SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, a new fashion trend is taking hold among the MZ generation (those born between the early 1980s and early 2000s) who value individuality. This trend, known as “kkumi”, involves personalizing various fashion items, from shoes (“shin-kkumi”) to T-shirts (“ti-kkumi”) and bags (“baek-kkumi”). On August 24, Eland World’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — “Do It Yourself (DIY)” kits for trying out various games from Netflix’s mega hit “Squid Game” are sweeping across Germany. EasyCookAsia, a Berlin-based meal kit provider, released Korean game box this week, a DIY kit for trying out various games from the series, which has surpassed sales of other [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — As spring is coming, more and more people are turning to do-it-yourself (DIY) projects to redecorate their homes. In particular, DIY painting, which offers both time and cost savings, is drawing attention to changing the mood of one’s home by choosing new colors for walls and furniture. Auction, an [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – With millions of ‘how to’ videos readily available, the world’s biggest video streaming platform is often the first go-to destination from simple know-hows like ‘how to use chopsticks’ to more professional skills like computer programming. Although the most popular YouTube channels in South Korea are still videogame related or [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – DIY interior design, or self-interior design, is trending among South Koreans. According to market research firm Nielsen Korea, the number of online mentions of “self-interior” related to “moving” on online communities and SNS platforms doubled from a monthly average of 5,256 in 2015 to 10,460 in 2016. Although “to [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) – DIY products are appealing to more and more South Korean consumers who have grown to seek individuality, and are now becoming popular in unconventional products like cosmetics or fashion items. Local cosmetics brand Etude House launched this month a lipstick product dubbed “Dear My Glass Tinting Lips-Talk” which comes [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Regardless of time and place, food delivery never disappoints in South Korea. Delivery has become more accessible than ever with the introduction of food delivery apps, which brought together thousands of restaurants across the country into a single location-based platform. The market for food delivery apps has grown significantly [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The year of 2016 was marked by several changes in consumption patterns, including the emergence of DIY activities like drinking or eating alone, the tendency to make bold purchases on a few things deemed important, despite cutting down on overall consumption, and thrift shopping without overthinking the perceptions of [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rural Development Administration (RDA) of Korea announced on July 14 that it has developed DIY homemade dog food, following a recent trend that already has been widely embraced in Japan and the U.S. The DIY dog food developed by the RDA comes in powder form similar to a homemade [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Wedding ceremonies are considered to be some of the biggest family events for Koreans. In fact, weddings are so important that a recent study conducted by wedding consulting firm Duo Wed showed that an average of 82,460,000 won ($72,000) is spent for a wedding ceremony in Korea. But there [...]