SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy band Stray Kids ranked second in the United States for album sales so far this year, according to their agency, JYP Entertainment, on Monday. The agency said Stray Kids came in second place after Taylor Swift on “chart data,” an account on X, formerly known as [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group BLACKPINK has secured six nominations at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, alongside other K-pop bands that have also received nominations, according to the U.S. TV station. According to a list of nominees announced by MTV on Friday (U.S. time), BLACKPINK was nominated for Best [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that the Tour de DMZ 2023 international road cycling competition will take place from Sept. 1 to 5. The competition, which was inaugurated in 2016, is jointly organized by the ministry, the Incheon city government, the Gyeonggi provincial government, and the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean webtoons that serve as sources for dramas are experiencing a surge in both viewership and revenue, driven by the popularity of the corresponding live-action series. Following the premiere of the Disney+ superhero series “Moving” on Aug. 9, the eponymous webtoon secured the highest position in terms of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – CJ CGV, South Korea’s largest multiplex operator, said Wednesday it will offer diversified entertainment content at its theaters and expand premium screens to boost revenue and foster new growth drivers. CGV said it is on a modest recovery path following three years of losses in the wake of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will return in October with its third studio album, the group’s agency said Wednesday. BigHit Music said the album, titled “The Name Chapter: Freefall,” will roll out Oct. 13. It will be the first full-length album from the quintet since 2021, when [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Jamsil Olympic Stadium, the main venue of the 1988 Summer Olympics, will undergo a three-year facelift to be reborn as an urban sports and cultural complex, the Seoul city government said Tuesday. Renovation work began Tuesday on the nearly 70,000-seat stadium in southeastern Seoul that also served as the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member V officially released three of his self-composed songs — “Winter Bear,” “Snow Flower (feat. Peakboy)” and “Scenery” — on Tuesday, his agency, BigHit Music, said. The release comes over a week ahead of the release of his debut solo album, “Layover,” on Sept. 8. The songs were [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hybe, the K-pop company behind such groups as BTS and NewJeans, on Tuesday unveiled the participants in an audition program to launch the first global girl group utilizing its K-pop production system. Hybe has been pushing for the “The Debut: Dream Academy” project to recruit members for the U.S.-based [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup NCT will return with all members Monday, dropping its fourth studio album. “Golden Age” will be unveiled at 6 p.m. alongside the music video for “Baggy Jeans,” one of the album’s two main tracks, according to the group’s agency, SM Entertainment. It will mark the first LP [...]