K-startup products sweep CES 2021 innovation awards honors

A number of products and technologies of Korean startups have received Innovation Awards honors at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021, the wor...

BTS sweeps Spotify's most-streamed K-pop list in 2020

South Korean artists were clearly on the rise last year, with the top 10 most-streamed Korean artists pulling in over a combined 10.6 billion stream...

K-content companies set to rule 2021 stock market after breakneck growth

Once considered just one of many Asian entertainment products, Korean dramas, games, music and webtoons – collectively known as K-content &nda...

BTS rewrites pop history as it goes mainstream in US

“One day the world stopped, without any notice … people say that the world has changed ... but thankfully our relationship is still t...

K-content’s ‘unfamiliar familiarity’ theme goes viral on global stage

It’s simple and irritatingly repetitive. Many people, kids and adults alike, around the world hum along and often complain that they just can&...

Korea's signature sauce gochujang goes global, riding on K-wave

South Korea’s food exports have surged on the back of Korean dramas, or more popularly known as K-dramas, gaining global popularity particularly...

Korea's signature sauce gochujang goes global, riding on K-wave

South Korea’s food exports have surged on the back of Korean dramas, more popularly known as K-dramas, gaining global popularity particularly in...

K-beauty, fashion companies ride ESG wave

South Korea's fashion and beauty companies are jumping on the environmental, social, governance (ESG) bandwagon to lure more environmentally conscious...

K-pop market remains bullish as entertainment shares soar

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

Naver likely to invest near $83.5 million into SM Entertainment to secure K-pop content

Korea’s platform giant Naver is in talks with SM Entertainment, Korea’s largest entertainment company, to acquire shares worth approximate...

K-pop stars earn huge capital gain from stock options

Executives and employees of top K-pop agencies such as SM Entertainment Co. and YG Entertainment Inc. are expected to earn huge capital gains from the...

K-pop groups from BTS to TWICE kick off world tours

By Soo-young Seong...