DAEJEON, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), led by professor Jeong Hawoong of the Department of Physics, has elucidated how an innate music instinct can manifest in the human brain without special training. This breakthrough, announced on January 16, utilized an artificial neural network model [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With the worldwide popularity of K-pop music, consumption of foreign pop has decreased. Consumption of foreign pop music in South Korea, as opposed to K-pop, stood at no more than 22 percent each month from January to September this year, according to Circle Chart, the country’s benchmark music chart. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Long-playing (LP) records and cassette tapes are making a comeback. Online bookstore Yes24 reported a 21.9 percent increase in the number of LP records sold between January and October of this year via its website. At 36 percent, more than one third of this year’s LP record buyers were [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 70 indie music bands in South Korea will take part in a campaign aimed at helping live music halls that suffered blows from the new coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Tuesday. Bands like Galaxy Express, No Brain, Jambinai and Crying Nut are among those included in the lineup for [...]
NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Five of the independent music industry’s most influential executives have come together in a new venture aimed at enhancing the future of independent labels and artists. Started by Glen Barros (former CEO of Concord Music Group), Exceleration Music has developed into a partnership of global music industry leaders who invest in the future [...]
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — 2020 was a disruptive year for the world. We all stood witness to a global pandemic that shook the entire music ecosystem, virtually shut down the live industry, and drove labels and distributors to explore the boundaries of ingenuity and creativity. It was also a year in which [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of music albums and videos soared to a new high this year thanks to the global popularity of BTS, BLACKPINK and other K-pop groups, government data showed Thursday. Overseas shipments of albums and related products came to US$170 million in the first 11 months of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Genie Music, the music streaming subsidiary of telecommunications giant KT Corp., released South Korea’s very first music album for children produced by artificial intelligence (AI) on Thursday. The album was created using the Artificial Intelligence System of Music (AISM), an AI-based composition program developed by UPVOTE Entertainment. AISM produces [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey indicates that YouTube is the most widely used app by South Korean music aficionados. According to a survey carried out by the Korea Internet Corporations Association as part of its report on smartphone usage, 75.4 percent of respondents said that their smartphone application of choice to [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – G-Dragon’s new solo album has conquered Apple’s iTunes album charts in 39 countries upon its release, his agency said Friday. “Kwon Ji Yong,” the fourth solo album released by the singer-rapper of boy band BIGBANG, has stormed the charts in the United States, Canada, Argentina, France and Hong Kong, [...]