SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of dedicated global fans of “hallyu,” or the Korean Wave, is estimated to have surged to about 90 million at the end of last year, a government-affiliated foundation said Thursday. The Korea Foundation said in a report that there were 1,843 hallyu fan clubs in 113 countries [...]
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Mexico’s largest radio station will launch a weekly program featuring Korean culture and entertainment next month, the Korean Culture Center in Mexico City said Sunday. The “K-Hour” program of Radio Centro will air for one hour from 6 p.m. every Sunday. The radio station has been broadcasting a [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — eSports is making waves as a new front of “Hallyu”, the Korean wave of pop culture, and is being developed to attract international tourists to Seoul. The city government of Seoul revealed yesterday that it will operate a trial “eSports Tour Program” targeting foreign visitors, in efforts to expand [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Media outlets of the United Arab Emirates have offered extensive coverage of a recent K-pop gala concert thrown by SM Entertainment, South Korea’s largest entertainment agency, last week in Dubai. The concert, “SM Town Live World Tour VI in Dubai,” was held at the Autism Rocks Arena in Dubai [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s cosmetics makers expect a rise in sales this year as China moves to lift economic measures implemented in retaliation over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system here, industry sources said Thursday. South Korea’s makeup industry have enjoyed robust growth in recent years helped by “hallyu,” [...]
TOKYO, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 100 South Korean food companies joined a food fair in Chiba, Japan, on Tuesday as Korean food is regaining popularity here helped by the growing popularity of “hallyu.” South Korea’s exports of food items to Japan surpassed the US$2 billion mark last year, the highest since 2012, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s beauty and fashion brands are leading a new round of hallyu, or the Korean Wave, in Japan, where the market for the products is growing, a local trade body said Thursday. Japan imported 2.68 billion yen (US$24.47 million) worth of cosmetics from South Korea in the January-September [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Gfriend will go on its first Asian tour next month, its management agency said Thursday. According to Source Music, the girl group will begin the tour titled “Season of Gfriend” on Feb. 28 in Taiwan and continue to Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. The band had its first-ever [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Baduk, the Korean term for the Chinese board game “go”, is experiencing heightened popularity in Turkey, especially among female players. This was evidenced by the 77-strong female turnout for a baduk tournament hosted at the Middle East Technical University from December 23 to 24. The competition was hosted with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government said Monday it will focus on attracting more visitors from Southeast Asia as part of its efforts to diversify its tourist portfolio after it suffered a sharp drop in inbound foreigners in the face of a diplomatic row between Seoul and Beijing. The government will [...]