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SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, was discharged from his 18 months of mandatory military service Thursday, becoming the band’s second member to complete his service after the eldest member, Jin. J-Hope appeared outside the main gate of the 36th Army Infantry Division boot camp in Wonju, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Lions pitcher Hwang Dong-jae and LG Twins pitcher Im Chan-kyu are both playing for teams they cheered for growing up, living out their childhood dreams of wearing the uniforms of their favorite clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). On Thursday in Seoul, the two will start opposite [...]
YONGIN, South Korea, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — With the country’s only two Premier Leaguers injured for a key World Cup qualification match Tuesday night, South Korea’s young offensive stars grabbed the opportunity to play additional minutes and ran with it. South Korea got past Iraq 3-2 in their Group B match in the third [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Han Kang’s books have sold over 1 million copies at an unprecedented rate following her Nobel Prize in Literature win, according to major bookstores Wednesday, marking a new milestone in Korean publishing history. As of 9 a.m., her novels have reached 1.03 million copies in sales across major online [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – When news broke that Han Kang, the 54-year-old novelist who recently won the Nobel Prize in Literature, had received the announcement while having dinner with her son, it reignited interest in a personal anecdote about her decision to have children. The story, which has been circulating on various online communities, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first two games of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason series between the home team Samsung Lions and the LG Twins this week, Daegu Samsung Lions Park turned out to be everything it was cracked up to be: a bandbox that favors hitters. The 8-year-old stadium, located [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will invest 172.3 billion won (US$126.4) over the next five years in an ambitious design industry development project aimed at nurturing Korean versions of the global furniture giant IKEA, officials said Wednesday. The five-year plan aims to strengthen the design industry in the capital and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Revenue from shared accommodation in South Korea has increased more than tenfold over the past three years, with nearly half of the total income generated by individuals in their 20s and 30s, according to a recent analysis of National Tax Service data. Representative Cha Gyu-geun of the Rebuilding Korea Party [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, will make a comeback next month with his first individual album, his agency said Tuesday. The album, titled “Happy,” will hit music services around the world on Nov. 15 at 2 p.m., BigHit Music announced on K-pop fan community platform Weverse [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Minho of K-pop boy group SHINee will put out his first full-length album next month, his agency, SM Entertainment, said Tuesday. The album, titled “Call Back,” will feature 10 songs showcasing a wider range of the artist’s musical spectrum, according to the agency. The rapper debuted in 2008 as [...]