SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Pinkfong Co., a South Korean educational entertainment company, said Thursday its children’s songs have garnered more than a combined 1 billion streams on Spotify, the global music streaming giant. The number is the highest for a homegrown animation and character company. Pinkfong has released various children’s songs based [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — “Baby Shark Dance,” a globally popular sing-and-dance video for the megahit children’s song of the same name, became the first video to garner more than 10 billion views in YouTube history Thursday, the song’s creator said. The South Korean video hit the milestone at about 4 p.m., the Pinkfong [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court on Friday ruled against an American composer in a plagiarism suit he brought against the producer of the popular South Korean children’s song “Baby Shark” two years ago. The Seoul Central District Court rejected a claim by New York-based composer Johnny Only that “Baby Shark,” a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — “Baby Shark Dance,” a sing-and-dance video for the megahit children’s song of the same name, has become the most-watched video on YouTube, the song’s creator said Monday. The South Korean video racked up more than 7 billion views at around 1:20 p.m., dethroning Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s megahit [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean children’s song “Baby Shark” made history as part of the Korean Wave, or “hallyu,” by charting on Billboard’s most competitive Hot 100 list as the first non-pop Korean song. For the week of Feb. 2, “Baby Shark” came in 36th place on the Hot 100, stepping [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean children’s song “Baby Shark” has stayed on Billboard’s Hot 100 main singles chart for the third consecutive week. The English version of the song by Pinkfong, a children’s education entertainment brand, whose Korean title is “Shark Family,” came in 37th, up one notch from last week’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean children’s song “Baby Shark” was ranked on Billboard’s Hot 100 main singles chart this week after debuting on the list a week earlier, results showed Thursday. The English version of the song by Pinkfong, a children’s education entertainment brand, whose Korean title is “Shark Family,” came [...]