SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul court on Monday said it will open a formal trial over Kangin, a member of K-pop boy band Super Junior, who was summarily indicted on charges of causing a traffic accident while under the influence of alcohol. Earlier this month, prosecutors indicted the 31-year-old, seeking 7 million [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Kangin, a member of K-pop boy band Super Junior, appeared before prosecutors on Wednesday for questioning on charges of causing a traffic accident while under the influence of alcohol late last month. The 31-year-old, who already has a record of drunk driving from several years ago, is suspected of running [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean retail chain operator E-mart Inc. said Tuesday its sales of goods produced through collaborations with local pop stars have emerged as a new cash cow on the back of their strong popularity. E-mart, which rolled out different kinds of goods designed under ties with local entertainment agency S.M. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) - Ryeowook of the boy band Super Junior is set to release his first solo album in 11 years. “The Little Prince” is a ballad collection inspired by the French novel of the same name. Ryeowook is the second Super Junior member to fly solo after Kyuhun, who released his first [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Many K-pop stars come and go, with only a handful staying on the scene in the long run. Super Junior is among the rare few who debuted a decade ago and still has a large following at home and in other Asian countries. The band released “Devil,” a special album [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – As the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on April 26 has left more than 2,300 people dead so far, Korean broadcasters and actors are offering up messages of support. Oh Sang-Jin, a Korean broadcaster who went to Nepal on April 24 to participate in NGO activities, wrote on [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean variety TV show ‘Star King‘ has been running for nine years, and is set to air its 400th episode. Its host Kang Ho-dong and other co-hosts gathered for a press conference celebrating the show’s 400th episode at SBS in Deungchon-dong, Seoul on January 19. Kang said that he [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean boy band Super Junior stated that they made their best efforts as if they were the Korean national team, regarding their 100th world tour concert that would be the first overwhelming record for Korean artists. In the afternoon of September 21, Super Junior held a press conference [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Shindong, a member of Korea’s boy pop group Super Junior, talked about the newly released album “Mamacita.” On August 29, he posted a message on Instagram, “Our ambum’s out. Please click and listen!” He followed up with another message, “Ranked No. 1 in search keyword, thank y’all.” The seventh [...]
![[Feature] Forest Donations: A New Model of Star Supporting by Fans](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20130417220527_1028119319-1.jpg "[Feature] Forest Donations: A New Model of Star Supporting by Fans")
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been years since the so-called Korean Wave swept the world. These days it is not so hard to find fans in Korea or any place in the world cheer passionately for a Korean idol star. Sometimes the lengths the fans go to in expressing their love for the [...]