SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of pubs and karaoke bars have disappeared across South Korea over the past year due to tough social distancing rules resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of pubs registered across the country as of the end of May totaled 27,840, down 11.6 percent or 3,636 compared to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — After the news came out that a karaoke room, called “noraebang” in Korean, and arcade game machines had been installed for prison inmates, local citizens showed mixed responses. On Wednesday, Jeonju Prison located in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province opened a string of facilities to help reduce stress levels in [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In its latest effort to contain the new coronavirus, the Seoul city government on Friday ordered all coin-operated karaoke rooms in the city to suspend business ahead of the weekend. Under the administrative order which has taken effect, 569 “coin noraebang” will be banned from hosting guests until further [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The popularity of noraebang, Korean-style karaoke rooms that have been a mainstay of public leisure for more than 30 years, is on the decline. According to a recent report by the KB Financial Group Research Institute, the number of karaoke rooms in South Korea started to drop in 2011 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Owners of ‘noraebang’, karaoke venues where customers can rent private room to sing, took to the streets on Friday urging the government to allow them to sell beer and calling for stronger punishment against customers asking for illegal hostesses. The Seoul Karaoke Association staged a rally in the Yeouido [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Use of corporate cards at luxury bars and restaurants fell substantially in the first six months this year from a year earlier, government data showed Thursday, as the anti-graft law that took effect last September bans businesses from treating government officials, teachers and journalists to expensive meals and drinks. [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The karaoke booths which opened last month on the KAIST campus are attracting wide attention, as students flock to them to relieve stress and enjoy themselves between study sessions. The unmanned entertainment system called ‘coin singing rooms’ allow students to sing two songs for just 500 won. These facilities, [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – CU, a convenience store franchise operated by BGF Retail, has joined hands with luxury karaoke business Su Karaoke to launch Korea’s first ‘Karaoke Convenience Store’. Located in one of Seoul’s most vibrant and youth-driven areas, Hongdae Street of Youth, the karaoke building houses a CU store on its ground [...]