SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A new exclusive theater for the long-running Korean non-verbal play “Nanta” opened in the trendy neighborhood of Hongik University in western Seoul, usually known as “Hongdae” for short, the show’s producer said Friday. The opening brought the number of exclusive theaters for the show to five — three in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Lee Min-ho is found to be the most beloved Korean star among Arabs, a poll showed Thursday. According to the survey of 3,000 Arabs on their perception toward South Korea, the largest number of respondents, or 14.8 percent, cited the 29-year-old actor as the first who comes to [...]
SEOUL/BANGKOK, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A handful of Southeast Asian millionaires are looking to create a large commercial complex in Thailand comprising shops and restaurants that cater to the fans of Korean pop culture, also known as K-pop, industry sources here said Wednesday. They are trying to set up a Hallyu Town in Bangkok, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that Hallyu fans in 200 countries around the world showed interest in KCON America 2015, which is the biggest Korean wave convention in North America. The LA office of the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) investigated Twitter messages related to KCON 2015 with USC professor Kim Sun-ho, a big [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A wharf complex where people can transfer from public transportation to waterborne traffic and a large scale culture facility that will lead the Korean wave will be constructed in Yeouido, near the Han river. Linked with Hanhwa duty free stores entering the 63 Building later this year, and the [...]
“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, Aug.12 (Korea Bizwire) – In order to revitalize the national tourist market and domestic economy that are withering from the effects of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, the ‘Korea Grand Sale’ will take place from August 14 to October 31. Officials say that the sale will be the largest in scale since the [...]
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, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A monthly women’s magazine in Argentina has published favorable comments about the Korean beauty industry, which is overwhelming Japan. The Argentinean cultural institute in Korea introduced an article published in OHALA, a popular women’s magazine that covers fashion and beauty issues. Under the title ‘Seoul is the trend’, OHALA opined [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — “Super Idol,” a TV audition show jointly produced by South Korea and China to train future idols will premiere next week in South Korea, a local producer said Tuesday. The first episode of the co-production between South Korean cable channel MBC Music and Chinese media company TV Zone will be broadcast [...]