SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) —Hyeri, a South Korean actress and former member of the girl group Girls’ Day, recently grabbed headlines when she disclosed an unsettling experience with a foreign airline. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Hyeri shared her ordeal: “I had diligently booked my flight a month and a half in advance, securing [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group Girl’s Day, in celebration of its eighth year, came out with its fifth EP album on Monday, promising to remain together for the time being. “We renewed our contracts with about a year left for each of us. We had a lot of internal discussion,” [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean hit television show “Reply 1988″ drew 200 million views in the month since its China launch in June, government data showed Thursday. The latest version of the drama-comedy “Reply” series on cable network tvN has raked in a total of 235 million views from June 20 [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store operator 7-Eleven has opened a “smart” convenience store where customers can enjoy virtual reality based on IT technologies. On the second floor of its Chinese Embassy store in Seoul’s Myeongdong, 7-Eleven placed six smart tables where customers can enjoy web surfing, gaming and watching Youtube videos in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – “Sajangmon,” a tit-for-tat site against the Albamon commercial that upset small business owners as it describes them as mean employers, will be closed after strong public opposition. The manager of the Internet community for employers protesting against the Albamon commercial announced on February 11 that the Sajangmon site will [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — An ad supporting part-time workers’ labor rights is being involved in an unexpected controversy, and is at the forefront of a showdown between the nation’s employers and job seekers. The commercial, which was created by AlbaMon, a job information site, features Hyeri, a member of the popular K-pop girl [...]