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Pinkfong’s Bebefinn surpasses 10 million subscribers in 14 months
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-content makers to list on Nasdaq via $610 mn SPAC deal
Seven South Korean content makers are set to list on the Nasdaq through a $610 million merger deal with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) ...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Seoul celebrates 10th anniversary of BTS debut in festive mood
Seoul is sprucing itself up to host a two-week celebration of the 10th anniversary of the global sensation BTS.The Seoul Metropolitan Government and ...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kakao migrates global webtoon service environment to Google Cloud
South Korea's Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea’s mobile platform giant Kakao Corp. is joining forces with Google Cloud to globa...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
YG’s new girl group lifts stock price to decade high
YG Entertainment Inc., the K-pop label behind global sensation Blackpink, saw its stock hitting the highest point in more than 10 years as a new grou...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM’s OTT platform TVing: White elephant or new cash cow?
CJ ENM Co. is the undisputed No. 1 movie producer and distributor in South Korea, having sponsored numerous awards-wining films such as “Parasi...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
BTS 10th anniversary stamps to be issued on June 13
South Korea's state-run postal service agency Korea Post announced on Sunday that it will issue commemorative stamps on June 13, featuring the past t...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE bets big on AI; to unveil generative AI project in May: Chairman Bang
HYBE Co. is set to wow the world again but this time with the much-hyped generative artificial intelligence technology as it plans to unveil an unpre...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
S.Korea’s character Baby Shark stars with Sesame Street’s Elmo
Baby Shark, the popular children’s character from South Korea’s family entertainment company Pinkfong, and Elmo, the famous red monster f...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Aespa, other SM artists to join BTS' K-pop fan platform
SM Entertainment Co.'s artists such as aespa and NCT are set to join HYBE Co.'s fan engagement service., boosting the competitiveness of the platform...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
S.Korea's KT Studio Genie provides romantic comedy to Amazon
KT Studio Genie, a content production subsidiary of the South Korea's telecom giant KT Corp., announced on Monday that it had signed a global content...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Webtoon starring Netmarble's girl group MAVE coming soon
Netmarble Corp. announced that the webtoon "MAVE: Another World," based on the virtual girl group, will be available on KakaoPage and Kakao Webtoon f...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Why SM emerged as hot battlefield between HYBE, Kakao
SM Entertainment Co., a South Korean music label widely credited as the pioneer of K-pop, has emerged as a new battlefield between HYBE Co., the agen...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Extraordinary Attorney Woo drives KT Studio Genie's turnaround
KT Studio Genie Co., an entertainment arm of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., posted its first annual profit last year, driven by the mega...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Golfzon takes part in PGA Merchandise Show in Florida
South Korea's indoor golf simulator maker Golfzon Co. said Wednesday that it would participate in the 2023 PGA Merchandise Show to be held in Orlando...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Aespa's first VR concert unveiles at the US music festival
AmazeVR, a virtual reality (VR) concert production and distribution platform company, said on Friday that "Aespa VR Concert at Kwangya" was officiall...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean apparel retailer F&F to produce global K-pop stars
South Korean outdoor clothing retailer F&F Co. made a foray into the entertainment sector to create a synergy of K-content and fashion, competing...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Hanwha Hotels&Resorts signs MOU with Mohegan Inspire
Hanwha Hotels & Resorts Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed with Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM to provide K-content on free platforms Tubi, Roku
South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. is linking up with major free streaming services in North America to expand accessibility for global fans...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM’s TVing looks beyond Korea with Yonder, other K-drama series
South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co.’s over-the-top streaming platform TVing is taking its original sci-fi drama series Beyond the ...
Oct 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Squid Game makes Rolling Stone's 100 greatest TV shows list
Netflix original South Korean drama "Squid Game" has been selected as one of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time by US music and pop culture magazi...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Disney focuses on local content for global expansion
ANAHEIM, California -- The Walt Disney Co. is concentrating on local content to attract more viewers worldwide for its streaming services through dom...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
SM mulls ending producer contract with founder Lee Soo-man's firm
SM Entertainment Co. announced Thursday it is considering terminating the production contract with Like Planning, wholly owned by its founder Lee Soo...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Squid Game wins Emmy awards for best actor, director
LOS ANGELES, California -- Netflix mega-hit Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk each bagged an Emmy trophy Monday night in Los A...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
China's high entry barriers for Korean films, dramas
“Oh! My Gran” was the only South Korean movie to hit the big screen in China in the past year. It was also the first Korean film to be pr...
Aug 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM to entertain Peacock viewers in N.America
South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. is set to provide K-content to viewers of Peacock, a streaming platform of US media and enter...
Aug 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Seoul to lure visitors with themed tours, video featuring BTS
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is kickstarting efforts to attract foreign visitors with new tour programs and a promotional video featuring the K...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korean gaming entrepreneur Kim Jae-young joins billionaire ranks
Kim Jae-young, founder and chief executive of Lionheart Studio Corp., the company behind South Korea’s most popular mobile game Odin, has joine...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Blackpink to hold K-pop’s first in-game concert on PUBG mobile game
Blackpink, the female K-pop idol group, will hold an in-game concert, the first such event by Korean pop artists, in collaboration with Krafton Inc.'...
Jul 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korea’s adult audio platform eyes Japan for global biz
South Korea’s adult audio content platform for women raised money to make inroads into Japan as a start of its global business.Sensual Moment C...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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