BUSAN, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The documentary film ‘No Boundaries,’ directed by JIN Jae-woon, has been getting a lot of praise at international film festivals. It’s all about a national park on the Korean Peninsula. In the film, you’ll see stunning views of the Korean Peninsula National Park, which is celebrating its 55th anniversary [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean conductor Chang Han-na is set to reunite with renowned cellist and her most influential mentor Mischa Maisky for their first South Korean concert in 11 years later this week. Their relationship has spanned three decades as the 40-year-old Chang began studying cello with Maisky at the age [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A video has gone viral featuring South Korean football star Son Heung-min, currently playing for the Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, refusing to hold a fan’s iPhone for a selfie. Son now serves as a PR ambassador for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy brand, a rival to Apple’s tech products. Although he [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –The debut solo album by V, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, sold about 1.67 million copies on the day of its release, breaking the first-day sales record for K-pop soloists, data showed Saturday. According to the data from Hanteo Chart, a leading local tracker of physical album sales, “Layover” [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – V, a member of the K-pop giant BTS, put out his first solo album, “Layover,” on Friday. The singer has released various original soundtracks for TV dramas, including “Christmas Tree,” and self-composed songs on SoundCloud and YouTube. However, he had never dropped an individual album before “Layover.” “Layover” rolled [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen kicked off the largest Japanese dome tour since its debut to a strong start, drawing 100,000 fans to its two concerts at Tokyo Dome earlier this week, the group’s agency said Friday. The group heated up the shows with various hit songs, including “Super,” known [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean center back Kim Min-jae has been nominated for the prestigious Ballon d’Or award. France Football magazine unveiled the 30 nominees for the annual award recognizing the best in football Wednesday (local time), and Kim, who now plays for Bayern Munich after enjoying a successful 2022-2023 campaign with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, will headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival, a large-scale U.S. charity concert set to be held this month, the group’s agency said Thursday, citing the festival’s official social media accounts. The Global Citizen Festival is a large-scale charity concert organized by Global Citizen, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government has launched a break dance team to nurture competitors for the new Olympic sport, and two dancers from the team will compete in the upcoming Asian Games in China, officials said Wednesday. Breaking, also known as break dancing, has been newly added to the 2024 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group Ive will return next month with “I’ve Mine,” its first EP, the group’s management agency said Monday. Leading the EP set to come out on Oct. 13 will be three main tracks — “Either Way,” “Off the Record” and “Baddie” — Starship Entertainment said. Ahead of [...]