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Korean stock market Korea’s Nextrade stock exchange debuts; YG Entertainment tops 1st day

South Korea’s first alternative stock exchange Nextrade (NXT) started trading on Tuesday, challenging the Korea Exchange’s (KRX) long-st...

Entertainment Korean choreography copyrights to be protected by Naver Z deal

South Korean dance choreography copyrights will be protected through an agreement between Naver Z Corp., the operator of Asia’s largest metave...

K-pop Blackpink Rosé’s APT. debuts at No. 8 on Billboard Hot 100

Blackpink Rosé's single APT. has debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, according to the music magazine Billboard on Tuesday.With the tit...

K-pop Blackpink’s Rose releases new song in collaboration with Bruno Mars

Girl group Blackpink's Rose released her single “APT.” in collaboration with global pop star Bruno Mars on Friday, her agency The Black ...

K-pop Blackpink’s dance performance video surpasses 1.7 billion views

K-pop girl group Blackpink's “How You Like That” dance performance video has garnered more than 1.7 billion YouTube views, the group's a...

K-pop Blackpink label YG to sell drama production unit

K-pop sensation Blackpink’s label YG Entertainment Inc. is slated to sell 60% of its drama production subsidiary Studioplex later this year, t...

Economy BTS, Blackpink economy: Korea’s IP rights trade surplus hits record high

While the economic impact of US singer Taylor Swift is so powerful that pundits coined words like “the Taylor Swift economy,” no less st...

K-pop K-pop rookies, fresh boost for Korean entertainment stocks

South Korea’s entertainment stocks are poised to rally as K-pop newbies gain momemtum, attracting not only global music fans but also investor...

K-pop K-pop label JYP Entertainment earnings disappoint; shares down

JYP Entertainment Corp., the music label behind K-pop bands Stray Kids, Twice and NiziU, saw its stocks drop on Monday due to its disappointing quar...

K-pop K-pop girl group NewJeans tops US Billboard 200

South Korean K-pop girl group NewJeans topped the US Billboard 200 chart with their second mini-album "Get Up," since its debut a year ago. Acc...

Retail Korean convenience stores threaten Japanese rivals’ empire

South Korea’s convenience store chains aim to seize the throne from Japanese rivals in Asia by utilizing K-pop and food as they look for new g...

Entertainment Blackpink YouTube exceeds 90 mn subscribers

K-pop girl group Blackpink's official YouTube channel subscribers surpassed 90 million on July 17 at 5:36 a.m., according to YG Entertainment Inc.Th...

Retail Convenience store giant BGF Retail signs IPR deal with YG Plus

South Korea's BGF Retail, which runs the leading domestic convenience store chain CU, on Monday said it will sign a deal with YG Plus, which special...

K-pop Blackpink to perform solo concert in Vietnam in July

K-pop Girl group Blackpink will hold additional performances of their world tour "BORN PINK" at My Dihn National Stadium in Vietnam on July 29-30, t...

K-pop Fifty Fifty longest K-pop girl group to stay on Billboard Hot 100

Fifty Fifty has stayed on the US Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks, setting a new record for the longest stay by a K-pop girl group.Accor...

K-pop Fifty Fifty sets new record for K-pop girl group with Spotify listeners

K-pop rookie Fifty Fifty has surpassed 34.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming site, its agency Attrakt said ...

Entertainment YG’s new girl group lifts stock price to decade high

YG Entertainment Inc., the K-pop label behind global sensation Blackpink, saw its stock hitting the highest point in more than 10 years as a new gro...

Airlines Korean Air showcases special aircraft livery featuring Blackpink

Korean Air Lines Co. held a 2030 Busan Expo Korean Air Special Aircraft Unveiling Event at the aircraft hangar at Incheon International Airport on W...

Korean Innovators at CES 2023 Muzlive showcases KiT albums of Blackpink, Jason Mraz

LAS VEGAS – South Korean media platform startup Muzlive Inc. showcased KiTs of K-pop girl group Blackpink, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz and ot...

K-pop Blackpink's 'Ddu-du Ddu-du' music video surpasses 2 billion views

K-pop girl group Blackpink's “Ddu-du Ddu-du” music video has surpassed 2 billion views on YouTube on Wednesday, its record label YG Ente...

K-pop Blackpink's 'How You Like That' video tops 1.3 bn views

K-pop girl group Blackpink's "How You Like That" video has surpassed 1.3 billion views on YouTube, YG Entertainment Inc., the agency representing th...

Culture & Trends Blackpink named Entertainer of the Year by Time Magazine

Group Blackpink was selected as "2022 Entertainer of the Year" by TIME, a US weekly magazine. The magazine released a list of the most influential p...

K-pop Blackpink's 'Ice Cream' music video surpasses 800 mn views

K-pop girl group Blackpink’s “Ice Cream” music video exceeded 800 million views on YouTube around 2 a.m. on Nov. 30 local time, it...

K-pop Blackpink to hold K-pop’s first in-game concert on PUBG mobile game

Blackpink, the female K-pop idol group, will hold an in-game concert, the first such event by Korean pop artists, in collaboration with Krafton Inc....

K-pop YG's share price surges 6.3% on news of Blackpink’s album release, concert 

Shares of major K-pop label YG Entertainment Inc. finished Wednesday's trade 6% higher at 48,950 won ($37.52) a share, on news of Blackpink’s ...

Entertainment BTS' Army, Blackpink's Blink power Korea fandom platforms

Army of BTS, Blink of Blackpink and other global fan clubs of the world’s K-pop stars are strengthening the fan engagement platform business o...

Metaverse VR star signs with K-pop label YG Entertainment

South Korean game developer and publisher Smilegate announced Monday that its virtual human signed an exclusive contract with an affiliate of global...

Entertainment DearU’s value nears YG Entertainment after strong Kosdaq debut

Shares of DearU Co., a K-pop fandom platform in South Korea, fell on Thursday, the day after a strong Kosdaq debut, which briefly put the company&...

Entertainment Lessons learned from Blackpink label's M&A flops

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...

K-pop Blackpink label YG delivers Q1 earnings surprise; 90% above market consensus

YG Entertainment Inc. has delivered earnings surprise in the first quarter of this year, thanks to its K-pop girl group Blackpink's powerful fandom ...