SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The importance of online platforms is on the rise as K-pop fandom continues to grow worldwide, with businesses targeting fans with contact-free content instead of offline performances. Since last year, a paradigm shift is taking place among large entertainment agencies and IT businesses focusing on online platforms. The K-pop [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The popularity of “hallyu,” or the Korean Wave, seems to have continued unabated across the world despite yearlong coronavirus restrictions, as the number of global hallyu fans topped the 100 million milestone last year, a public foundation said Friday. The number of members of hallyu fan clubs in 109 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – People say that once you step into the world of BTS, it becomes very difficult to leave. K-pop megastar offers a plethora of content from songs and performances to variety shows and documentaries. What’s more, this content leads to the production of secondary content such as character goods, games, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Blockbuster musicals will go on stage in the coming months to lure fans to auditoriums that have been half-empty for months due to anti-virus guidelines. The original French production of the musical “Notre Dame de Paris” will start its South Korean run from Nov. 10 at Blue Square Interpark [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean football governing body announced Sunday fans will be admitted to an upcoming exhibition match between two men’s national teams, following the government’s easing of social distancing rules during the coronavirus pandemic. The men’s senior national team and the under-23 national team will collide for the second [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Virgil Hodges, a longtime fan of the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), missed watching baseball in person so much this spring that he would stop during his daily runs to see a recreational league game in his neighborhood in Daejeon. He would stay for an inning [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government said Friday it will start allowing stadiums to be at 30 percent capacity for local professional sporting events next week thanks to the recent virus-free experiences at ballparks. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it has agreed with the quarantine authorities to increase [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly three months after the start of the season, South Korean baseball teams finally welcomed fans into stadiums on Sunday. Three of the five stadiums opened their gates in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO): the Doosan Bears hosting the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul; the Kiwoom [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball and football leagues welcomed the government’s green light on Friday to open stadiums to fans during the coronavirus pandemic, saying their teams are prepared to execute their plan as early as the weekend. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters led by Prime Minister Chung [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — When fans return to baseball stadiums sometime in July, they will be asked to sit apart from one another to maintain a safe distance. And they’ll not be allowed to bring in any outside food. This will be part of a new normal in fan experience in the Korea [...]