Entertainment
Kakao M and Kakao Page Signs Merger to Create Kakao Entertainment
Kakao M and Kakao Page announced they had finalized the necessary merger procedures, officially launching the global platform Kakao Entertainment Company....
South Korean Webtoon Firms Excel in Japanese Manga App Industry
South Korean technology and webtoon (digital comics) companies continue to succeed in the Japanese manga industry. Due to the coronavirus...
Spotify Pulls Out K-Pop Music Provided by Kakao M
Hundreds of tracks and albums from K-pop musicians have become unavailable from Spotify due to licensing contract lapse. In an official...
LG Releases Premium 2021 TV Lineup for Immersive Home Entertainment
LG Electronics announced the start of the global release of the expanded 2021 TV lineup. Featuring OLED, QNED Mini LED,...
Best Korean Dramas To Watch This 2021
Korean dramas continuously deliver imaginative and engaging stories to audiences throughout the world. 2021 is a busy year for K-drama...
Naver Buys Wattpad For 653 Billion Won
South Korean development company Naver Corp. announced they have acquired the Canadian multi-platform storytelling company, Wattpad Corp. The transaction between...
E-Commerce Giant Coupang Launches Unlimited TV ” Coupang Play “
Coupang, the largest E-commerce company in Korea, introduced its new video streaming app "Coupang Play" on Thursday, which led the...
COMEUP 2020 Day 3: The Shifting Media Landscape and Opportunities for the OTT Market
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups successfully launched this year’s biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November 19-21....
COMEUP 2020 Day 3: Culture Technology: Shining in the New Normal
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups successfully launched this year's biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November...
Naver, CJ Sign 600 Bln Won Share-Swap Deal to Strengthen E-Commerce
South Korea's leading internet portal operator Naver announced that it signed a 600 billion won ($531 million) share-swap agreement with...
SM, JYP to Establish Concert Company through Naver’s Beyond LIVE
South Korean companies, JYP Entertainment, and SM Entertainment set up a joint venture concert company through the live streaming service...
Samsung Sponsors Esports T1 with Latest Odyssey Collection
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed an agreement with a global esports organization T1 Entertainment & Sports...
SKT’s Wavve, NBC Universal Partner to Export Korean Content Worldwide
The online video service company, Content Wavve, announced that it signed a partnership with Comcast subsidiary NBC Universal (NBCU) to...
Naver to Takedown Abusive Comments and Users
Naver announced on Wednesday that the company would display the user names and histories to prevent malicious comments on news...
Naver Video Streaming Service V Live to Go Global
Naver, Korea’s first web portal, said that it would focus on launching its live video streaming platform V Live, globally....
Kpop Girl Group, Twice, Hits record of 500 Million Views on YouTube
On January 22, Twice reached a monumental milestone by having their music video for “TT” surpass 500 million views on...