SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — JYP Entertainment, one of South Korea’s largest entertainment agencies, has partnered with cable TV network Mnet in producing a new idol audition program, according to the company Monday. The show aimed at debuting a boy band will air from Oct. 17, JYP said. It will be the first [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop band BTS’ upcoming album will include a song co-produced with U.S. electronic duo The Chainsmokers, according to the former’s agency Monday. BTS’ rappers and Andrew Taggart of the American group have worked together on the song “Best of Me,” an EDM genre track with a warm melody and [...]
JAKARTA, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Preparations for K-pop act Super Junior’s comeback are going smoothly, according to its members, with the bulk of the 11-member team having finished their mandatory military duties. “Just until yesterday I practiced our dance choreography with our members. We’re also planning to hold a concert,” Super Junior member Donghae [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular TV series “Kill Me, Heal Me” from 2015 has been sold to a European distributor for a remake, the drama’s production company said Wednesday. Pan Entertainment said it sealed a memorandum of understanding for the remake and overseas distribution with Scandinavian distributor Eccho Rights. The romantic drama, starring [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — For the past two months, Gangnam district has inspected around 50 cosmetic surgery facilities within its boundaries by sending out mystery shoppers. The aim of its covert operation was to “objectively measure the quality of the medical services offered and identify any problems and improve them in order to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS will release a highly anticipated new EP album next month, its agency said Thursday. The EP record titled “Love Yourself Seung ‘Her’” will be released Sept. 18, Big Hit Entertainment announced on the band’s official fan website. It will be the band’s first new music [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — When it comes to busking, or the act of the no-frills street performance, the common notion is that the domain is reserved for, or occupied by, underground or experimental art. But in today’s K-pop, that notion is slowly being upended, with more mainstream artists hitting the streets as a [...]
BRAZIL, Jul. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s iteration of a K-pop contest sponsored by the Korean Cultural Center Sao Paulo was held successfully last night at the Gazeta Theatre, attracting hundreds of K-pop fans and Korean culture enthusiasts. The annual K-pop contest saw over 16 teams that passed a video audition compete in the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor and singer Park Yu-chun on Monday talked about his marriage for the first time since the news surfaced three months ago. “I am so sorry that I couldn’t tell you about my marriage earlier,” the member of popular boy band JYJ wrote on his Instagram. “I didn’t even [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop boy group Super Junior will return to the K-pop music scene in October with less members, its management agency said Monday. Originally consisted of 11, the restructured team will be made up of seven members — Leeteuk, Heechul, Shindong, Yesung, Eunhyuk, Donghae and Siwon — said Label SJ, [...]