SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Red Velvet, a K-pop girl group celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, will release a new album this month, the group’s agency said Monday. “Cosmic” will hit various music services at 6 p.m. on June 24, according to SM Entertainment. SM, however, has yet to unveil details of the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen’s latest best-of album, “17 Is Right Here,” has earned double platinum certification in Japan, the group’s agency said Monday. The album, released on April 29, has achieved this recognition by exceeding 500,000 units in sales, according to Pledis Entertainment. The Recording Industry Association of Japan [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – As North Korea’s recent provocative acts, including a spy satellite launch and the sending of balloons carrying trash, heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula, a timely documentary film about the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom is set to open in theaters this month. Part of the heavily fortified Demilitarized [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Ateez’s latest album, “Golden Hour: Part. 1,” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 main albums chart. The band’s 10th EP amassed 131,000 album-equivalent units, including 127,000 album sales, in the United States during the charting period, Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time). The figure [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – As he was inducted into the League of Legends Hall of Legends on June 6, Lee Sang-hyeok, known as “Faker,” the celebrated professional gamer for the T1 team, spoke about the profound impact his career has had on fans worldwide. “Throughout my professional life, I’ve faced many ups and [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With a resounding win over Singapore on Thursday night, South Korea have already secured a place in the next phase of the Asian qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Kim Do-hoon, caretaker manager for the national team, insisted Friday the job is not yet done for his boys. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The mystery thriller “Night Fishing,” starring Son Suk-ku, has been invited to compete in the short film category at Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival, its distributor said Friday. “With its intriguing universe, ‘Night Fishing’ has the potential to be expanded into a feature film,” CGV quoted Nicolas Archambault, a [...]
SUWON, South Korea, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Carried by an opportunistic offense, the Hanwha Eagles defeated the KT Wiz 8-2 on Tuesday to mark the highly anticipated return of manager Kim Kyung-moon. The bottom third of the Eagles’ lineup produced six RBIs, and the bullpen threw six solid innings at KT Wiz Park in [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment on Wednesday denied rumors of inappropriate conduct in Japan by two members of its popular boy group NCT as “entirely untrue.” The agency announced plans to pursue legal action against those spreading these claims, regardless of nationality. The rumors, which originated in Japan and emerged [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — With yet another caretaker manager in charge, South Korea will look to book an early ticket to the next phase in the ongoing Asian World Cup qualifying campaign when they visit Singapore this week. South Korea will play Singapore at the National Stadium in Singapore on Thursday. The match [...]