed 100 million views on Youtube. It hit the milestone on Tuesday night, becoming the 11th video from the group to garner 100 million views on the global video-sharing service, the group’s agency YG Entertainment said on Wednesday. The group performded before 50,000 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop band BIGBANG plans to hold a year-end concert in Seoul but without its main rapper T.O.P, who was involved in a marijuana scandal this summer, its agency said Thursday. The group will throw a two-day show titled “BIGBANG 2017 ConcertLast Dance In Seoul” at Gocheok Skydome in western Seoul on Dec. 30-31, YG Entertainment said. T.O.P will not be part of the concert, according tothe company. T.O.P, whose real name [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The recent bust of Gyeonggi Province governor Nam Gyeong Pil’s oldest son for illegal narcotics use has reintroduced the subject of such substances into everyday conversation. The case involving Nam’s son is preceded by the arrest of Choi Seung Hyeon, who was convicted for smoking marijuana with a young [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Smoking marijuana is no joke in South Korea. Despite its growing medicinal applications and lenient approach (regardless of its legality) towards possession and consumption in more than a few countries, marijuana is treated by the Act on the Control of Narcotics as an equal alongside other, sometimes heavier, substances [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In the absence of local over-the-top content service providers in South Korea, global OTT giants including Netflix and YouTube are accelerating their efforts to invest in original South Korean entertainment content to crack open a market that has experienced rapid growth in recent years. Despite the majority of the [...]