S.Korean President Lee to meet KPop Demon Hunters director Maggie Kang, TWICE

S.Korean President Lee to meet KPop Demon Hunters director Maggie Kang, TWICE

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet with Maggie Kang, director of the Netflix animated feature KPop Demon Hunters, along with K-pop girl ...

Kpop Demon Hunters sweeps Billboard Hot 100 with three OST tracks in Top 10

Kpop Demon Hunters sweeps Billboard Hot 100 with three OST tracks in Top 10

The soundtrack from Netflix’s animated feature Kpop Demon Hunters is rewriting chart history. Three of its tracks have landed in the Billboard...

Global investors flock to K-beauty startups as sector mints new unicorn BENOW

Global investors flock to K-beauty startups as sector mints new unicorn BENOW

South Korea’s beauty startup scene is attracting a wave of overseas venture capital, underscoring renewed investor appetite for the country&rs...

K-beauty, K-food exports to US jolted as 15% tariffs go into effect

K-beauty, K-food exports to US jolted as 15% tariffs go into effect

South Korea’s cosmetics and food exporters have been jolted by a significant drop in shipments to the US after Washington’s 15% tariffs ...

After KPop Demon Hunters, it’s the era of K-everything; what’s next?

After KPop Demon Hunters, it’s the era of K-everything; what’s next?

Global enthusiasm for Korean culture and products has reached an unprecedented pitch, with Internet searches for words starting with the letter K &n...

From ramen to skincare, Samyang beats Toyo Suisan in market cap; APR nears Shiseido

From ramen to skincare, Samyang beats Toyo Suisan in market cap; APR nears Shiseido

As Korean food and beauty products ride a wave of enduring global demand, Samyang Foods Co. has overtaken Japan’s Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd., the...

Hyundai overtakes Volkswagen as world’s 2nd most profitable carmaker

Hyundai overtakes Volkswagen as world’s 2nd most profitable carmaker

Hyundai Motor Group overtook Volkswagen Group as the world’s second most profitable carmaker in the first half, indicating the leading South K...

K-pop boys, K-beauty’s choice to accelerate global expansion

K-pop boys, K-beauty’s choice to accelerate global expansion

South Korean cosmetics brands are increasingly choosing K-pop boy bands over female artists to attract women, the primary consumers of beauty produc...

Blackpink’s Rosé earns 8 nominations at MTV VMAs 2025: 'I’m at a loss for words'

Blackpink’s Rosé earns 8 nominations at MTV VMAs 2025: 'I’m at a loss for words'

Rosé, a member of K-pop powerhouse Blackpink and an established solo artist, has been nominated in eight categories at the 2025 MTV Video M...

S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to Chinese tourist groups from September

S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to Chinese tourist groups from September

South Korea will temporarily allow visa-free entry for tourist groups from China starting Sept. 29 through June 2026, the government said on Wednesd...

Coupang ramps up Taiwan push amid K-beauty boom, US tariffs

Coupang ramps up Taiwan push amid K-beauty boom, US tariffs

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, said on Wednesday it will expand investment to strengthen overnight delivery services...

Woori Investment's IPO market entry set to intensify SME underwriting rivalry

Woori Investment's IPO market entry set to intensify SME underwriting rivalry

Woori Investment & Securities Co. has launched an initial public offering-dedicated unit within its corporate finance division in its foray into...

Korea’s IPO market revives as newly listed stocks surge

Korea’s IPO market revives as newly listed stocks surge

South Korea’s initial public offering (IPO) market is reviving, with long-awaited companies such as the creator of the global hit Baby Shark p...

K-beauty diversifies markets for global growth amid US tariffs

K-beauty diversifies markets for global growth amid US tariffs

South Korean beauty brands are diversifying overseas markets to accelerate global expansion, as 15% US tariffs and intensifying competition may hind...

Keistone Partners acquires e-commerce logistics firm GoodsFlow from SK Energy

Keistone Partners acquires e-commerce logistics firm GoodsFlow from SK Energy

Keistone Partners has acquired GoodsFlow Co., an e-commerce logistics service provider, from oil refiner SK Energy Co. in a deal valued at around 50...

