SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group BLACKPINK called its latest project — appearing in the first K-pop documentary produced by Netflix — something that gave “much-needed time” for the quartet that has emerged as one of the most successful acts in the K-pop industry. Netflix is set to release “BLACKPINK: Light [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix plans to next month release a documentary chronicling BLACKPINK’s four-year journey from talented trainees to K-pop superstars. The streaming giant and YG Entertainment, the band’s agency, said Wednesday “BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky,” the first Netflix film about a South Korean music band, will premiere Oct. 14. It [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The second documentary film by iconic K-pop band BIGBANG will hit YouTube next week, featuring member Taeyang, in the runup to the band’s upcoming music release, its agency said Monday. The first episode of the eight-part documentary, “White Night,” will hit BIGBANG’s official YouTube channel on May 18. Each [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS will release next month a documentary series, “Break the Silence,” which follows the band’s globe-trotting 351-day concert journey last year, its management agency said Wednesday. According to Big Hit Entertainment, the seven-episode series will be unveiled exclusively on Weverse, a mobile application for the BTS fan community, at [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — An upcoming YouTube original series documenting K-pop girl group TWICE’s struggles before its debut up till its record-setting global ascent could give a message of hope, the band said Tuesday. The eight-episode documentary series, “TWICE: Seize the Light,” will hit YouTube on Wednesday as the global video streaming service’s [...]
SURREY, British Columbia, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Center for Introspection & Enlightenment, Canada has released a new documentary film called Everything is One as a part of its outreach program. The documentary film meant for scientists & technologists is available worldwide on Vimeo. Everything is One has 2 parts, each with duration of 90 min. Origin, Evolution & [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — “They pull everybody together, in a time where it seems like the world is going the opposite, so we need people like that who are bringing people together,” said American trombonist Duane Benjamin, who participated in K-pop boy band BTS’s fourth album, “Map of the Soul: 7.” Benjamin appeared [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Veteran singer Lee Seung-chul is creating a documentary highlighting the life of war veterans of the Korean War in collaboration with public broadcaster KBS, the singe said. “There are so many countries in the world that joined the Korean War that we don’t know of. I feel sorry for [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean actor Lee Min-ho is the main presenter for MBC’s upcoming three-part documentary on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) – the 4-kilometer wide, 250-kilometer long no man’s land that divides the Korean Peninsula in two. Dubbed DMZ, The Wild, the production of the series took roughly two years. The 30-year-old [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Under the Sun’ is a 2015 Russian documentary film written and directed by Vitaliy Manskiy, which follows the story of a North Korean girl who prepares to celebrate the Day of the Shining Star, the birthday of Kim Jong-il, the late father of current leader Kim Jong-un. The film’s [...]