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  The Pinkfong Co. signs MOU with Saudi Arabian investment ministry

  animation company-Saudi Arabia The Pinkfong Co. signs MOU with Saudi Arabian investment ministrySEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The Pinkfong Co., a Korean animation company, said Thursday it has signed an
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  LG Household & Health Care selects Suzy as model of brand Sum 37°

  SEOUL, Mar. 16 (Yonhap) -- LG Household & Health Care has announced on Thursday that it has selected singer and actress Suzy as a model for the natural and fermented beauty brand Sum 37°.
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  SK Telecom to create metaverse space dedicated to K-pop stars and 7 finalists of ‘Mr. Trot 2’

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean wireless telecommunications operator SK Telecom has joined hands with the metaverse-content specialized company “Persona Space” to create a metaverse space ded
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  Military survival show ‘Steel Troops’ to unveil third season in September

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- Channel A and ENA’s mega-hit military survival show “Steel Troops,” also known by Netflix’s title “The Iron Squad,” will unveil its third season in September.The show featur
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  TVING to export format of original variety show ‘Zero Sum Game’ to Vietnam

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- TVING’s original variety show “Zero Sum Game,” which was released last July, has confirmed to export its format to Vietnam.“Zero Sum Game” is a psychological survival show i
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  SBS’ talk show ‘Jiseon’s Cine Mind’ to return with season 2

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Broadcasting System will unveil its brand-new talk show “Jiseon’s Cine Mind Season 2” on Apr. 2. The upcoming talk show will analyze and interpret characters and scene
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  (LEAD) Kakao Entertainment to close Tapas Entertainment's Korean branch next month

  (ATTN: UPDATES with Naver's layoff at subsidiaries in last four paras)SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Entertainment plans to close the Korean unit of Tapas Entertainment, a North American webtoon and webnovel platform, next month, industry sour
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  Kakao Entertainment to close Tapas Entertainment's Korean branch next month

  SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Entertainment Corp. plans to close the Korean unit of Tapas Entertainment, a North American webtoon and webnovel platform, next month, industry sources said Tuesday.The entertainment arm under tech giant Kakao has re
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  TV Chosun’s ‘Mr. Trot 2’ to air special gala show

  SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Yonhap) -- TV Chosun’s trot audition show “Mr. Trot 2” will air a special gala show at 10 p.m. on Mar. 23. The Gala Show will feature individual stages and collaborative stages of trot
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  Defconn, Lee Soo-ji, and Kim Hae-joon to join IHQ's gastro venture show 'Tasty Guys' as new hosts

  SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer Defconn, and comedians Lee Soo-ji and Kim Hae-joon will join the local cable channel IHQ’s gastro venture show “Tasty Guys” as new hosts. The three new m
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  LG Uplus to unveil travel variety show featuring Jonathan-Patricia siblings

  SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean mobile network operator LG Uplus will unveil a brand-new travel variety show “Should Have Stayed Home” (literal title) in the first half of this year.The upcomi
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  Son Suk-ku to return to theater stage with new play in June

  SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actor Son Suk-ku will return to the theater stage for the first time in a long time with the soon-to-be-unveiled play “The Army on the Tree” (literal title).Act
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  (LEAD) Hybe says it will halt SM Entertainment takeover bid, seek platform cooperation

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details of agreement in paras 3-4, background info, statements from Kakao and SM Entertainment in last 9 paras; ADDS photo)SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the K-entertainment powerhouse behind global superstar BTS, said Sun
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  Hybe says it will halt SM Entertainment takeover bid, seek platform cooperation

  Hybe-SM Entertainment Hybe says it will halt SM Entertainment takeover bid, seek platform cooperationSEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the K-entertainment powerhouse behind global superstar BTS, said
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  [Weekly Digest Mar. 6 - Mar. 12] TWICE secures largest preorders in career with 'Ready to Be,' BLACKPINK Jisoo's first solo album to arrive

  Yunhee Cho ◇ TWICE secures largest preorders in career with 'Ready to Be' K-pop girl group TWICE has broken its own album preorder records with EP "Ready to Be," the g
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  2023 WBC’s Pool B game between S. Korea and Japan scores cumulative rating of 11.7%

  SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Yonhap) -- The 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC)’s Pool B game between South Korea and Japan has scored a cumulative average nationwide rating in the range of 11 percent.The cumulative
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  JTBC’s audition show ‘Phantom Singer’ to return with fourth season and more spectacular participants

  SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean local cable channel JTBC’s audition show “Phantom Singer,” which has been heralding the era of crossover genre, referring to a fusion genre of multiple musical
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  Webtoons ranks first in K-content consumption

  SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Yonhap) – The most consumed Korean cultural content abroad was webtoons. Webtoons, which are attracting attention as the original intellectual property (IP) of K-content, have seen
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  Number of Korean Wave fans in Europe increases dramatically...37% ↑ since last year

  SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Yonhap) – Due to the popularity of K-pop such as the group BTS and the spread of K-content centered on online video services (OTT) such as Netflix, the number of Korean Wave fans in
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  SBS’ new variety show ‘No Math School Trip’ to hit small screens on Thursday

  SEOUL, Mar. 9 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Broadcasting System will unveil its brand-new variety show “No Math School Trip,” featuring EXO’s D.O. (Doh Kyung-soo), ZICO, Crush, Jannabi’s Choi Jung-hoon, comedians