SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Whenever there are stabbing incidents in recent days, real-time on-site videos of these events are uploaded to the Internet, causing citizens to experience fatigue. Last Saturday, a man in his late 30s was arrested in the parking lot of a residential building in the Seoul’s northwestern ward of Eunpyeong, [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Videos featuring audio of specific frequencies that purportedly “grant wishes” are gaining popularity on YouTube. A 24-year-old office worker surnamed Jang experienced an unexpected financial windfall after listening to these “money-making frequencies,” leading him to genuinely believe in their efficacy. Jang has made a habit of listening to frequency [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — So-called “shorts,” videos that are shorter than 10 minutes in duration, are rising as a global trend. In response, IT platforms are incorporating short-form videos into their services and marketing. Last January, internet portal giant Naver Corp. introduced a “tryout short-ping” service, a 10-minute video session held ahead of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The spread of unfiltered photos and videos of the deadly crowd crush in Seoul may traumatize not just the families of the victims, but also the public in general, experts said Monday. Immediately following the tragedy in Itaewon, photos and videos by witnesses were uploaded en masse on social [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — “Feel the Rhythm of Korea Season 2,” a Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) series of videos promoting Korean tourism, has surpassed 100 million views on YouTube. As of Friday morning, eight video episodes of Feel the Rhythm of Korea had amassed a total of more than 105 million views. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s leading tech firm, unveiled a series of YouTube videos to introduce domestic semiconductor plants as well as to offer a full glimpse of the process of producing and distribution chips. Mainly targeting the “MZ generation,” a Korean term referring to millennials and Generation Z, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The eccentric yet addictive tourism promotional videos featuring Korean music act Leenalchi and the Ambiguous Dance Company are back — with three more videos featuring other South Korean cities. The latest videos, released by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) late Tuesday, introduce the picturesque seaside city of Gangneung; Andong, [...]
OKCHEON, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Seniors living in remote regions are expecting to spend a lonely Chuseok holiday this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. In response, the Welfare Center for the Disabled and Seniors in Okcheon County, North Chungcheong Province, selected five senior households to help send video messages to their loved ones. [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — YouTube videos of people playing football from a player’s standpoint are going viral among football fans as the coronavirus is forcing people away from the sport. The videos offer an enjoyable experience to football enthusiasts as if they are actually playing on the field. Searching for ‘first-person football player’ [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent government statistics have revealed that the number of videos that were deleted from the Internet after requests from victims of “digital sex crimes” this year has increased significantly from last year. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Tuesday that it provided 49,156 cases of counseling, deletion [...]