SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) – In the first quarter of this year, South Korea’s performing arts sector witnessed its highest ticket sales since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as revealed by data on Tuesday. According to statistics released by the Korea Performing Arts Box Office Information System, the collective box-office revenue from musicals, [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean performing arts scene has experienced a sharp rise in revenue thanks to the lifting of nearly all social distancing rules, like gathering limits, about two weeks ago, industry data showed Wednesday. The combined revenue of 2,051 theatrical plays, musicals, classical concerts and other performances reached 17.3 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The local performing arts scene saw its revenue soar nearly 80 percent in 2021 from a year earlier, thanks to eased social distancing rules and a rising vaccination rate, data showed Monday. The combined revenue of 12,000 theatrical plays, musicals, classical concerts and other performances reached 307.1 billion won [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s performing arts and film scenes, which have been anticipating the return of fans, are on edge as the toughest social distancing in the greater Seoul area against coronavirus infections may affect the recent mood of recovery. The country has reported more than 1,000 daily coronavirus infections for [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean performing arts scene posted a 19 percent on-year rise in its revenue for the first half, showing clear signs of a recovery from the yearlong pandemic, data showed Friday. The combined revenue of theatrical plays, musicals, classical concerts and other performances reached 116.9 billion won (US$103.1 [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — More than a year after the novel coronavirus upended lives across the world, an increasing number of South Koreans are filling movie theaters, auditoriums and concert halls to shell out for experiences they have missed. In the midst of “revenge spending,” referring to a recent shopping spree in the [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The virus-hit South Korean performing arts sector is heading for a recovery this spring after plummeting last year, thanks to recently eased social distancing rules, data showed Tuesday. The combined revenue of 2,700 theatrical plays, musicals, classical concerts and other performances reached 70.5 billion won (US$63.6 million) over the [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean performing arts sector has gradually returned to life after a monthslong slump, but the lingering novel coronavirus pandemic is casting a dark cloud over the scene for the remainder of 2020. According to the Korea Performing Arts Box Office Information System (KOPIS) on Thursday, aggregate ticket [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Out of many remarkable heroes the world has witnessed throughout the course of the COVID-19 crisis, one group stands out uniquely, as a symbol of humanity’s yearning for a small slice of normalcy in the face of unfavorable conditions: the team behind the Seoul tour of “The Phantom of [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean performing arts scene is joining the nationwide return to normal life after a monthslong battle with the novel coronavirus. Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul said it will stage the special concert “Dear My Parents” at its main Concert Hall on Saturday to celebrate Parents’ Day, [...]