SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The historical drama “Harbin” dominated the local box office on Christmas Day, setting a new post-pandemic record for holiday attendance, its distributor said Thursday. The film drew 847,819 moviegoers on the day, reaching a cumulative audience of 1.25 million within just two days of its release, according to CJ [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte Department Store announced the launch of its European-style Christmas Market, running from November 20 to January 5 at the Lotte World Mall’s Lawn Plaza in Jamsil, Seoul. This year’s market, themed “Wonderful Showtime,” represents the largest iteration to date, featuring collaboration with luxury brand Chanel and integration with an [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – V of the K-pop boy group BTS will release a duet with legendary American pop singer Bing Crosby (1903-1977) next month, his agency said Thursday. The collaboration will be a reimagined rendition of “White Christmas,” one of Crosby’s most beloved songs and a timeless holiday classic, BigHit Music said, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – In a coordinated seasonal effort, South Korea’s leading department stores are preparing to transform their spaces into festive wonderlands, with all major retailers set to reveal their Christmas decorations on December 1. Lotte Department Store announced on October 30 that it will progressively roll out its “Wonderful Showtime” themed decorations [...]
GENEVA/WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Pope Francis expressed hope for efforts to foster lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula through “dialogue and reconciliation” in his Christmas message on Monday, amid tensions heightened by North Korea’s recent missile launches and tough rhetoric. The pontiff delivered the message during his “Urbi et Orbi” — or “to [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Tuesday finalized the designation of substitute holiday days for Buddha’s Birthday and Christmas when the two public holidays fall on weekends, officials said. A revision to the Regulations on Public Holidays of Government Offices was approved at a Cabinet meeting presided over by President Yoon Suk [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 600 police personnel will be deployed for crowd control in major tourist spots across the country for Christmas, which falls on the upcoming weekend, police said Friday. A total of 656 police officers and eight riot squads will be mobilized for the duty in the 37 spots, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s luxury hotels are competing to attract young customers by targeting the current trend of taking photos for Instagram. Paradise City, a casino and hotel complex in Incheon, reported 100,000 people have visited the hotel’s Christmas market since Dec. 16. The market, which covers an area of 8,100 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A string of premium hotels in Seoul is rolling out a series of cakes in preparation for the upcoming Christmas and end-of-year season. The Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas’ Grand Deli released 11 new cakes inspired by winter fairy tales. Of the 11, five cakes will be introduced as special [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – With the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus spreading rapidly worldwide, many daycare centers are canceling Christmas events, celebrating the holidays ‘without Santa Claus’. A daycare center in Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul recently canceled a Santa Claus event, which used to be an annual tradition in which employees or volunteers [...]