SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Son Heung-min, a South Korean professional footballer playing his trade with Premier League side Tottenham, opened a remote soccer school for elementary school students in South Korea using SK Telecom Co.’s 5G and media technology. SK Telecom revealed the 5GX Dream Project via YouTube and television, where Son makes [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The period from the late 1990s to the early 2000s was the golden age of Korean football when it comes to its popularity among young women. Star players like Lee Dong-gook, Ahn Jung-hwan, Ko Jong-soo and Lee Chun-soo drew fans everywhere they went, most of them being females. Screams of [...]
SUWON, South Korea, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min wrapped up his tight monthlong schedule with South Korea on Tuesday before returning to the English Premier League. Son played full time in South Korea’s 0-0 draw against Chile at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, south of Seoul. It was his [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean football star Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), currently at the center of controversy due to his grueling schedule, is expected to play a friendly match against Chile scheduled for 8 p.m tonight. Paulo Bento, the head coach of South Korea national team, speaking to reporters at a press conference [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The issue of the exploitation of Korean football star Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) has surfaced once again, spurred by news reports published by the international press over Son’s participation in one-too-many football matches recently. The English football-related news website “90min Football News” published a story earlier this month with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — On Monday morning, many Koreans woke up to the news that K-pop boy band BTS clinched a second victory on the Billboard’s main albums chart. It’s been only three months since the group dominated the same Billboard 200 albums chart with the second of its “Love Yourself” trilogy, becoming [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Winning a medal is a pretty big deal for most athletes. But it means a whole lot more for those in South Korea, where it can land them an exemption from serving in the military. In South Korea, every man aged between 18 and 35 faces conscription into the armed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min was named the top South Korean male player of 2017 by the national football governing body on Tuesday. Son earned the honor at the annual Korea Football Association (KFA) Awards. This is Son’s third KFA Player of the Year accolade after 2013 and 2014. He [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Tottenham Hotspur’s attacker Son Heung-min has been named the top South Korean athlete of 2017 in a national survey. Gallup Korea said Tuesday that Son won the support of 38.1 percent of respondents to top national sports figures in its poll of 1,300 South Koreans over the age of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s football governing body confirmed Friday that the men’s national team will play Morocco in an international friendly next month. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said South Korea will take on Morocco at Tissot Arena in Biel, Switzerland, on Oct. 10. It will be South Korea’s second friendly [...]