SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl band Red Velvet wrapped up its tour of five American cities and will set out on a tour of Canadian cities, the band’s management agency said Tuesday. The five-piece girl group’s latest United States tour started in Los Angeles in the first week of February. The band [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS drew some 380,000 spectators on the Japanese leg of the world concert tour “Love Yourself,” which hit four major Japanese cities, the band’s management agency said Monday. BTS wrapped up the “Love Yourself ~Japan Edition~” with the final stop at Fukuoka’s Yahuoku! Dome held from Feb. 16-17, according [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday he will push for a concert of Korean singers, including world-famous boy band BTS, in North Korea this fall. Rep. Ahn Min-seok of the Democratic Party told Yonhap News Agency that he contacted BTS’ agents last month to inquire whether the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — “Bohemian Rhapsody”, a biopic based on the true story of the legendary Freddie Mercury and Queen, is gaining popularity not just at movie theaters, but also in concert halls. Stomp Music, a production company, will host “Bohemian Rhapsody – For Queen”, an orchestral concert, at Lotte Concert Hall in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Seungri of boy band BIG BANG will put on solo concerts in several Asian cities early next year before he starts his mandatory military service, YG Entertainment said Monday. He will perform in Hong Kong on Jan. 12 and Tokyo from Jan. 26-27. He will meet Japanese fans in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A large arena in Seoul was rocked with cheers from some 10,000 fans when the sharp intro of “DDU-DU DDU-DU,” the popular title track off girl group BLACKPINK’s first EP album “Square Up,” was played. The song opened the “Black Pink 2018 Tour [In Your Area] Seoul x BC [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop duo TVXQ has drawn the largest number of concertgoers in Japan this year, beating foreign and Japanese artists, its agency SM Entertainment said Monday. According to the agency, the team ranked No. 1 on the list, compiled by Nikkei Entertainment, of performers’ ticket power. The duo’s concerts in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Red Velvet will have concerts in five U.S. cities starting next February, their Seoul-based agency confirmed on Saturday. According to SM Entertainment, Red Velvet will start their U.S. tour in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2019, and will go to Dallas two days later. They will [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will go on its first global tour starting in Seoul this month, its agency, YG Entertainment, said Thursday. After its Seoul concerts on Nov. 10 and 11, the four-member act will perform in Bangkok on Jan. 12 and 13, in Jakarta on Jan. 20, in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Placido Domingo, one of the most celebrated male opera singers of our time, did not fail to delight music lovers during a packed concert at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on October 26. Marking his seventh concert in the nation, the 77-year-old baritone received a thunderous round of applause [...]