Kakao Entertainment to launch pan-Asian K-pop artist chart with Tencent Music, LINE MUSIC

Kakao Entertainment is moving to establish a new cross-border benchmark for K-pop popularity, teaming up with China’s Tencent Music Entertainm...

Bulgari, Tiffany sales soar at Korean department stores as weak won draws big spenders home

Sales of luxury brands, including Bulgari and Tiffany, hit record highs at South Korean department stores in November, supported by a weak won that ...

After stellar 2025 performance, Kospi’s bull run likely to hit 5,000 in 2026: EpicAI

South Korea’s brokerages are growing increasingly confident that the country’s benchmark Kospi stock index will surge toward 5,000 next ...

Samsung, SK Hynix stand to win big as Nvidia’s H200 earns US approval for China

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are poised for a multi-trillion-won (multi-billion-dollar) boost after Washington has cleared Nvidia Corp....

Korean films No Other Choice and KPop Demon Hunters each earn 3 Golden Globe nominations

Two Korean titles — Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice and Netflix’s animated feature KPop Demon Hunters — have each captured ...

KPop Demon Hunters OST hits No. 3 on the Billboard 200; Stray Kids’ Do It lands at No. 4

It was another milestone week for Korean music on the global stage, as the soundtrack to KPop Demon Hunters and Stray Kids’ newest album Do ...

Korean retail giant Coupang hit by unprecedented data breach affecting nearly all its users

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, which reshaped the country’s retail landscape with its “rocket delivery&r...

Google-Nvidia AI showdown sets up Samsung, SK Hynix as big winners

As Google Inc. steps up its challenge to Nvidia Corp.’s grip on the artificial intelligence accelerator market, the ripple effects are positio...

KPop Demon Hunters hot run continues as Golden hits 4th straight week at No. 2 on Hot 100

The global momentum behind Netflix’s animated hit KPop Demon Hunters continues to intensify, with the film’s original soundtrack turni...

Korean retail rush to US stocks hits new peak, driving vicious cycle for Korean won

South Korea’s retail investors are moving money into US stocks and bonds at an unprecedented pace, pouring record sums into US dollar-denomina...

Korean eyewear shops: Foreign tourists’ new pilgrimage as K-glasses catch on

When foreign travelers touch down in Seoul these days, many still make the well-trodden pilgrimages to Daiso, Korea’s largest discount store c...

KPop Demon Hunters OST Locks In Another Top-3 Week on the Billboard 200

This week, the OST for Netflix’s global animated hit KPop Demon Hunters once again showcased its remarkable staying power, holding firm at No....

NCSOFT bets big on AI, cloud with debut of Horizon universe-based MMORPG

NCSOFT Corp., a leading South Korean game developer and publisher, has unveiled Horizon Steel Frontiers, the first MMORPG set in Sony Interactive En...

Foreign PEFs sweep Korea’s big-ticket buyout deals as local rivals shackled by rules, politics

Global buyout firms have swept up most of South Korea’s large-scale mergers and acquisitions this year, filling the vacuum left by domestic pr...

Samsung launches 1st M&A-only team, signaling return to big deals

Samsung Electronics Co. has launched its first team dedicated solely to mergers and acquisitions, a sign the South Korean tech giant is gearing up...

In Korea, it’s time to go public; IPOs roaring back as big names line up to list

South Korea’s moribund initial public offering (IPO) market is springing back to life with a wave of high-profile companies set to go public, ...

IMF chief urges S.Korea to reform rigid labor market as AI reshapes employment

GYEONGJU, KOREA/WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has called on South Korea...

Seoul office deals in 2025 on track to hit record high

Office transactions in the Seoul Metropolitan Area reached 5.9 trillion won ($4.1 billion) in the third quarter, surpassing 5 trillion won for the s...

Korean botox exports hit record high; growth faster than semiconductors

South Korea’s botulinum toxin exports are soaring to unprecedented levels, hitting record highs for the second consecutive month in October as...

Korean food exports hit record $8.5 bn in Jan-Sept, led by ramen, seaweed

South Korea’s food exports hit a record high in the first nine months of this year, driven by strong global appetite for the country’s s...

Blackpink set for full-group comeback, begins filming new music video this week

After a long wait, Blackpink is finally reuniting as a full group to prepare for their much-anticipated comeback. The members are set to begin filmi...

KPop Demon Hunters’ EJAE sends open call to BTS’ Jungkook: 'He sings so well'

EJAE, the singer-songwriter behind Golden, the breakout track from Netflix’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters, has expressed her desire to col...

Seoul hotel prices soar to record highs as tourist boom overwhelms supply

In Seoul, even a hotel room costing 1 million won ($705) a night is hard to come by. From five-star towers in the affluent Gangnam district to budge...

KPop Demon Hunters sweeps US Halloween costume charts, igniting fresh K-culture craze

Buzz for Netflix’s global animated hit KPop Demon Hunters shows no sign of slowing — and now it’s taking over Halloween. With the ...

KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack holds strong on Billboard Hot 100 despite Taylor Swift storm

The original soundtrack of Netflix’s animated blockbuster KPop Demon Hunters has maintained its powerful chart presence, holding firm on the...

KPop Demon Hunters’ EJAE gives shout-out to BTS and Blackpink’s Rosé, hopes to collaborate

EJAE — the Korean American singer-songwriter who composed and performed Golden, the breakout theme song from Netflix’s global animated h...

Samsung’s operating profit hits 3-year high in Q3, with brighter outlook ahead

Samsung Electronics Co. has reported much stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit – also its highest in three years – driven by a re...

Maggie Kang hints at Kpop Demon Hunters’ sequel: 'There’s definitely more we can do with these characters'

Maggie Kang, co-director of Kpop Demon Hunters, has hinted at the possibility of a sequel to Netflix’s global animated sensation, saying there...

US non-immigrant visa issuance to Koreans drops sharply amid Trump’s 2nd-term immigration crackdown

The number of US non-immigrant visas issued to South Koreans has declined following the start of US President Donald Trump’s second-term admin...

Kospi surges past 3,600 for 1st time in post-holiday catch-up rally

South Korea’s stock market extended its record-breaking run on Friday, surging past the 3,600-point mark for the first time in its history.Sem...