Prosecutors say through their actions the employees avoided losses ranging from $24,000 to more than$108,000. [Reuters] Three employees of subsidiaries of HYBE, the agency behind K-pop superstars BTS, have been charged with insider trading by South Korean prosecutors. They are being accused of selling shares in the agency before BTS members announced they were taking […]
South Korea will soon launch a new visa for foreign nationals who dream of training like a K-pop idol, in a bid to boost its tourism industry back to pre-pandemic levels. The “K-Culture Training Visa” will be open to foreigners who want to train in K-pop dancing, choreography and modeling, the finance ministry announced on […]
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – Against a backdrop of K-pop performances and dance music, more than 2,000 unionised workers from Samsung Electronics gathered in Seoul on Friday, holding a rare rally to demand the South Korean technology giant pay fair wages. Over the last two years, the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU) has seen […]
Lee Ho-yang, a prominent K-pop composer and producer better known by his professional name of Shinsadong Tiger, has been found dead, South Korean police said. The Seoul Metropolitan Police said Lee, 40, was discovered dead at his Seoul studio. Police gave no further details and there was no word on the cause of death. Local […]
When BigHit Music, the South Korean music label behind BTS member Jimin’s solo career, wanted to announce the singer’s newest single, there was arguably only one platform to go to: Weverse, an app created by its parent company, Hybe Entertainment. On Dec. 20, BigHit Music shared on the platform that BTS member Jimin would be […]