SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Robot Taekwon V action figures surpassed expectations only hours after a major retail chain in the country began taking pre-orders for the collectibles of South Korea’s beloved character. According to Lotte Mart, which runs Toys“R”Us where the action figures of the popular robot character are being sold, over [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – While auctions have become more accessible to the general public with their growing popularity online, men in their 30s have emerged as big spenders driving the growth of Korea’s online auction market. According to the latest data from Seoul Auction Blue, a local online auction firm, 30-something men currently [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Action figures, radio-controlled cars, drones, board games, paper toys, videogames… you name it. The Kidult & Hobby Expo 2017 kicked off at Seoul’s COEX Thursday for a four-day run, featuring activities and playthings for children and adults, or “kidults.” Apart from the exhibition, the expo is also offering consulting [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rare Collection Exhibition opened Saturday at the Seoul Animation Center, featuring a wide variety of collectible items from Korean and overseas cartoons. Items on display span from limited edition postage stamps and coins to action figures, soda cans, wrist watches, and gaming consoles. Visitors will also have the [...]
MOKPO, South Korea, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A 37-year-old man in Mokpo has opened a café with some 1,000 action figures on display. Owner Park Young-wook’s impressive collection is valued at approximately 300 million won ($271,444), and it spans all the way from superheroes like Superman and Batman to real-life toy figures of celebrities [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Watching a grown man or woman playing with toys still isn’t a common sight, but if recent trends continue, it might soon well be. The so-called ‘kidult’ (kid + adult) market is rapidly expanding in Korea. With a current value of 700 billion won ($610 million), the market is [...]
Seoul, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Kidults‘ were once thought of as childish 20-somethings with an enthusiasm for toys. But now, people in their 30s and 40s are adopting that kind of lifestyle, leading to an expansion of the market for kidult products. The term ‘kidult’ was coined by joining the words ‘kid’ and ‘adult’. It [...]