Rose’s music video ‘APT.’ surpasses 300 mn views on YouTube

 Rose’s music video ‘APT.’ surpasses 300 mn views on YouTube

The music video for “APT.”, featuring girl group Blackpink's Rose in a duet with pop star Bruno Mars, has surpassed 300 million views on...

BTS Jin to open pop-up for solo album release

BTS Jin to open pop-up for solo album release

BTS Jin will open a pop-up titled “Running Wild to Happiness” from November 19 to December 1 at The Hyundai Seoul, marking the release o...

BTS Jin previews new song ‘I’ll Be There' ahead of release of his solo album

BTS Jin previews new song ‘I’ll Be There' ahead of release of his solo album

BTS Jin released “I'll Be There,” a preview track from his first solo album, on Friday, his agency Big Hit Music announced.“I'll B...

Netmarble’s RPG ‘Solo Leveling’ reaches 50 mn cumulative users

Netmarble’s RPG ‘Solo Leveling’ reaches 50 mn cumulative users

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. announced on Tuesday that the action role-playing game (RPG) “Solo Leveling: Arise” has reac...

BTS Jin reveals track list of 6 songs for solo album 'Happy'

BTS Jin reveals track list of 6 songs for solo album 'Happy'

The title track of the first solo album to be released by BTS member Jin is “Running Wild,” his agency Big Hit Music announced on Thursd...

Netmarble's new RPG 'Solo Leveling' logs $70 mn sales in 1st month

Netmarble's new RPG 'Solo Leveling' logs $70 mn sales in 1st month

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. is enjoying growing sales of its new action role-playing game (RPG) “Solo Leveling: Arise,” ...

Jeju casinos, hotels bask in return of Chinese tourists; luxury shops fall

Jeju casinos, hotels bask in return of Chinese tourists; luxury shops fall

Following the pandemic, hotels and casinos are enjoying a renewed tourist boom with Chinese tourists returning to South Korea, particularly its top ...

Solo Leveling: Arise, Netmarble's webtoon-based game to spur turnaround

Solo Leveling: Arise, Netmarble's webtoon-based game to spur turnaround

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. said on Tuesday it is set to launch “Solo Leveling: Arise” — a new title based on a po...

Ananti to go solo in Busan without Hilton

Ananti to go solo in Busan without Hilton

Ananti Inc. will end its six-year-long partnership with Hilton Hotels & Resorts by removing the global hotel giant's nameplate from its luxury s...

BTS member Jungkook’s solo single ‘Seven’ tops Billboard Hot 100

BTS member Jungkook’s solo single ‘Seven’ tops Billboard Hot 100

BTS member Jungkook's first solo single, "Seven," has debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.This is only the second time in K-pop...

South Korea's whisky imports surge 50% to record high

South Korea's whisky imports surge 50% to record high

South Korea's whisky imports surged by 50% in the first half of 2023, reaching an unprecedented peak, according to trade data the Korea Customs Serv...

Blackpink to perform solo concert in Vietnam in July

Blackpink to perform solo concert in Vietnam in July

K-pop Girl group Blackpink will hold additional performances of their world tour "BORN PINK" at My Dihn National Stadium in Vietnam on July 29-30, t...

Designer of 2018 Winter Olympic cauldron returns with solo golf cart

Designer of 2018 Winter Olympic cauldron returns with solo golf cart

Personal space has become more important since the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, and one South Korean-led industrial design company has develop...

BTS' Suga releases his first solo album D-DAY

BTS' Suga releases his first solo album D-DAY

Suga of K-pop sensation BTS released his first solo album, “D-DAY”, on Friday, Bit Hit Music announced.This album is Suga’s first ...

BTS' Jimin tops US Billboard singles chart with 1st solo release

BTS' Jimin tops US Billboard singles chart with 1st solo release

Jimin of K-pop sensation BTS is the first South Korean solo act to hit No. 1 on Billboard's main singles chart Hot 100.The American music and entert...

Dongwon solo bidder for Boryung Biopharma estimated at $385 mn

Dongwon solo bidder for Boryung Biopharma estimated at $385 mn

South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate Dongwon Group is seeking to buy local biopharmaceutical company Boryung Biopharma Co....

LG Chem, GS EPS to build $248 million biomass power plant

LG Chem, GS EPS to build $248 million biomass power plant

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it has signed a contract with GS EPS Co. to build a 320 billion won ($248 mil...

Lotte Department Store hosts Alfie Caine's first solo exhibition in Asia

Lotte Department Store hosts Alfie Caine's first solo exhibition in Asia

Lotte Department Store on Wednesday said it will hold the first solo exhibition in Asia by Alfie Caine, a British artist who is emerging as a star o...

BTS Jin's solo debut album sells over 1 mn copies in 16 days

BTS Jin's solo debut album sells over 1 mn copies in 16 days

"The Astronaut," the first solo album of K-pop megaband BTS member Jin, has sold over 1 million copies in the 16 days since its launch.Released on O...

K-pop megaband BTS to serve military duty, agency says

K-pop megaband BTS to serve military duty, agency says

Members of K-pop boy band BTS will fulfill South Korea’s national military duty, starting with its oldest member Jin, their agency HYBE Co. an...

LG Elec., GS EPS join forces to produce, use solar power in Korea

LG Elec., GS EPS join forces to produce, use solar power in Korea

LG Electronic Inc. is set to produce solar energy to support 10% of the annual electricity consumption at its Changwon plant in South Korea.The firm...

BTS' temporary split announcement weighs down HYBE's shares

BTS' temporary split announcement weighs down HYBE's shares

K-pop sensation BTS on Tuesday made a surprise announcement that it will temporarily split up, saying its seven members need time for personal growt...

GS EPS-Mirae Asset consortium buys 10% stake in US gas power plant

GS EPS-Mirae Asset consortium buys 10% stake in US gas power plant

A consortium of South Korean power producer GS EPS Co. Ltd. and Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has agreed to buy a 10% stake in a New Jersey-based gas po...

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