SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – According to recent reports, a Chinese “celebrity blacklist” was found to have included not only entertainers from Hong Kong and Taiwan, but also celebrities from other countries, including Korea, Japan, the U.S., and Australia. Hong Kong-based newspaper Apple Daily reported Sunday that China’s Ministry of Culture issued the blacklist, [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Liquor companies, barred from public spaces and airtime, are resorting to top celebrities for maximized advertisement effect, according to industry officials Tuesday. The government has been tightening regulations on liquor ads, revising the law on national health improvement. Recent changes include barring liquor ads on TV from 7 a.m. [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The complicated relationship between actresses and their ‘sponsors’, or sugar daddies, might have been the tip of the iceberg of corruption of the entertainment industry. Shortly after the shocking reality was broken to the public, it was revealed that some celebrities have been investigated by law enforcement agencies for [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 17, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism have collaborated with the Korea Copyright Commission and 12 other organizations to launch “Good Copyright” campaign. The campaign begins in earnest with a proclamation ceremony at KT Olleh Square in downtown Seoul on April 17. The campaign is a successor [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Among Korean teenagers, a game called celebrity game is a big hit, kind of a tool for the youths to escape from their dry and harsh realities, reported Hankooki.com, Hankook Daily newspaper’s online edition. According to the report, the role playing game assuming themselves as famous K-pop celebs through [...]
Seoul, Korea, August 16 (Korea Bizwire) – With hot weather forecast to continue into early September, many women and men are working out and managing their body figures. However, it is not easy exercising in the hot outdoors and repeated routines can get boring. Now, more people are taking up paddleboarding as a new and fun way [...]