Webtoon Entertainment

Naver Webtoon Corp., the digital comics platform of South Korea's top online portal, is collaborating with BTS' agency HYBE Co. and DC Comics Inc. t...

Kakao Corp., which a decade ago was merely a mobile messenger operator, has now grown into one of the largest business groups in South Korea. The in...

South Korean music, entertainment and content firms are undergoing a major transformation in their business model. No longer is their discovery of n...

South Korea's leading game company Nexon Co. has unveiled a massive lineup of super games in development alongside plans to expand its intellectual ...

South Korea's entertainment- and food-focused CJ Group has emerged as a darkhorse to buy a controlling stake worth about 300 billion won ($260 milli...

South Korea-based YG Entertainment Inc., the label behind popular K-pop girl group Blackpink, is pushing to sell off its profitable golf business in...

The fierce competition over webtoons between Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. enters another round as the two South Korean platform giants join forces wi...

The world of K-pop is globally known for offering a truly wide selection of merchandise items for fans. While balloons were the only goods used by t...

BTS agency HYBE’s founder Bang Si-hyuk will resign from his position as CEO to focus on music production. HYBE said that Bang will remain as c...

The global webtoon battleground between South Korea's leading platforms Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. has expanded into Southeast Asia with each compa...

As SM Entertainment Co., the label behind the global K-pop phenomenon, is up for grabs in the M&A market, the battle heats up between the countr...

As smartphones have become essential to everyday life, chat fiction -- storytelling in the form of fictional text messaging -- has become popular am...

South Korean game developer Com2uS Corp. is expanding its footprint in the storytelling and webtoon industry by setting up a joint venture with lead...

South Korea’s top online portal Naver Corp. is considering more dollar bond sales after it raised $500 million last month in its first foreign...

South Korean entertainment labels are expected to see their earnings momentum back in full swing in the second quarter as popular K-pop groups such ...

Kakao Entertainment Corp. is working to make a trading debut on the domestic bourse in the latter part of this year or in 2022 at the latest. And th...

South Korean content platforms' appetite for webtoons remains strong as major players such as Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. further ramp up their webt...

South Korea’s online content platform KidariStudio Inc. announced on Mar. 31 that its France-based webtoon arm, Delitoon SAS, logged around 10...

Naver Webtoon Ltd. has begun preparations to make its trading debut in the US by year-end, according to the investment banking industry on Feb. 17.S...

South Korea’s leading mobile app operator Kakao Corp.’s affiliates are set to merge to become a new entity, Kakao Entertainment, heraldi...

Imagine this. One moment you're serving noodles at a cozy, modest restaurant packed with students and families eager to taste the savory dish. A few...

Korean content providers' shares are emerging as some of the best to buy as competition heats up among global over-the-top (OTT) services such as Ne...

South Korean game publisher NCSoft Corp. is fueling competition in the online entertainment platform market with the planned launch of its own app, ...

Global webtoon (digital comics) platform Naver Webtoon is paving the way to a listing in the US market, reaching out to foreign investors for pre-...

Global webtoon (digital comics) platform Naver Webtoon is paving the way to a listing in the US market, reaching out to foreign investors for pre-...

South Korea's game and entertainment companies saw their share prices surge on rising expectations of a return to the Chinese market after a Korea...

South Korea’s leading webtoon (digital comics) platforms are wrestling to secure the No. 1 position in the global market as they work to tak...

Kakao Corp., South Korea's platform giant, announced on Nov. 9 that its webtoon (digital comics) platform Piccoma has become the No. 1 grossing mobile...

South Korea’s largest internet portal Naver Corp. and logistics and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group have signed a 600 billion won ($531 mill...

South Korean entertainment giants, SM Entertainment Co, YG Entertainment Inc, and JYP Entertainment Corporation, are sitting pretty as their share pri...