SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — G-Dragon of K-pop group BIGBANG has stormed onto the Billboard 200 album chart, marking the artist’s third time to do so, his management company said Tuesday. YG Entertainment said his fourth solo album “Kwon Ji Yong,” released on June 8, ranked 192nd on the chart as of June 12, [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – G-Dragon’s new solo album has conquered Apple’s iTunes album charts in 39 countries upon its release, his agency said Friday. “Kwon Ji Yong,” the fourth solo album released by the singer-rapper of boy band BIGBANG, has stormed the charts in the United States, Canada, Argentina, France and Hong Kong, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — G-Dragon, leader of South Korean idol band BIGBANG, announced his third solo world tour of 19 cities, according to his agency Tuesday. G-Dragon will kick off the “ACT III, M.O.T.T.E” tour with a concert at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul on June 10, YG Entertainment said. The [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Rebellious haute couture maestro Jean Paul Gaultier struck Korean fashion lovers with awe when his variation of women’s hanbok, a traditional Korean outfit, was unveiled in the media event of his latest exhibition here on Friday. The 64-year-old “enfant terrible” considered the upcoming exhibition at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza as a creation [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean boy band BigBang has won four awards at China’s 2016 QQ Music Awards, the group’s management said Thursday. The band received the best music video, most popular foreign group and best-selling foreign digital album awards for “Bang Bang Bang,” with its leader G-Dragon being picked as the male artist [...]
“Korean culture has been extremely influential all over the world, gaining fans not just in Europe but also in South America, the Middle East and even parts of Africa. I think its influence will continue to grow.” “While music videos have been vanishing in Europe due to their low return on investment, K-pop has persistently [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Want a selfie with actor Kim Soo-hyun but not sure how to get one? Not to worry, the French wax museum Musee Grevin has come up with a solution. Kim’s wax figure is among dozens that will be displayed at the first Asian branch of the museum opening in Seoul next [...]
Seoul, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A theme park where Hallyu tourists can enjoy K-pop at a hologram concert hall will be established on Jeju Island. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced that they would be opening a digital theme park called ‘Play K-pop’ with NIK, a company that invests in content and [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Who is the hottest South Korean pop star on Instagram, an online mobile photo-sharing and video-sharing service? The answer is popular idol group EXO‘s Chanyeol, according to data released by Instagram Thursday. The data showed that Chanyeol received 97 million replies and “likes” during a year from May 25, last [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The much-awaited exhibition of artwork visualized by a young icon of Korean pop music has kicked off at a Seoul gallery. The “PEACEMINUSONE: Beyond the Stage” exhibition began receiving visitors at the Seoul Museum of Art in downtown Seoul on June 9. The exhibition, a co-production of YG Entertainment and [...]