SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — More than eight in 10 people abroad now hold a favorable view of South Korea, a level of international goodwill not seen since the government began tracking the country’s global image seven years ago, according to a report released Tuesday. In a 2025 survey conducted by the Ministry of Culture, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to expand its national heritage–based industries into a ₩100 trillion ($75 billion) market over the next five years, positioning cultural legacy as a core driver of the country’s global soft power, the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) said Wednesday in its 2026 policy blueprint. The initiative comes amid [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s traditional mysticism—featuring grim reapers, shamans, goblins, and ancestral rites—is taking the global stage by storm. Once seen as deeply local and culturally niche, “K-Occult” is now emerging as a unique pillar of the broader K-culture phenomenon, drawing attention for its blend of eerie storytelling, traditional iconography, and modern reinterpretation. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee Jong-suk, the South Korean actor and model, is highly likely to be the most popular K Wave star in China this year, according to entertainment industry experts and reporters with knowledge of China’s show business market. Along with Lee, Jun Ji-hyun (Gianna Jun) is expected to be the top [...]
Busan, Dec 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Jang Keun-suk, Korea’s actor and model known as one of the handsomest men in Asia, played host to the First Ladies who gathered at the Busan Cinema Center on December 12 while attending the 2014 ASEAN-Korean Commemorative Summit. It was reported that the three First Ladies were surprised to [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean boy band N-Sonic wowed K-pop fans in India. N-Sonic is the first ever K-pop band to visit India, where the globally popular K-pop or K-wave does not have a great hold over, compared with other markets. On last August 30, N-Sonic performed at “K-POP Festival 2014 India” in [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop group EXO set highest record of preorders with its new mini album “Overdose.” Released on May 7, EXO’s new album secured 658,710 copies of preorders (Korean version 372,160 copies and Chinese version 286,550 copies) and set record in the volume of preorders in mini album history. Upon releasing [...]