SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s historic Myeongdong shopping district is set to undergo an ambitious transformation into “Myeongdong Square,” a digital entertainment hub that officials hope will rival New York’s Times Square. “Myeongdong Square will provide an immersive experience that surpasses Times Square’s grandeur and will emerge as a new global tourist destination,” Kim [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Bando Engineering & Construction (E&C) Co. said Thursday it has purchased part of a building in the commercial district of New York that is widely considered a landmark of the major U.S. city. Bando E&C said it has purchased the section from the basement level to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean traditional folk song “Arirang” will be heard in New York for 30 days starting on Monday (local time). The Cultural Heritage Administration and Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, together with professor Seo Kyung-duk, an active promoter of South Korea, have paid to display a 30-second ad of “Arirang” [...]
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — On December 2, 2021, a video highlighting the beauty of Vietnam and the launching of regular flights between Vietnam and the United States was displayed on the main billboard at the heart of New York City’s Times Square, attracting global attention. Captivating landscapes of Vietnam [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean media artists famous for the three-dimensional ocean waves showcased at COEX convention center in Seoul are unveiling a new project in the United States. Kukje Gallery said Thursday that a’strict, a collaborative media artist unit in South Korea, will showcase two public artworks in New York. One of the artworks, [...]
NEW YORK/SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS were the second South Korean pop artists to perform live in New York City’s Times Square on New Year’s eve, in a spectacle packed with crowds set for a countdown to the new year. The seven-member boy band showed up on the stage in the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS will ring in the new year performing at the United States’ most-watched New Year’s Eve concert, the special program’s organizer has said. “Making 2020 right by ringing in the new year with BTS! Join us live from Times Square on New Year’s Eve,” the organizer [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Sixteen-year-old K-pop singer Samuel had himself a sweet sixteen on January 18. The singer’s entertainment agency told Yonhap News that fans had put up signs wishing Samuel a happy 17th birthday (Samuel is 17 in Korean age) on digital screens at New York City’s Times Square. According to Brave [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs has ruled in favor of Seoul’s COEX area in Gangnam as the ultimate destination for Korea’s first “free outdoor billboard display zone”. In line with the decision, the region will be turned into a neighborhood similar to Manhattan’s Times Square, with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs announced Monday that it has narrowed down the candidate sites for the upcoming “Korean Times Square” – an outdoor billboard display zone that will foster a city neighborhood’s economic and cultural values. Among the 11 sites that initially applied for review, [...]