DAEJEON, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Patents for outdoor advertising making use of digital technology are becoming extremely popular. According to the Korea Intellectual Property Office, the average annual number of such patents, which stood at less than 50 prior to the 2000s, rose to some 300 from 2001 to 2010, and to 600 since [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs has ruled in favor of Seoul’s COEX area in Gangnam as the ultimate destination for Korea’s first “free outdoor billboard display zone”. In line with the decision, the region will be turned into a neighborhood similar to Manhattan’s Times Square, with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Psy’s “Daddy” launched at 97th on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart on Tuesday, the fourth consecutive time his song opened on the industry standard U.S. chart. The track featuring CL of the girl group 2NE1 came out last Tuesday, with charts updated every Tuesday, according to the U.S. website. Psy [...]
Seoul, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Billboard is taking notice of song-writer Brave Brothers’ (Kang Dong-chul, 36) entrance into the American market. In an article posted on June 11, titled ‘YG & Krazie Bone Break International Borders With Brave Brothers Produced ‘Cash Money”, Billboard speaks highly of Brave Brothers as ‘one of the best K-pop producers’. They [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group BigBang’s two new singles hit the top two spots of Billboard’s World Digital Songs’ chart, which was updated Thursday. “Loser” and “Bae Bae,” both from the group’s new single album “M,” ranked No. 1 and No. 2 on the list less than a week after [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High will start a North American concert tour that will take them to six U.S. and Canadian cities next month, its agency said Thursday. This marks the first time in six years the group will hold a solo concert in the United States and the [...]
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, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Billboard reviewed favorably the new music video of Akdong Musician “Give Love,” saying “another peppy, breezy track.” On May 5, Billboard introduced Akdong Musician’s third single “Give Love” and its music video. About the music video, Billboard said, “After a somber mini-film for second single ‘Melted,’ Akdong Musician released [...]