SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – As a Korean-wave mega star, Kim Soo-hyun, whose sales figures reached 200 billion won over the last four years, is entering the army on October 23rd. Not only are his fans disappointed, but the entire entertainment industry is heaving a sigh of resignation. The management company to which he belongs [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun will join the military next month, his agency said Thursday. Keyeast Co. said the actor of the popular TV series “My Love from the Star” confirmed that he will start fulfilling his mandatory military service on Oct. 23. All able-bodied South Korean men must serve in the militaryfor approximately two years. (Yonhap)
SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) – South Korean TV dramas are captivating viewers in Argentina, another sign that the popularity of “hallyu” is rising in Latin America. “Stairway to Heaven” starring Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Ji-woo has recently been hovering around fifth in the local viewership ranking, according to the Korean Cultural Center in the South American country, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun and boy band BigBang have been name Best Actor and Best Boy Group, respectively, in a recent vote of 40 million hallyu fans around the world, an online news site said Wednesday. U.S.-based site Soompi, which covers the Korean Wave or hallyu, announced the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A mobile game with South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun as its main character will be released on the market soon in China, his agency said Wednesday. Keyeast Entertainment said the social networking game called “Kim Soo-hyun Star Academy” will be on the market on Thursday in which the TV [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) - Actor Kim Soo-hyun has been named the winner of the culture prize of the National Brand Awards, a set of honors annually given to people who make an exceptional contribution to raising South Korea’s brand image, the award organizers said Monday. The Institute of National Brand Promotion said it has [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun donated 11.1 tons of rice that he received from his fans all over the world to the country’s Salvation Army, his agency said Wednesday. Kim donated the rice during a ceremony to kick off the Christian charity organization’s year-end donation campaign held at Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Nov.27 (Korea Bizwire) – A mobile phone manufacturer is preparing to launch a Kim Soo-hyun smartphone in the Chinese market. According to industry watchers, ZUK mobile, an affiliate of Lenovo, will manufacture smartphones loaded with content related to the Korean Hallyu star Kim Soo-hyun, and sell them across the nation. The ‘ZUK Kim Soo-hyun [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The filming set of the hit Korean drama “My Love from the Stars” will be replicated in Beijing for an exhibition, organizers said Friday. The show’s producer SBS said it has joined forces with a Chinese entertainment company to put on display a large-size filming set from the TV [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean singer IU will hold a fan meeting in Hong Kong, her official Facebook fan page showed Friday. The event will take place at Landmark North, a large office and shopping complex in the heart of the city, at 3 p.m. Saturday, the page showed. Her agency was [...]