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Character Licensing Fair 2026 to showcase K-characters and industry collaborations

The Seoul event opens Thursday at Coex, featuring major Korean characters, cross-industry partnerships and business matching with global buyers.

2026.7.10

Kim Go-eun plays the titular role of Yumi in the third season of ″Yumi's Cells″ (2021-), a romantic comedy series adapted from the eponymous webtoon. [TVING]

Inside ‘Yumi's Cells’: The tactics behind the series' multiyear run

The return of 'Yumi's Cells' for its third season reflects a shift in the K-drama landscape, focusing on familiar intellectual properties and shorter seasons due to rising production costs.

2026.4.17

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From left, girl group Fifty Fifty's current and past members Saena, Sio, Keena and Aran perform ″Cupid″ (2023) at a media conference at Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on April 13, 2023. [NEWS1]

Final ruling favoring The Givers resolves legal battle over Fifty Fifty's 'Cupid'

A copyright dispute over girl group Fifty Fifty’s global hit song “Cupid” (2023) ended Monday as third-party production company The Givers secured a final legal victory after the group’s agency Attrakt dropped its appeal.

2026.4.6

Flags of China on the top and Korea on the bottom [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Korea, China hold meeting of customs officials on IP rights protection

Director general-level officials from the customs agencies of Korea and China met last week to discuss concrete steps to protect intellectual property (IP) rights, Seoul's customs office said Monday.

2026.4.6

SK hynix's headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi is seen on Jan. 29. [YONHAP]

Korean chipmakers face greater risk as U.S. trade commission opens patent dispute probe into SK hynix

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has launched an investigation into a patent dispute involving SK hynix’s high bandwidth memory (HBM), adding to legal risks facing Korean chipmakers.

2026.3.31

Kim Yong-soo, president of Webtoon Entertainment, speaks during a press conference at Naver Square in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on March 17. [NAVER WEBTOON]

Webtoon Entertainment touts new focus on creators as it broadens base to include video, animation and games

Webtoon Entertainment is shifting its strategy from focusing on hit titles to building a creator-centered system that expands stories into a wider realm of intellectual property (IP) including video, animation and games.

2026.3.17

Poster for girl group Blackpink's ″Deadline″ EP [YG PLUS]

Blackpink's 'Deadline' pop-up stores to expand to major cities across the world after Seoul run

Blackpink will expand the locations of its official pop-up stores, which first opened in Seoul, to major cities across the world to mark the release of its latest EP “Deadline,” YG Plus said on Tuesday.

2026.3.4

CJ ENM named six intellectual properties that expanded the company's international reach in 2025. [CJ ENM]

CJ ENM celebrates creators behind global hits, naming six properties as '2026 Visionaries'

CJ ENM on Tuesday celebrated the creators behind its most popular series and programs that boosted the studio's overseas presence last year, including “Severance,” “Marry My Husband” and “Boys II Planet."

2026.1.27

A still from the second season of the Netflix cooking reality show ″Culinary Class Wars' (2024–), featuring chef Choi Kang-rok [NETFLIX]

'Culinary Class Wars' inspires new wave of convenience store collaborations

Following the conclusion of the second season of Netflix’s hit cooking reality show “Culinary Class Wars” (2024–), convenience store chains in Korea have launched collaboration products to attract customers.

2026.1.18

A promotional image for a collaboration between Hello Kitty and Blackpink member Jisoo [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Idol x Icon: Blackpink's Jisoo teaming up with Hello Kitty in content, merchandise collab.

CJ OnStyle said Monday that it has signed an MOU with MuseM to develop commerce built around artists, characters and K-content. The first partnership is a collaboration between Sanrio’s Hello Kitty and Blackpink member Jisoo.

2026.1.12