SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Card Co. on Thursday apologized for what is being criticized as a “disrespectful” concert performance by American pop singer Ariana Grande in South Korea. Grande has been bombarded with negative feedback from South Korean fans over her concert held Tuesday at the Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Clear your evening schedule for August 11 and 12, as a multitude of evening festivals and activities are slated to open throughout Seoul Plaza and Gwanghwamun Square. For both dates, a stage will be set up in Seoul Plaza where a diverse group of musical performances will be on display. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A concert hall at the Seoul Arts Center opened today with four new seats that don’t have a view of the stage, but do have a table and a reading light for the spectator to follow the music score during the performance. These score-desk seats are the first of [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Cho Seong-jin, the first South Korean winner of the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition, will perform two solo recitals at home next year, officials said Tuesday. Cho is scheduled to perform at Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul on Jan. 4., and then at Tongyeong Concert Hall in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean boy band BigBang will hold a special concert to celebrate its 10th anniversary in August, the group’s agency said on Wednesday. The five-member hit K-pop group will stage “BigBang10 the Concert – 0.TO.10″ at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Aug. 20, according to YG Entertainment. The [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) - Cho Seong-jin, the first South Korean to win the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition, said Monday the top honor was a means to an end, not an end in itself. “Winning the contest was a means to achieve my dreams, not an end,” he told reporters on the eve of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) - Fans in China have been excited over their beloved South Korean celebrity Jang Keun-suk’s planned concert in Shanghai this week, his management agency said Friday. The 28-year-old actor-singer, who has enjoyed popularity Asianwide, will hold “The Jang Keun-suk Live in Shanghai” at the Shanghai International Gymnastic Center on Saturady, according [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — TVXQ fans cheered through their masks at concerts on June 13 and 14, where concerns over the MERS virus were moderated by organizers who used thermal imaging cameras to check body temperatures at various times during the shows. The two-day concert raised concerns over the further spread of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean singer Ailee and American R&B singer Eric Benet will keep in tune with each other this winter. The duo is getting ready to heat up Seoul with their harmonious singing at a collaboration concert called “Winter Concert” to be held at SK Olympic Handball Stadium in Songpa, Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean singer Kim Jang-hoon will hold a concert next month in Venice, Italy. Kim plans to be on the stage of Fondazione Teatro Goldoni, a renowned 400-year-old theater in Italy, on December 13, as part of his concert tour. The concert in Venice will be followed by the first [...]