SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Major Korean music platforms have decided to challenge the conventional practice of releasing albums and singles at midnight, after criticism that the custom is distorting local music charts. South Korean artists typically release their music at noon or midnight. However, midnight has long been the more popular time of [...]
NEW YORK, NY, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – ASCAP, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the world leader in performing rights and advocacy for music creators, today announced that it has engaged CML Consultancy Services PLT to work with ASCAP on Asia-Pacific strategy and revenue growth opportunities. Led by Miew Lan Chan, the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The road to perfection is not easy. But it can also be dangerous for those who try to push themselves to the limits. A recent study by the OECD Korea Policy Centre revealed that a concerning number of classical musicians in Korea are struggling with both mental and physical [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the economic, diplomatic, and political drawbacks of 2016, Korea’s content industry continued its march forward. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korea Creative Content Agency, the content industry grew by 5.7 percent last year to 105.2 trillion won ($89 billion), setting an important [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Daelim is set to become the first local construction firm to make use of sound design in an apartment complex. Sound design refers to the process of specifying, manipulating, and producing sound elements to achieve a specific effect or mood. Although it is most associated with sound recording and [...]
GWANGJU, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A total of 8,647 participants gathered in Gwangju Sunday with ocarinas, a wind instrument, for an attempt at the Guinness World Record for the biggest ensemble featuring a single musical instrument. Organized as a celebration of the first anniversary of Gwangju’s Asia Culture Center, participants ranged from students and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean pop culture has expanded in size and market from Asia to the North American continent, a state-run media research institution said on Thursday. Citing its analysis of 24,208 news articles on Korean pop the culture published here from January 2001 to June 2016, Seoul-based Korea Press [...]
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s CJ Group vowed Monday to boost global sales of its two entertainment units by capitalizing on the growing popularity of the Korean Wave. Entertainment giant CJ E&M and South Korea’s largest cinema chain, CJ CGV, saw their combined global sales reach 424.9 billion won (US$383 million) [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Girls’ Generation will release a new song dedicated to its fans to celebrate its ninth anniversary, the idol group’s agency said on Tuesday. The eight-member K-pop act will roll out “That Summer” on Aug. 5 at 12 a.m. through digital music streaming channel Station, operated by the band’s agency [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government is aggressively studying ways to develop its northern outskirts into the country’s pop music mecca by establishing various concert halls, a practical music school and encouraging pop musicians to move into the area, a city official said Thursday. “We (Seoul city) have placed an order [...]