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Dating Event on Seoul’s Han River Draws Overwhelming Response with 33-to-1 Competition Rate

Dating Event on Seoul’s Han River Draws Overwhelming Response with 33-to-1 Competition Rate

SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A romantic yacht dating event on Seoul’s Han River, titled “Romance in Hangang” has drawn an exceptionally high number of applicants, with a competition rate of 33 to 1, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on November 14.  The event, co-organized with Woori Card and scheduled for November 23, received 3,286 [...]

Dating Violence Cases Rise, But Formal Arrests Fall over Past 3 Years: Police Data

Dating Violence Cases Rise, But Formal Arrests Fall over Past 3 Years: Police Data

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people apprehended for dating violence has risen steadily over the past three years, but the rate of their formal arrests has dwindled, police data showed Friday. The number of people apprehended over dating violence charges rose from 9,823 in 2019 to 12,828 last year, an uptick [...]

K-pop Star IU in Relationship with Actor Lee Jong-suk

K-pop Star IU in Relationship with Actor Lee Jong-suk

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer-actress IU is dating actor Lee Jong-suk, their agencies said Saturday. “The two have recently evolved into lovers from close co-workers,” Lee’s agency, HighZium studio, said in a statement, confirming a news report on their romantic relationship. Edam Entertainment, the agency of IU, also confirmed the news, asking people [...]

Song Joong-ki’s Agency Confirms Actor in Romantic Relationship

Song Joong-ki’s Agency Confirms Actor in Romantic Relationship

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actor Song Joong-ki has been in a romantic relationship with a woman, his entertainment agency said Monday, following a newspaper report that he’s been dating a British woman. “Song is dating a woman who he has good feelings toward,” High Zium Studio said in a statement Monday, [...]

Agencies Remain Silent as V of BTS, BLACKPINK’s Jennie Rumored to be Dating

Agencies Remain Silent as V of BTS, BLACKPINK’s Jennie Rumored to be Dating

SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Management agencies of V of BTS and Jennie of BLACKPINK on Monday stayed silent over rumors that two of South Korea’s hottest K-pop stars are dating. Big Hit Music, the management of K-pop superstars BTS, and YG Entertainment, the agency of popular girl group BLACKPINK, both did not confirm [...]