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Number of Marriages in S. Korea Hits All-time Low in 2021

Number of Marriages in S. Korea Hits All-time Low in 2021

SEJONG, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans getting married tumbled to a new all-time low in 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic and young people’s changing attitude toward marriage, government data showed Thursday. The number of couples tying the knot in Asia’s fourth-largest economy came to 193,000 last year, down 9.8 percent from the [...]

K-pop Couple Kim Hee-chul, Momo Break Up

K-pop Couple Kim Hee-chul, Momo Break Up

SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Singers Kim Hee-chul and Momo have separated, roughly 1 1/2 years after acknowledging their romantic relationship, their agencies confirmed Thursday. SJ Label, which manages Super Junior, and JYP Entertainment, which represents TWICE, confirmed the couple has broken up without providing further details. The two celebrities, who are respective members [...]

Super Junior’s Hee-chul, TWICE’s Momo in Romantic Relationship

Super Junior’s Hee-chul, TWICE’s Momo in Romantic Relationship

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Hee-chul of boy band Super Junior and girl group TWICE’s Japanese member Momo are in a romantic relationship, the artists’ management agencies confirmed Thursday. “After getting along as close colleagues of show business, the two have recently started liking and dating each other,” Kim’s agency, Label SJ, said. [...]

80 pct of Unmarried Men and Women Want to Date a Non-Korean

80 pct of Unmarried Men and Women Want to Date a Non-Korean

SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that 8 in 10 unmarried men and women were willing to have a relationship with a non-Korean. Matchmaking agency Duo Info Corp. conducted a survey of 408 unmarried men and women, specifically 197 men and 211 women, and released the results on Thursday. According [...]

Only 10% of Married Couples Believe Firstborn Male Child Must Take Care of Parents

Only 10% of Married Couples Believe Firstborn Male Child Must Take Care of Parents

SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A survey said the conventional idea of the eldest son living with his old parents is almost disappearing. According to a recent survey by the Planned Population Federation of Korea on 1,466 married men and women, 44.6 percent of respondents said “It is better for parents to live apart from their [...]