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, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A special “vending machine” designed to collect donations for animal welfare or other causes has been installed in Seoul. On June 16, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it set up the reverse vending machine that accepts cans, PET, paper and glass bottles for recycling on a street in the [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A new trend in K-pop is rising, as more and more Korean musicians are choosing to hold street showcases for their soon-to-be released songs. Min-ah from Girl’s Day unveiled her first solo album by performing at the center of Myeongdong on March 16, while JJCC, a boy group made by Jackie Chan, [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A popular pastry for common people has become a luxurious dessert, as it is gaining popularity at department stores and shopping complexes. The move upscale has been matched by a corresponding increase in price, with a jump to 3,000 won (US$2.70), which is 10 times higher than that of [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal-masked individuals cloaked in yellow sacks occupied streets near Hongdae Station in Seoul on March 1, campaigning for the conscious and moderate consumption of farmed animals. Activists from the Korea Association for Animal Protection (KAAP) dressed themselves in chicken and duck costumes and then covered themselves with sacks, in order [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The internet’s most searched term for popular places in Seoul in the second half of 2014 turned out to be the Hongdae area. According to an analysis conducted by Cheil Data and Analytics Center on 258,000 search keywords input by 3,200 people, 29.8 percent of the search keywords about Seoul’s [...]