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SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of consumers looking for cosmetics and perfumes is increasing rapidly as the government eased indoor mask-wearing restrictions. Fashion shopping platform ZigZag reported a 67 percent jump in lipstick sales between Jan. 20-30 compared to December 2022. Sales of lip balms and lip tints jumped by 23 percent [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — YouTube Shorts garner the majority of views on the video platform, a survey showed Wednesday. Collab Korea, a South Korean unit of Los Angeles-based multi channel network Collab, conducted a viewership analysis of some 1,500 YouTube channels, which showed that 84 percent of all views were from mobile devices. [...]
GUNSAN, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The wall surrounding an elementary school in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, has been painted with images of members of the K-pop supergroup BTS. Lee Jong-bae, a graffiti artist from the city, painted the faces of each BTS member on the wall, which can be recognized from afar. Since 2021, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Three new songs from K-pop rookie NewJeans exploded onto the latest monthly chart of Melon, South Korea’s largest music streaming service. The girl group swept the top three spots, with “Ditto” debuting at No. 1, followed by “OMG” and “Hype Boy,” according to the chart released Wednesday. The first [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fashion and cosmetics retailer Shinsegae International Inc. unveiled new sneakers made through a collaboration with American hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg. The company said it will start selling #PLEINDOGG, a sneaker collection that Swiss luxury sportswear brand Philipp Plein developed in collaboration with the U.S. rapper. Philipp Plein, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — With the illegal sharing of web-based comics emerging as a headache, South Korean online webtoon service providers are taking different approaches to address the problem. Naver Webtoon, an online platform for digital comics run by internet portal operator Naver Corp., is focusing on an artificial intelligence (AI)-based advance interruption system [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix said Wednesday it will start cracking down on subscribers in South Korea who share their passwords for the streaming service as part of its anti-account sharing measures across the globe. “People who do not live in your household will need to use their own account to watch Netflix,” [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Japanese basketball comic series “Slam Dunk” has seen a huge resurgence in sales in South Korea, boosted by the popularity of its animated film adaptation. About 600,000 copies of the repackaged version of the comic series have been sold since Jan. 4, when the animated film, “The First [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — As the South Korean pet market continues to expand, various firms are jumping into the market to compete. The pet food market is particularly attractive not only among food producers but also to fried chicken franchises. In recent years, pet food made with alternative meat and vegan ingredients are [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Global streaming service Netflix sait Tuesday it had hosted a barrier-free screening of Korean director Yeon Sang-ho’s sci-fi thriller “Jung_E.” Barrier-free refers to the effort to tear down physical and institutional barriers blocking seniors, people with disabilities, and other isolated groups from gaining equal access to rights. Netflix held [...]