SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — “Produce 101,” arguably the most successful of the 10-year line of K-pop idol competition shows, has emerged as a promising channel for the debut of wannabe K-pop idol stars, as well as being a solid K-pop export item in its own right. Through its four seasons so far, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans and fellow K-pop stars bade their final farewells to Sulli as her coffin finally left for her burial early Thursday. The 25-year-old K-pop star and actress, whose legal name was Choi Jin-ri, was found dead at her residence in Seongnam, south of Seoul Monday, sending a shockwave across [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Propelled by the decadeslong expertise of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment, coupled with the distribution network of Capitol Music Group (CMG), K-pop boy band SuperM scored a No. 1 on the main Billboard albums chart with its debut album. Billboard said on its official website Monday (Korean time) that the [...]
SEONGNAM, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean singer-actress Sulli, who suffered from online abuse, was found dead at a residence south of Seoul on Monday, police said. The body of the 25-year-old, whose legal name is Choi Jin-ri, was found by her agent at around 3:21 p.m. at a two-story house in Seongnam, Gyeonggi [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Brand new K-pop act SuperM topped a main Billboard chart upon its debut in the United States, according the chart result re-released on Monday. The supergroup’s first release, “SuperM: The 1st Mini Album,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for the week of Oct. 19, [...]
RIYADH, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The strong religious culture in Saudi Arabia couldn’t stop abaya-covered fans from springing up in their seats to dance as K-pop superband BTS performed its latest mega hit, “Boy With Luv,” in the country’s capital, Riyadh, Friday evening. Religious restraints and Islamic doctrine melted away as the K-pop septet [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday that it will build two 5G experience centers in central Seoul to showcase K-pop and other cultural content through the latest technology. The centers near Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul will provide interactive ways to imitate K-pop dances while providing such content as K-pop concerts [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop world stars BTS will open a pop-up store in southern Seoul this month to entertain fans with artworks and fan merchandise, the band’s management agency said Thursday. The pop-up store, “House of BTS,” will open at a four-story building in Seoul’s posh district of Gangnam next Tuesday, according [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — In a major K-pop collaboration project, SM Entertainment and Capitol Music Group (CMG), major music labels from South Korea and the United States, unveiled Wednesday a new high-profile K-pop boy band, SuperM. The seven SuperM members showcased their first album, titled “SuperM,” in a media event Wednesday ahead of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The organizer of the Busan One Asia Festival (BOF), a major annual K-pop concert in the city of Busan, on Wednesday announced the final lineup of its 2019 event, which includes Super Junior, NU’EST and Kang Daniel. BOF 2019 is scheduled to run from Oct. 19-25 at Busan’s Hwamyeong [...]