SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Monday that it plans to launch a 1 trillion-won (US$825 million) fund and sharply cut red tape in order to help local players better compete with global media giants like Netflix and YouTube. Under the plan, the local media market will be valued at 10 trillion [...]
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, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video of BTS’ 2017 hit song “DNA” topped 1 billion YouTube views on Monday, becoming the band’s first music video to surpass that milestone. “DNA,” the lead track of BTS’ 2017 album “Love Yourself: Her,” achieved the feat early Monday morning, according to the band’s label-management agency [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS, which has recently shared the process of working on its new album with fans, is drawing attention by unveiling a video of a group meeting this time. BTS released a video of a meeting on the YouTube channel “BANGTANTV” Monday, where all seven members gathered [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The second documentary film by iconic K-pop band BIGBANG will hit YouTube next week, featuring member Taeyang, in the runup to the band’s upcoming music release, its agency said Monday. The first episode of the eight-part documentary, “White Night,” will hit BIGBANG’s official YouTube channel on May 18. Each [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — An upcoming YouTube original series documenting K-pop girl group TWICE’s struggles before its debut up till its record-setting global ascent could give a message of hope, the band said Tuesday. The eight-episode documentary series, “TWICE: Seize the Light,” will hit YouTube on Wednesday as the global video streaming service’s [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean-bred racing horse has been put up for auction through YouTube live broadcasting for the very first time. A landscape changed by the coronavirus outbreak, YouTube live broadcasting is being spotlighted as a new platform for ‘untact’ methods of exchanging animals. An auction for Korean-bred racing horses, held [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of live concerts K-pop boy band BTS performed since 2014 will be shown for free on YouTube this weekend to entertain fans at home in this time of coronavirus self-quarantine. The band’s management agency, Big Hit Entertainment, said a total of eight concerts and fan meeting events [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With the spread of the coronavirus outbreak raising alarm across the country, regular Wednesday demonstrations demanding that Japan apologize for its wartime sexual slavery, protests that have been held continuously since 1992 have also been affected. On Wednesday, for the first time ever, the Korean Council for Justice and [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A local high school replaced its graduation ceremony with a YouTube live broadcast given fears over the spread of the new coronavirus. On Wednesday morning, students and graduates pulled out their cellphones when the school bell rang at Yeongsan High School in Busan’s Haeundae District. They opened up a [...]