SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Japanese basketball comic series “Slam Dunk” has seen a huge resurgence in sales in South Korea, boosted by the popularity of its animated film adaptation. About 600,000 copies of the repackaged version of the comic series have been sold since Jan. 4, when the animated film, “The First [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — With gasoline prices setting records, compact cars are regaining popularity in South Korea. According to the sales records of the nation’s five major carmakers, sales of compact cars reached 30,189 units in the first quarter of this year, up 34.5 percent from a year ago. This figure is in [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Diesel cars are gradually being sidelined as electric vehicles (EVs) and other eco-friendly vehicles are gaining popularity and the price of diesel continues to skyrocket after the breakout of the war in Ukraine. Opinet, an oil prices information provider operated by the state-run Korea National Oil Corp., reported that [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean children’s books are gaining worldwide attention. Children’s book illustrator Suzy Lee on Monday became the first South Korean to win the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Awards (HCAA). She is the only Korean to ever win a prize or be nominated at the HCAA. Last month, her latest [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The popularity of professional baseball in South Korea is in decline, especially among people in their 20s, the exact demographic that teams are trying to attract, a national poll showed Wednesday. Gallup Korea released results of its survey of 1,004 South Koreans aged 18 or older from March 15-17. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, South Korea’s non-alcoholic beer market has been growing at a blistering pace thanks to an increase in the number of health-conscious consumers and the growth of the drinking-at-home culture. Hite Jinro Co., the country’s second-largest beverage company, had been selling between 6 and 7 million [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans playing golf has increased due following the COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast, the number of individuals who enjoy swimming has declined. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of 9,000 Koreans over 10 years of age across the country, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — As the so-called Korean Wave, coupled with an interest in health, continues to grow in the U.S., Korean home meal replacement (HMR) products and sauces are gaining popularity. The state-run Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. (aT) said that South Korea’s food exports to the U.S. last year were [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Golf businesses are thriving in the pandemic era while restaurants and lodging facilities across the country struggle to remain afloat. Shinhan Card Co., a major credit card company in South Korea, reported that customers spent 31 percent more on golf-related activities than in 2019 before the onset of the [...]
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 [...]