SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Red Velvet will have concerts in five U.S. cities starting next February, their Seoul-based agency confirmed on Saturday. According to SM Entertainment, Red Velvet will start their U.S. tour in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2019, and will go to Dallas two days later. They will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Red Velvet will begin a tour of three Asian countries with a concert in Bangkok on Sept. 8, the group’s agency said Tuesday. The tour is an extension from the group’s solo concert, titled “Redmare,” held in Seoul on Aug. 4-5. After Bangkok, the tour will [...]
PYONGYANG-SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – While a South Korean art troupe composed of artists including Red Velvet and Seohyun was in North Korea to take part in a North-South Korean concert, accompanying South Korean journalists were granted internet access by their hosts. Staying at the Koryo Hotel in Pyongyang, ten internet connections were provided [...]
PYONGYANG/SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean musicians will hold their second and last performance in Pyongyang on Tuesday, this time jointly with North Korean artists, amid thawing tension on the Korean Peninsula. The 160-member troupe will start the two-hour-long concert titled “Spring Comes” at 3:30 p.m. (South Korean time), about an hour earlier [...]
Anti-feminism sentiment is growing among South Korean men, particularly online where an increasing number of posts expressing disapproval towards the movement and targeting feminists are being shared. SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Last week, a furious male K-pop fan took to the internet to share his frustration after his favorite idol Irene, a member of [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) — Red Velvet will sing two of its latest hits, “Red Flavor” and “Bad Boy,” during two rare performances by a South Korean troupe in Pyongyang next week, sources well informed of the shows said Monday. They said the girl group submitted a list of five or more songs to a [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea agreed Tuesday to send a 160-member art troupe to Pyongyang for rare concerts in early April ahead of South and North Korea’s planned summit late next month. The South’s art group will visit the North’s capital from March 31 to April 3 for two performances, according to a joint statement adopted after inter-Korean talks at the border truce village of Panmunjom. The art troupe will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group Red Velvet will release a repackaged album next Monday, its agency said Wednesday. S.M. Entertainment said the album, “The Perfect RedVelvet,” has 12 tracks, including nine from its second EP “Perfect Velvet,” released in November, which ranked No. 1 on the Billboard’s World Albums chart. The [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Busan One Asia Festival (BOF) kicked off with a bang yesterday, as K-Pop legends Sechs Kies and up and coming powerhouses GFriend and Black Pink performed during the opening ceremonies held at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Lasting until the end of the month, the BOF performances will [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of uniform clad firefighters were present at 8 a.m. at SK Telecom’s main office building in Seoul on September 15. Decked out in their representative orange, the eight members of the Jungbu Fire Station were on site to receive special prizes and gifts as “winners” of an [...]