SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — KARA, a K-pop girl group that was hugely popular in South Korea and Japan, will be back Tuesday with its first release in 7 1/2 years, the band’s agency said. The special album, “Move Again,” will hit music services at 6 p.m., RBW said. It marks KARA’s first whole-group [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — KARA, a girl group that was hugely popular in the late 2000s and early 2010s, will be back to the music scene in November with its first album in seven years, its agency said Monday. The band, which debuted in 2007, had been one of the top second-generation K-pop [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – An animal rights group turned to drive-through protests to raise awareness of the need for enhanced animal welfare on Thursday, the beginning of sambok, the three hottest days of the year according to the lunar calendar. In memory of the dogs who died due to Korea’s unique dietary culture [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean celebrity Goo Ha-ra, a former member of popular K-pop girl group Kara, was admitted to a hospital on Sunday following an apparent suicide attempt, the police said. The 28-year-old was found by her manager lying unconscious at her home in Seoul’s Gangnam district in the small hours [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A dog farm owner prosecuted on charges of animal cruelty for killing 30 dogs via electrocution was declared innocent on September 28. The 65 year-old defendant had killed the animals by placing an electric steel prod on their muzzles. The latest result is the second legal victory for the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Girl group KARA’s dissolution is official, its agency said Friday, confirming what’s already been rumored for the last few weeks. Park Gyu-ri, Han Seung-yeon and Goo Ha-ra won’t be renewing their contracts, which prematurely ended Friday, DSP Media said. They had been scheduled to expire on Feb. 2 but [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Girl group KARA will dissolve next month with the departure of three of its four members, sources in the K-pop industry said Monday. Park Gyu-ri, Han Seung-yeon and Goo Ha-ra won’t be renewing their contracts with the agency DSP Media come February, according to the sources. The three have [...]
CHANGWON, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) – Dozens of young people from 14 countries will compete in their ability to reproduce or reinvent K-pop acts in later Friday, organizers said. Only 57 out of some 12,000 contestants made it to the K-pop World Festival finals set to start at 7 p.m. at the Changwon Sports Park in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl groups are like fashion. One day you’re in, the next day you’re out. By that logic, Girls’ Generation has outlived people’s expectations, topping music charts, local or international, eight years after its debut. But even the act once considered the most invincible is being dethroned — “Party,” GG’s [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver, South Korea’s top Internet portal operator, rolled out a real-time video streaming app on Friday that features behind-the-scenes stories of popular K-pop artists, as it seeks to expand its global presence with the new mobile media platform. Dubbed V, the app is designed to provide footage of top Korean singers [...]