SUWON, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A special concert was held on August 9 at a location on Dokdo, Korea’s Natural Monument No. 336 which has also been designated as a “Natural Preservation Area.” A group of 21 students who held drums, gayageum, violins and other instruments in their hands played the “Arirang Medley.” With [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — In just a few days, Kendrick Lamar, the world renowned hip-hop artist who became the first non-classical and non-jazz artist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album “Damn,” will be performing live in South Korea, much to his fans’ delight. According to Hyundai Card, the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — American pop icon and Nobel laureate for literature Bob Dylan will throw a concert in Seoul next month, the organizer said Tuesday. The 77-year-old singer-songwriter’s concert, the first in South Korea in eight years, is set for July 27 at the Gymnastics Area of Olympic Park in southern Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A concert commemorating President Moon Jae-in’s first anniversary in office was held yesterday afternoon at Nokjiwon, the green lawn of the presidential Blue House. Guests included 300 residents and students living in the nearby neighborhoods of Cheongun-dong, Hyoja-dong, Sajik-dong and Samcheon-dong. “It’s been already one year since I came [...]
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 [...]