G-Dragon to perform at APEC welcome dinner as sole K-pop artist
G-Dragon, one of South Korea’s most iconic pop figures, is set to bring his unmistakable stage energy to a global audience. The BigBang frontm...
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...
BTS’ RM to make history as first K-pop artist to address APEC CEO summit
RM, leader of global pop sensation BTS, is set to make history as the first K-pop artist to deliver a keynote speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co...
KPop Demon Hunters' OST Golden climbs to No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100, challenges Taylor Swift’s reign
Golden, the breakout song from Netflix’s hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters, has climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, holding ground a...
Era of Korea discount over; Kospi breaks above 4,000 barrier as ‘K-premium’ age dawns
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index on Monday climbed above 4,000 points, marking a dramatic turnaround in investor sentiment toward a market ...
K-beauty, K-food on diverging paths in M&A market
K-beauty and K-food have long been defining pillars of the Korean Wave. But their fortunes have sharply diverged in the mergers and acquisitions mar...
From K-beauty to K-dentistry, Korea’s next wave has dazzling smile
After the K-beauty, K-content and K-food, it’s now the turn of dental clinics to ride the next Korean Wave.Amid the global enthusiasm for K-po...
Jisoo makes Billboard Hot 100 debut, completing Blackpink’s historic all-member entry
K-pop star Jisoo, a member of Blackpink, has entered the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time as a solo artist, marking a new milestone for the glob...
BTS’ J-Hope to feature in Le Sserafim’s new single Spaghetti, out Oct. 24
BTS’ J-Hope is teaming up with Le Sserafim for their upcoming single Spaghetti, set to release on Oct. 24. This marks J-Hope’s first col...
Taekwang signs definitive $331 million deal to acquire K-beauty firm Aekyung Industrial
A consortium led by Taekwang Industrial Co. is set to sign a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Aekyung Industrial Co. from AK H...
In the Brooklyn of Seoul, K-eyewear brands battle for global attention
Once home to shoe factories and metal workshops, Seongsu in eastern Seoul has reinvented itself as the city’s most fashionable district.Dubbed...
K-wave tourist shopping spree fuels South Korean retailers
South Korean retailers are pinning their hopes on a wave of foreign tourists lured by booming Korean pop culture — from KPop Demon Hunters to ...
K-beauty exports surge in Q3, heading for a full-year record; destinations diversified to 205 nations
South Korea’s cosmetics exports are on track to hit another record high this year, powered by surging global demand and a widening market reac...
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 ...
K-beauty boom spurs venture rush into niche Korean startups
Venture capital is pouring into fledgling cosmetics labels as big Korean beauty brands already command lofty valuations.Fruitful, the company behind...
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...
Korean haircare products emerge as K-beauty’s next frontier
The allure of Korean beauty is extending into Korean haircare as style-savvy consumers begin treating their hair and scalp with the same care as 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...
K-pop set for fresh boom as BTS, BigBang eye full comebacks
With BTS set to come back as a full group next year and BigBang eyeing a full reunion for their 20th anniversary, South Korea’s entertainment ...
Sephora, Ulta snap up K-beauty exclusives before Olive Young’s US debut
A K-beauty showdown is brewing in the world’s largest cosmetics market. Sephora and Ulta Beauty are racing to lock in exclusive deals with Sou...
BTS’ Spring Day ranks No. 37 on Rolling Stone’s ‘Greatest Songs of the 21st Century’ list
Some songs fade with time — and then there’s Spring Day.Eight years after its release, BTS’s beloved ballad continues to warm hear...
K-beauty conquers Tokyo as Japan’s MZ generation falls under its spell
TOKYO – Eri Takagi was one of the thousands who packed the Ariake Gymnastics Stadium in Tokyo last Saturday for Mega Cosme Land 2025, a K-beau...
Blackpink's Jennie launches free Korean font ‘Zen Serif’ on Hangul Day, now available on Instagram
Blackpink’s Jennie has unveiled a new Korean font she personally designed, aiming to share the beauty of Hangul with audiences around the wo...
China’s young consumers drive Korean health supplement boom
South Korea’s exports of health functional food or health supplements have surged sharply in recent months, fueled by Chinese millennials and ...
Blackpink’s JUMP becomes fastest K-pop girl group song to surpass 300 million Spotify streams
Blackpink has set another streaming milestone, as their digital single JUMP crossed 300 million plays on Spotify, the world’s largest music pl...
BTS Jungkook, K-pop’s lone record maker, extends Spotify, Billboard milestones
BTS member Jungkook has set yet another milestone on global streaming giant Spotify, reaffirming his status as K-pop’s first and only “r...
GIC, Morgan Stanley snap up high-flying K-beauty stocks
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and Morgan Stanley are snapping up shares of Korean beauty and cosmetics companies, betting the high-per...
Stray Kids tops 2025 US album sales with KARMA
Stray Kids is proving that its rise in the US is no passing phenomenon. With its latest album KARMA, released Aug. 22, the eight-member group has ...
K-pop icons Stray Kids, Le Sserafim to headline launch of new presidential pop culture committee
South Korea’s Presidential Pop Culture Committee, co-chaired by JYP Entertainment founder and producer Jin-young Park, will officially launch ...
