SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Sung-kyu, the leader of boy band INFINITE, will return to show business following his discharge from the military Wednesday. Kim, also known by his stage name Sungkyu, officially completed his 20-month defense duty at the Army 22nd Division in Goseong, Gangwon Province. Some 1,300 fans from China, Japan [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Sung-kyu, leader of the popular boy band INFINITE, will begin his military duty next week, his management agency said Tuesday. “Sungkyu will join the Army as an active-duty soldier on May 14,” Woollim Entertainment said in a release, using his stage name. “He will receive basic training at [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Sung-kyu, a member of the idol group INFINITE, will release his first individual studio album this month. Woolim Entertainment said the album will be out on Feb. 26 but didn’t give further details. Debuting in 2010 as an INFINITE member, Kim has put out two individual EPs — “Another Me” in 2012 and “27″ in 2015. He has appeared in stage musicals such as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – INFINITE returned with its third studio album, ”Top Seed”, on Monday, marking the first major K-pop boy band release of 2018 as well as the group’s first record after being downsized into a six-member act. “In sports, top seed refers to the highest ranking team (in a tournament). We named the album in the spirit [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy band INFINITE will release its third full-length album next month, the group’s management agency said Friday. “Top Seed,” due Jan. 8, will be its first full-length album since it was reorganized into a six-member group following the departure of member Hoya, Woolim Entertainment said. Debuting in 2010 as [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – To attract young customers in their 20s and 30s, Korean department stores are holding various promotional events, such as a mega concert with K-pop stars and mobile coupons for VIPs visiting the stores. The department stores are feeling a sense of crisis that if they neglect buyers under 40, [...]
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SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been years since the so-called Korean Wave swept the world. These days it is not so hard to find fans in Korea or any place in the world cheer passionately for a Korean idol star. Sometimes the lengths the fans go to in expressing their love for the [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Infinite has made a “public promise” that they will play the part of “Romeo and Juliet” – Sungyeol acting as Romeo and Dongwoo as Juliet – when their new album will take the No. 1 spot in the music chart. The seven-member K-pop idol group includes Sungkyu, Dongwoo, Woohyun, [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 13 (Korea Bizwire) –”Running Man” is one of the most popular entertainment programs on network TV channels. Aired on every Sunday evening, the program makes the audiences of all ages feel part of it. As with all other entertainment programs in Korea, Running Man has several segments within the program, some of [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Android decorating application Dodolpop integrates K-POP video ringtones and alarm sound including the contents of Infinite, f(x), and EXO. CampMobile, a company specialized in developing android decorating application, released a K-POP video ringtone and alarm customizing tool named Dodolpop. After its launch, Dodolpop is gaining popularity around the world. [...]