SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The booming K-pop market has led to a significant sales boost of related products. Sales of cheering props, however, have dwindled due to the ongoing pandemic. Ktown4u.com, an online shopping mall that specializes in sales of CDs of K-pop groups and their related goods, reported that sales of drama [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Customs officials in Incheon, west of Seoul, said Wednesday they have cracked down on huge amounts of imitation goods that infringe on the trademark rights of BTS, a globally popular South Korean boy band. According to Incheon Main Customs, about 15,000 fakes of BTS’ BT21 character products originating from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of cold weather products increased in South Korea apparently as more people purchased goods to keep themselves warm during various year-end events, industry data showed Monday. According to major online shopping mall Gmarket, the sales of products designed to keep people warm, such as jackets or hotpacks, surged [...]