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Pirated Content a Serious Threat to South Korean Webtoon Industry

Pirated Content a Serious Threat to South Korean Webtoon Industry

SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean webtoon makers are being hit hard by illegal copies, suffering economic damages of over 200 billion won every month. The worrying figure comes from a report from Webtoon Guide citing one website known for sharing illegal copies of South Korean webtoon series, which was submitted to the [...]

K-Fashion Hits New York Fashion Week

K-Fashion Hits New York Fashion Week

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean fashion designers will showcase their latest designs at New York Fashion Week. Alongside Milan, London and Paris, New York is considered one of the four capitals of the fashion world. The city’s bi-annual Fashion Week, which opens on September 7, attracts the best and the brightest from all [...]

South Korean Companies Hide Their Nationality at Chinese Gaming Expo

South Korean Companies Hide Their Nationality at Chinese Gaming Expo

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A booth representing South Korean video game companies this year at one of China’s biggest gaming expos was told to drop ‘Korea’ from its name to conceal the nationality of the participants amid endless political tension between the two countries, an official from the South Korean organizing body has [...]

South by Southwest’s K-pop Event Draws Hundreds

South by Southwest’s K-pop Event Draws Hundreds

SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) - The K-pop event of South by Southwest (SXSW), the world’s largest music festival, drew hundreds of people, the South Korean content agency said Friday. More than 1,300 people gathered for K-pop’s Night Out, which featured seven South Korean artists including Mamamoo, Zion.T and Victim Mentality, on Thursday, according to the Korea Creative [...]

CJ E&M Pushes Korean Animation Content to Southeast Asia

CJ E&M Pushes Korean Animation Content to Southeast Asia

SEOUL, Dec.21 (Korea Bizwire) – CJ E&M announced that it has signed an agreement with Click Licensing Asia, the largest character licensing company in Southeast Asia, and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) to export Korean animations to Southeast Asia. Based on the agreement, CJ E&M will provide 20 popular Korean animations through its ‘Tooniverse [...]