SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group BLACKPINK’s upcoming second full-length album “Born Pink” has sold over 2 million copies in preorders, its agency said Thursday. “This is a record for K-pop female acts of all time,” YG Entertainment said. “We can expect the album to break 3 million with about three weeks left [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Preorders for Samsung Electronics Co.’s new foldable smartphones have topped 800,000 units in South Korea, industry sources Tuesday, as the tech giant eyes to mainstream the foldable category with lower prices. An estimated 600,000 units of the Galaxy Z Fold3 and the Galaxy Z Flip3 were preordered through local [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Preorders for Samsung Electronics Co.’s new foldable smartphones started Tuesday as the tech giant expects a sales boost with cheaper price tags. Preorders for the Galaxy Z Fold3 and the Galaxy Z Flip3, both unveiled last week at Samsung’s Unpacked online event, will run through Monday in South Korea. [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Thursday presale orders for its first all-electric model, EV6, have been fully reserved in one day in the United States. Kia sold all of the 1,500 units of the EV6 First Edition in an online preorder event in the world’s most important [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp.’s new large sedan, the K8, received a strong response from the domestic market, with first-day preorders setting a record high among its sedan models, the nation’s No. 2 carmaker said Wednesday. Kia started receiving orders for the K8, a direct follow-up to the K7, known as the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co.’s IONIQ 5 all-electric model is receiving strong responses in the domestic market, with its first-day preorders exceeding 23,000 units, the country’s top automaker said Friday. Hyundai started receiving orders for the IONIQ 5 midsize crossover utility vehicle Thursday well ahead of the model’s launch in the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Preorders for Samsung Electronics Co.’s new flagship smartphone line are estimated to be larger than those of its predecessor, industry insiders here said Thursday, as the South Korean tech giant targets brisk sales of its latest 5G handsets. Preorders for the Galaxy S21 series are expected to be 15-20 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. and three South Korean mobile carriers began taking preorders Friday for the iPhone 12 mini and the 12 Pro Max. The U.S. tech giant said the smallest and the largest versions of its latest generation smartphone will go on sale in South Korea starting Nov. 20. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Preorders for the second batch of Sony Corp.’s next-generation gaming console, the PlayStation 5 (PS5), sold out in just an hour in South Korea, industry insiders said Wednesday. As of 2 p.m., all major retailers here said they have closed preorder reservations for the PS5. Eleven local online shopping [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that preorders for its latest foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 2, have topped 80,000 units in South Korea. Preorder numbers from local mobile carriers and consumers buying the unlocked Galaxy Z Fold 2 between Friday and Tuesday exceeded 80,000, according to Samsung. Industry [...]