K-pop takes over Britpop: KPop Demon Hunters tops UK Official Charts

K-pop takes over Britpop: KPop Demon Hunters tops UK Official Charts

KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix's most-watched original animated film of all time, continues its record-breaking streak. Its fictional girl group Huntri...

Korea's pharmacies emerge as K-beauty destinations for tourists

Korea's pharmacies emerge as K-beauty destinations for tourists

On the afternoon of July 31, a sign at the entrance of Ready Young Pharmacy in Seoul's Donggyo-dong neighborhood welcomed visitors in Chinese, Japan...

SK Innovation to Merge SK On and SK Enmove to Strengthen Battery Unit

SK Innovation is betting big on an internal reshuffle to turn things around for its struggling battery business.The South Korean energy and chemicals ...

Bundang Doosan Tower up for sale; Doosan Group holds right of first refusal

Bundang Doosan Tower up for sale; Doosan Group holds right of first refusal

Bundang Doosan Tower, a landmark office building in the Seoul metropolitan area, is up for sale as its owner, Koramco REITs Management & Trust C...

Bain Capital set to acquire HS Hyosung Advanced Materials' tire cord business

Bain Capital set to acquire HS Hyosung Advanced Materials' tire cord business

US private investment firm Bain Capital is poised to acquire HS Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp.'s tire steel cord business in a deal estimated...

BTS live album debuts at No. 10 on Billboard 200, setting new K-pop record

BTS live album debuts at No. 10 on Billboard 200, setting new K-pop record

BTS’s first live act album Permission to Dance on Stage – Live debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated Aug. 2, accordi...

K-beauty boom propels APR ahead of LG H&H, closing gap with AmorePacific

K-beauty boom propels APR ahead of LG H&H, closing gap with AmorePacific

APR Co., South Korea's fast-growing beauty company, has outpaced the country's second-largest cosmetics firm LG H&H Co. in terms of market capit...

IMM joins $600 mn fund for K-beauty unicorn Goodai Global in M&A drive

IMM joins $600 mn fund for K-beauty unicorn Goodai Global in M&A drive

IMM Private Equity and five other South Korean private equity firms are set to invest a total of 800 billion won ($600 million) in Goodai Global Inc...

Blackpink’s Jump music video draws 100 mn YouTube views

Blackpink’s Jump music video draws 100 mn YouTube views

Blackpink’s music video for their new single Jump has attracted 100 million views on YouTube in just 15 days since its release, according to i...

KB Asset poised to buy Signature Tower in Seoul for over $700 mn

KB Asset poised to buy Signature Tower in Seoul for over $700 mn

KB Asset Management Co. has been named the preferred buyer of Signature Tower in what would be a landmark office property deal in South Korea this y...

Hyundai Mobis defies tariff headwinds with 37% jump in Q2 profit

Hyundai Mobis defies tariff headwinds with 37% jump in Q2 profit

South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. posted a 36.8% year-on-year rise in second-quarter operating profit, buoyed by a strategi...

PwC Korea named to lead $360 mn sale of K Shipbuilding; preferred buyer likely by year-end

PwC Korea named to lead $360 mn sale of K Shipbuilding; preferred buyer likely by year-end

K Shipbuilding Co., once a rising star in South Korea’s shipbuilding industry under the STX Group, is returning to the auction block – t...

TWICE scores 7th Top 10 entry on Billboard 200 with This Is For album

TWICE scores 7th Top 10 entry on Billboard 200 with This Is For album

South Korean girl group Twice has extended their Billboard streak, landing at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 this week with their new album This Is For ...

Weverse BTS Community tops 30 mn subscribers, platform's largest

Weverse BTS Community tops 30 mn subscribers, platform's largest

The BTS Community on Weverse, the online fan engagement platform where the boy band first announced plans to return as a full-member group next spri...

Jennie, J-Hope, Jin sweep Spotify’s global K-pop rankings for mid-2025

Jennie, J-Hope, Jin sweep Spotify’s global K-pop rankings for mid-2025

K-pop icons Jennie of Blackpink and BTS members Jin and J-Hope have taken over Spotify’s mid-year 2025 Global Impact List, claiming the majori...

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