JEONJU, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Kongnamul gukbap, a soup with bean sprouts and rice, was introduced by foreign media as a great food for overcoming hangovers. National Geographic UK included the soup as one of nine hangover cures from around the world. Lauren Shockey, the author of “Hangover Helper: Delicious Cures from Around the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Without any scientific evidence, the expression “hangover cure” can no longer be used on food packaging. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety issued an administrative notice regarding the matter Tuesday. Currently, companies can use expressions such as “hangover cure” or “ease a hangover” on the packaging for a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Pharmaceutical companies are diversifying hangover remedies to cater better to customers, especially foreigners, creating new products in different packaging, industry officials said Wednesday. Handok succeeded in grabbing Chinese customers with its Ready Q Chew, the only jelly-type hangover remedy in the local market, where most of the products are [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The next time you have a hangover, you might want to try a new Korean treat called a Gyeondo-bar. Gyeondyo-bars are the latest hangover cure in the Korean market, developed by WithMe, a convenience store franchise owned by Korean retail giant Shinsegae. The name of the new bar is derived [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean rapper Psy’s “Hangover” was the most-viewed K-pop music video in the United States last year, a U.S. music service said Thursday. Released in June, “Hangover” topped the ranking of the most-viewed K-pop music videos in the U.S. for 2014 recently announced by Billboard magazine based on YouTube [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Market research firm Macromill Embrain surveyed 700 adults in their age between 20 and 49 living in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province on buying habits about Hovenia dulcis extract beverages. Of the respondents, 66.9 percent have bought the beverage to relieve their hangovers. When there were no drinks made from [...]