SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom” topped 900 million views on YouTube on Friday, the group’s agency said. “Pink Venom” is the prereleased track off the quartet’s second full-length album, “Born Pink,” released in 2022. YG Entertainment said the song’s music video hit the milestone [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – YouTube’s decision to extend the maximum length of its short-form video service, Shorts, from 60 seconds to 3 minutes is set to reshape the competitive landscape of video platforms in South Korea. The change, effective October 15, was announced on YouTube Korea’s blog, operated by Google Korea. Todd Sherman, YouTube’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has uncovered evidence of coordinated efforts to sway public opinion on South Korean online platforms through comments suspected to originate from China. The research, focused on industries where South Korea and China are in fierce competition, such as electric vehicles, batteries, and e-commerce, reveals a pattern of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The dance performance video for “How You Like That,” a 2020 hit single by K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has surpassed 1.7 billion views on YouTube. The choreography video hit the milestone early Tuesday, about four years and two months after it was uploaded on the global video sharing service [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – YouTube’s new feature allowing vertical live video broadcasts is drawing criticism for exposing users to potentially harmful content without adequate safeguards. The video-sharing platform introduced the vertical live streaming service last year, building on the popularity of its short-form video feature, Shorts. The new format allows creators to broadcast live [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop girl group TWICE’s debut single “Like Ooh-Ahh” has garnered more than 500 million views on YouTube. The video hit the milestone at about 5 p.m. Thursday, the group’s agency, JYP Entertainment said. It became the band’s eighth video to pass the 500 million threshold, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In a surprising turn of events, South Korea has become the latest battleground for global e-commerce giants, with YouTube making an unprecedented move to launch its first shopping-dedicated store feature in the country. On June 23, industry sources revealed that YouTube, in collaboration with Cafe24, a KOSDAQ-listed e-commerce solutions company, [...]
BUSAN, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Busan’s corporate taxi industry, grappling with a severe labor shortage after the Covid-19 pandemic, is turning to an unlikely platform to lure new drivers: YouTube. The Busan branch of the National Transport Service Workers’ Union released a trailer on June 18 for an upcoming video series titled “The Real Story [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) –The video-sharing app YouTube accounts for a staggering one-third of the time South Koreans spend on their smartphones, cementing Google’s powerful presence in the country’s mobile market through its singular hit platform. According to app analytics firm Wiseapp, South Korean smartphone users spent 33.6% of their total device usage, or [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A popular YouTube comedy channel that had gained a large following for its irreverent humor has come crashing down amid controversy over insensitive remarks made about a small rural town during the filming of one of its videos. The channel, known as Psick Univ, had earned a reputation as a [...]