Golden reclaims Billboard Hot 100 crown; KPop Demon Hunters OST makes history with four tracks in Top 10

Golden reclaims Billboard Hot 100 crown; KPop Demon Hunters OST makes history with four tracks in Top 10

The original soundtrack (OST) from Netflix’s animated feature KPop Demon Hunters is rewriting Billboard history. Its breakout single Golden ha...

Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ becomes 1st K-pop solo track to surpass 2.5 bn streams on Spotify

Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ becomes 1st K-pop solo track to surpass 2.5 bn streams on Spotify

BTS star Jungkook has once again shown the global pull of his music. According to Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform, his s...

JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley to meet with Korean regulators, financial chiefs to assess Korea risks firsthand

JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley to meet with Korean regulators, financial chiefs to assess Korea risks firsthand

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley executives, alongside dozens of overseas investors, will visit South Korea next month to meet with top policymakers and ...

CJ ENM, Hakuhodo launch music venture to tap global fans

CJ ENM, Hakuhodo launch music venture to tap global fans

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s largest entertainment company, has formed a music joint venture with Hakuhodo Inc., a more than century-old Japanese...

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...

Korea’s demographic shift to single households: Magnet for global real estate giants, investors

Korea’s demographic shift to single households: Magnet for global real estate giants, investors

South Korea’s rental housing market is attracting some of the world’s largest property investors, as the country’s shifting demogr...

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...

Huntr/x’s Golden from KPop Demon Hunters rules Billboard by topping Hot 100 Chart

Huntr/x’s Golden from KPop Demon Hunters rules Billboard by topping Hot 100 Chart

A fictional K-pop girl group from a Netflix animated film has achieved what few real-world acts have managed – conquering both sides of the At...

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...

Mirae Asset Securities’ Q2 profit soars as global ETF business thrives

Mirae Asset Securities’ Q2 profit soars as global ETF business thrives

Mirae Asset Securities Co. on Thursday reported an 83.1% jump in second-quarter operating profit to 540 billion won ($390 million) from the year pri...

Global investment banks raise S.Korea’s growth forecasts as trade tensions with US ease

Global investment banks raise S.Korea’s growth forecasts as trade tensions with US ease

Global investment banks are revising up their growth forecasts for South Korea, citing easing trade uncertainties and signs of a consumer-led recove...

KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden, Your Idol face off on Billboard chart

KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden, Your Idol face off on Billboard chart

In a twist where fiction meets chart-topping reality, two songs from the animated universe of KPop Demon Hunters are now locked in a very real rival...

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...

Global private equity firms line up for laundry chain Cleantopia, now up for grabs

Global private equity firms line up for laundry chain Cleantopia, now up for grabs

JKL Partners, a South Korean private equity firm, is set to finalize a shortlist of bidders this month for Cleantopia, the country’s largest l...

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...

Coca-Cola names BTS’ V as new brand ambassador: 'Excited to share the thrill'

Coca-Cola names BTS’ V as new brand ambassador: 'Excited to share the thrill'

Coca-Cola has a new face — and it’s none other than V of BTS. The beverage giant announced Thursday that the global K-pop star has ...

KPop Demon Hunters sets record as Netflix’s most-watched anime

KPop Demon Hunters sets record as Netflix’s most-watched anime

KPop Demon Hunters has become the most-watched original animated film of all time on Netflix, according to a Facebook post by the streaming platform...

Samsung Chairman Lee heads to US as chips become key trade leverage

Samsung Chairman Lee heads to US as chips become key trade leverage

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong departed for the US on Tuesday, just days before the US-set  Aug. 1 deadline for a trade deal, si...

Korea Investment & Securities, Muzinich & Co. explore strategic partnership on global credit portfolio

Korea Investment & Securities, Muzinich & Co. explore strategic partnership on global credit portfolio

Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), the brokerage unit of Korea Investment Holding Co., is exploring a strategic partnership with US privat...

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...

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...

Seoul likely to miss US tariff deal deadline as Washington abruptly cancels 2+2 trade talks

Seoul likely to miss US tariff deal deadline as Washington abruptly cancels 2+2 trade talks

The United States has abruptly postponed high-level trade talks with South Korea, raising concerns in Seoul that it is slipping down Washington&rsqu...

Kakao, Naver step up global AI hunt amid fierce tech race

Kakao, Naver step up global AI hunt amid fierce tech race

South Korea’s internet pioneers, Kakao Corp. and Naver Corp., are ramping up overseas investments in artificial intelligence startups, shiftin...

Huntrix, Saja Boys bring KPop Demon Hunters rivalry to real world stage

Huntrix, Saja Boys bring KPop Demon Hunters rivalry to real world stage

They're no longer just virtual: Netflix's hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters is taking on real-life stars on K-pop’s biggest music award sho...

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...

Blackpink’s Jump tops Spotify Global Chart, sets K-Pop record

Blackpink’s Jump tops Spotify Global Chart, sets K-Pop record

With their latest digital single Jump, Blackpink has become the first – and so far only – South Korean act to top Spotify’s Global...

Korea Investment & Securities, UBP seek private banking partnership

Korea Investment & Securities, UBP seek private banking partnership

Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), a unit of Korea Investment Holdings Co., said on Thursday it has discussed a strategic partnership with...

S.Korea’s Bebesup earns China nod for baby skincare, eyes global expansion 

S.Korea’s Bebesup earns China nod for baby skincare, eyes global expansion 

Bebesup, a leading South Korean baby skincare and wipe brand, has secured a registration certificate from the China National Medical Products Admini...

KPop Demon Hunters OST lands at No.6 on Billboard Hot 100

KPop Demon Hunters OST lands at No.6 on Billboard Hot 100

The original soundtrack Golden from Netflix’s hit animated movie KPop Demon Hunters has made chart history, becoming the first track by a virt...

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