SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – TV dramas were once immensely popular, airing every day of the week in various formats, including Monday and Tuesday dramas, Wednesday-Thursday dramas, Friday-Saturday dramas and weekend dramas. Today, however, dramas airing on weekdays have become quite rare. Among mini-series dramas, Wednesday-Thursday dramas were the first to disappear from the TV [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – As the number of moviegoers remains below pre-COVID-19 levels, South Korea’s three major multiplex cinemas are exploring ways to survive through alternative content. They have been featuring live concerts by famous K-pop singers, broadcasting sports games, and embracing pure arts such as classical and fine arts. For example, CJ CGV [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean boy band SHINee began its tour around Japan last week and will close with a concert at the Tokyo Dome next year, the group’s agency said Monday. SM Entertainment said the band kicked off their tour at Japan’s Saitama Super Arena with performances on Sept. 30 and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The amount of pesticide used on golf courses to maintain the health and appearance of the turf has steadily increased, data showed Sunday. A total of 213 tons of pesticides were used on golf courses across the country, an increase from 202 tons in 2020 and 186 tons in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The top 1 percent of South Korean singers in terms of income earned an average of 4.62 billion won (US$3.4 million) per person in 2021, with their aggregate income accounting for nearly 70 percent of that earned by all singers in the country that year, data showed Saturday. A [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey showed that South Koreans use short-form platforms much more than streaming media services. On Tuesday, Wiseapp Retail Goods, a provider of app and retail analytical services, unveiled the results of a comparison survey on usage hours between short-form platforms and OTT services. Through a sample survey of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Singer-actor IU donated 300 million won (US$226,159) to marginalized groups in medical and welfare services on Monday to commemorate the 15th anniversary of her debut, her agency said. IU donated 100 million won each to Asan Medical Center, the Korea National Association of Child Welfare, and the Seoul Metropolitan [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government will build the world’s second domed baseball stadium annexed with a hotel in its southeastern district of Jamsil by 2031, city officials said Monday. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon unveiled the plan on Saturday after touring Canada’s Rogers Center, a multipurpose retractable roof stadium, home to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — V of K-pop supergroup BTS entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 2 with “Layover,” his first solo album, Billboard has said. “Layover” came in second behind Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album, “Guts,” in this week’s chart, Billboard said in a chart preview released Sunday (U.S. local time). This feat [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) -- Suga, a member of the K-pop sensation BTS, will begin his mandatory military service this week, his agency announced Sunday. BigHit Music said Suga, 30, will fulfill his military duty by doing an alternative service beginning Friday. Suga will be the third member of the group to join the [...]