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LG Electronics Expands Hallyu Content on its Smart TV Streaming Service

LG Electronics Expands Hallyu Content on its Smart TV Streaming Service

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday that more content on the Korean Wave of popular culture can be watched on its smart TVs via its streaming service as the company tries to attract more consumers in major markets amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. LG Channels will now have more content [...]

‘Hallyu’ Boosts Demand for Korean Ice Cream in Vietnam

‘Hallyu’ Boosts Demand for Korean Ice Cream in Vietnam

SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of ice cream to Vietnam jumped 30 percent in 2019 from a year earlier on the back of the growing popularity of Korean culture in Southeast Asia, data showed Sunday. Outbound shipments of ice cream to Vietnam reached US$7 million in 2019, rising sharply from $5.3 [...]

‘Hallyu’ Tourists Spent US$1,007 on Average in 2019, BTS Most Favored

‘Hallyu’ Tourists Spent US$1,007 on Average in 2019, BTS Most Favored

SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners who traveled to South Korea last year to consume K-pop goods and content were estimated to have spent US$1,007 on average, according to a report Thursday. In its latest tourism industry analysis report, the state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) estimated that some 1.11 million foreigners came to South [...]

Popularity of S. Korea as Tourist Destination Grows for 6th Year in a Row

Popularity of S. Korea as Tourist Destination Grows for 6th Year in a Row

SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A government poll showed Monday that the global popularity of South Korea as a tourist destination increased for the sixth consecutive year in 2019, thanks to the promotional effects of the country’s globally loved cultural content sector. According to the 2019 poll on the effect of tourism marketing, released [...]

Poll Finds Improved Foreign Sentiment for Korean Cultural Content

Poll Finds Improved Foreign Sentiment for Korean Cultural Content

SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners’ favorable feelings toward South Korean cultural content marked an overall improvement last year on the strength of the continued popularity of “hallyu,” or the Korean Wave, according to a poll released Saturday by a government agency. The survey of 8,000 people in 17 countries who experienced Korean cultural [...]

KCON’s Cumulative Audience Tops 1 Million

KCON’s Cumulative Audience Tops 1 Million

SEOUL/LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — KCON, the world’s largest Korean pop music and culture convention launched, has attracted more than 1 million fans over the past eight years, its organizer said Monday. According to CJ ENM, the organizer of KCON, the convention’s cumulative audience reached 1,069,000 over the weekend when the Korean wave, [...]