SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — After reaching a breaking point in the music industry, major South Korean entertainment companies are now bulking up to gain a competitive edge in securing cultural content. At the forefront of this shift are SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment, two of the largest entertainment agencies in South Korea boasting the [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer BoA collaborated with Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Siedah Garrett on a remake of a Michael Jackson song, her management agency said Monday. S.M. Entertainment said the Korean singer worked with the U.S. artist to sing “Man in the Mirror,” recorded by the late pop legend and written by Garret and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – S.M. Entertainment, South Korea’s leading entertainment management agency, said Thursday it plans to hold a yearlong talent audition in 10 countries in 2018. The 2018 S.M. Global Audition will begin on Jan. 21 at COEX in southern Seoul and be held successively in five other South Korean cities, including [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The funeral for the late Kim Jong-hyun, lead singer of K-pop group SHINee, was held Thursday, attended by his family, close friends and fellow artists. Kim, better known as his stage name Jonghyun, died Monday in an apparent suicide. The 27-year-old singer left a suicide note describing his harrowing [...]
JAKARTA, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Preparations for K-pop act Super Junior’s comeback are going smoothly, according to its members, with the bulk of the 11-member team having finished their mandatory military duties. “Just until yesterday I practiced our dance choreography with our members. We’re also planning to hold a concert,” Super Junior member Donghae [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and major entertainment agency SM Entertainment said Monday they will join forces through a series of stock sales among their affiliates, in order to beef up their content business and search for new opportunities. Under the deal, SK Telecom will buy [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s No. 1 discount retail outlet E-Mart said Sunday that it will expand work with a leading K-pop agency to market products that can attract young shoppers. The chain store, a key affiliate of retailer Shinsegae Group, said it will create 49 everyday products in cooperation with SM [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop idol group Girls’ Generation will come out with a new full-length album next month, its agency said Tuesday. The record will be released on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the group’s debut, which falls on Aug. 5, S.M. Entertainment said. No further details of the album [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – SM Entertainment will hold auditions in Indonesia to scout talent for its “NCT” idol group project, the nation’s top entertainment agency said Wednesday. Company founder Lee Soo-man unveiled the plan for its first-ever talent audition in Indonesia at a South Korea-Indonesia business summit in Jakarta the previous day. “Last [...]