SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The so-called “eco-wakening effect,” which refers to the rising interest in environmental issues, is spreading in South Korea, an analytics firm said Monday. Ars Praxia conducted an analysis upon request by the South Korean unit of the international non-governmental organization World Wide Fund for Nature, which showed that 108,324 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — YouTube and its music streaming service are gaining dominance in the South Korean music streaming market, a survey showed Sunday. The Korea Creative Content Agency conducted a nationwide survey of 3,500 people between 10-69 years of age, which revealed that local music streaming giant Melon, operated by Kakao Corp., [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Sunday that the video it produced to help the treatment of abused children surpassed the 20 million mark in YouTube views. Starting in 2015, the South Korean carmaker has carried out a video campaign called “Heals on Wheels” that highlights the valuable social application of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Outspoken liberal commentator Kim Ou-joon’s new show on YouTube, launched after he decided to stop hosting his popular radio program, has garnered the world’s largest Super Chat earnings, causing a nationwide sensation. “Kim Ou-joon’s News Factory,” the Seoul city government-affiliated Traffic Broadcasting System (TBS)’s radio show, was the most [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 70 percent of South Koreans use online streaming services this year amid the protracted pandemic, a government survey showed Tuesday. According to the annual poll conducted by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), 72 percent of 6,708 respondents said they are using at least one over-the-top media service [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 30 percent of all YouTube videos about cancer are based on false information, a study showed Wednesday. A research team from the Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital conducted a study of 702 videos from 227 YouTube channels trying out fenbendazole, an anthelmintic for dogs, as an alternative medicine [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Onstyle, a home shopping unit of South Korean food and entertainment giant CJ Group, announced that it had recently formed a partnership with Google Inc. to start supplying live commerce content on YouTube. The move is a part of the company’s efforts to expand its viewer base towards [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Photos and videos of the Itaewon crowd crush on YouTube and other social media platforms are exacerbating the trauma among victims and their families as well as the public. A 29-year-old office worker surnamed Lee who lost a friend in the stampede unintentionally ran into a YouTube video of [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for BLACKPINK member Lisa’s solo song “Lalisa” passed 500 million views on YouTube on Saturday, its management agency said. The video for the title track of her solo debut album released last September reached the milestone at 5:06 a.m., YG Entertainment said. The video recorded 73.6 [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of the “MZ generation,” a Korean term referring to those aged between late 10s and 30s, are opening up about depression and other personal difficulties on YouTube. YouTubers have typically been depicting themselves as happy, diligent characters. Some show off their wealth by introducing luxury clothes [...]