BUSAN, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Busan Film Festival had a showcase of six rising young stars representing South Korea, Japan and Taiwan on Monday. The panel included Kim Woo-bin and Kim Go-eun from South Korea, Taiwan-based stars Mark Chao and Sandrine Pinna, and Takeru Satoh and Masami Nagasawa of Japan. The “casting board” event selects one male and female [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — SPA brand Giordano is launching a collection of T-shirts named WWS (World Without Strangers). ‘Hello Stranger’ is printed on the T-shirts, which will feature 30 different designs. Giordano has been launching T-shirt collections with heart-warming messages such as ‘Cheer You UP’ and ‘Hug Me.’ The company is delivering a [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean celebrities remembered the victims of the ferry Sewol sinking in social networking services and handwritten letters Thursday, the first anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 304 lives. Actress Jung Ryeo-won posted a picture of a yellow duck with the message, “Let’s remember April 16, 2014″ on her Instagram blog [...]
LOS ANGELES, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean film “Twenty” will open in North American theaters next week, its American distributor said Tuesday. The comedy about three close friends who all turn 20 years old will be shown in 25 theaters in such big cities as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Toronto and Vancouver from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Web drama “Love Cell” is attracting the public’s interest. As more and more people watch TV on their mobile devices while on the go, dramas shown exclusively on the Internet are getting more popular. Since the first episode of Love Cell was aired on November 2, it has logged [...]