SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop group missA has disbanded, their agency said Wednesday, the latest in a series of recent band breakups in the industry. JYP Entertainment announced that the four-member girl group have decided to call it quits after seven years in the business. Debuting in July 2010 with “Bad Girl Good [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer-actress Suzy has renewed her contract with her management agency JYP Entertainment, the company said Wednesday. “We renewed our contract with Suzy whose seven-year exclusive partnership with us terminated recently,” the company said. “We’ve reached an agreement to pursue various meaningful activities in the future.” Suzy, who debuted through [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — TWICE, one of the hottest pop idol groups in South Korea today, said Monday it looks forward to presenting a fresh image through its latest EP album “Signal.” “Having no pressure would be a lie. But we’re looking forward to presenting a fresh image since it’s our first time [...]
SEOUL, Feb.19 (Korea Bizwire) – JYP Entertainment announced that it has signed an agreement with CMC (China Music Corporation), the online music giant, to provide digital music exclusively. The contract is said to be worth 5.25 billion won, which is around 10 percent of 2014 sales. JYP officials explained that they signed a contract to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s big three entertainment agencies said Thursday they won a total of 13 prizes at the iF Design Award 2016 in Germany, one of the world’s three largest design awards events. S.M. Entertainment said three of its albums won prizes in the field of packaging design including boy [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – JYP Entertainment, one of South Korea’s three largest entertainment agencies, on Tuesday showcased TWICE, its first girl group in five years. The nine-member act performed tracks from its first album “The Story Begins” at a press event in Seoul. The multinational group, comprised of six South Koreans, two Japanese [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Sunye and Sohee have officially left girl group Wonder Girls, the group’s management agency said Monday, as the group reorganizes itself for next month’s comeback. JYP Entertainment said Sunye, the lead vocalist, has decided to focus on her new family after marrying a missionary in January 2013. She gave [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sept 18 (Korea Bizwire) – What’s the song comedians parody most these days? That’s “24 Hours” sung by Sunmi, the former member of five-member girl group Wonder Girls. After more than three years since her split with Wonder Girls, Sunmi has transformed herself into a mature lady in the latest music video. The [...]