SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Global streaming giant Spotify Technology SA on Monday suspended the streaming service of K-pop tracks licensed by Kakao M on its global platform as their license deal has expired, officials said. The move has prevented global K-pop fans from listening to songs of major South Korean artists, including IU [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao M Corp., the entertainment production unit of South Korean IT giant Kakao Corp., said Tuesday it plans to roll out 15 films and TV shows per year starting from 2023. At a press conference in central Seoul, Kakao M CEO Kim Sung-soo said the company plans to collaborate [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean IT giant Kakao Corp., the operator of the country’s top mobile messenger KakaoTalk, has recently taken over two local movie studios to make inroads into the filmmaking industry. Last week, Kakao M Corp., an entertainment unit of Kakao, said that it has secured a majority share in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao M, a Kakao Corp. subsidiary specializing in content-making, will hold an audition to form a next-generation boy band. Kakao M announced on Thursday that it will hold the Kakao M Boy Audition at the Starhill Building in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on January 19. The audition will include vocal performances, [...]