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'300 Billion Won Fraud' Cha Gawon Seeks Third Arrest Warrant Request... Will Prosecutors Again Reject It?

'300 Billion Won Fraud' Cha Gawon Seeks Third Arrest Warrant Request... Will Prosecutors Again Reject It?

Allegations of embezzling a 24.2 billion won advance payment and a 5.4 billion won jeonse scam... Defense attorney pushes back, saying the police carried out unlawful investigations
"Hundred Label" Cha Gawon faces 300 billion won fraud allegations... Eyes on police pressure for a third arrest warrantPolice have taken the extreme step of pursuing a third arrest warrant against Cha Gawon, the representative of "Hundred Label", an entertainment agency accused of fraud on a...
| James choi
'Attack on Titan' Kodansha Targets India's Gen Z With '370 Million' Push

'Attack on Titan' Kodansha Targets India's Gen Z With '370 Million' Push

The Japanese publishing giant is setting up its first India joint venture, aiming to secure a foothold in the fast-growing market with manga and IP business.
The titan's advance planted on a 1. 4-billion-population continent… Japan's publishing empire Kodansha goes straight for IndiaKodansha, Japan's largest publishing empire, is raising its flag in the vast youth continent of India.
| James choi
Webtoon Goes Short-Form Animation…Kakao Piccoma Launches ‘Animeme’

Webtoon Goes Short-Form Animation…Kakao Piccoma Launches ‘Animeme’

Launches a Short-Form–Only Category Later This Month…Turns Popular Webtoons into Animations with AI Technology and Expands the IP
Kakao Piccoma’s ‘Short-Form’ Revolution Shaking Up the Global Content MarketThe platform ‘Piccoma’, which dominates Japan’s digital manga and web novel market, is rolling out a dedicated ‘Short-Form’ animation category—the key trend in the global content market.
| James choi
Kiwoom Securities Cuts HYBE’s Target Price by 18% to Reflect Impact of BTS Royalty Rate

Kiwoom Securities Cuts HYBE’s Target Price by 18% to Reflect Impact of BTS Royalty Rate

HYBE target price cut by 370,000 won due to the fallout from a higher BTS royalty rate. Solid performance excluding one-time costs, with expectations for high growth in the second quarter
HYBE, poised to announce first-quarter 2026 earnings, signals entry into a “high-growth cycle” after overcoming “operating loss”Amid analyses that concerns about profitability were already priced in, HYBE highlights valuation appeal by putting front-and-center key artists such as “BTS”“Kiwoom...
| James choi
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[Culture&] "Seventeen and Aespa Photo Theft" Illegal Goods Company Receives First Correction Order

Ive, Rise, and 6 Other Groups Affected… Intellectual Property Office "Order to Destroy All, 20 Million Won Fine for Non-Compliance"
Companies selling "unofficial goods" that illegally used the photos and names of popular idol groups like Seventeen and Aespa are facing strong government sanctions. The Intellectual Property Office announced on the 5th that it has issued the first-ever correction order against four companies that...
| James choi
Lee Hanee Steps Into the Ring as the “Grande Dame of Boxing”… a True Story of a 7080 Champion Who Was “a Promoter”

Lee Hanee Steps Into the Ring as the “Grande Dame of Boxing”… a True Story of a 7080 Champion Who Was “a Promoter”

Based on the real story of Shim Young-ja, who discovered legendary boxer Jang Jung-goo… Rookie Park Yoon-ho joins the cast and the series airs on tvN
A feisty woman who dominated the square ring in the 1980s—A weighty return based on a true storyActress Lee Hanee makes a bold acting transformation into “the Grande Dame of Boxing”, a character who led the golden era of Korean boxing in the 1970s and 1980s.
| James choi
'Cool Japan' from K-pop boom ends in cumulative deficit of 490 billion yen—Japan set for consolidation

'Cool Japan' from K-pop boom ends in cumulative deficit of 490 billion yen—Japan set for consolidation

Investment can be recouped at only 60%... The Japanese government admits the lack of a command tower was a misstep and holds countermeasure talks
"Cool Japan" loses 54 billion yen... the bleak reality behind benchmarking Korea’s Hallyu60.0% humiliation at the investment-recovery rate, rebuilding meeting set for end of this monthAn agency launched with big ambitions by Japan, designed to benchmark South Korea’s "Hallyu" and called "Cool Japan...
| James choi
'Goblin' · 'Reply 1988' Marks 10 Years… Life Dramas Return in the Form of Variety Shows

'Goblin' · 'Reply 1988' Marks 10 Years… Life Dramas Return in the Form of Variety Shows

From Gong Yoo and Kim Go-eun to Park Bo-gum, the spin-off variety shows bank on a loyal fandom—and still carry the generational pull that endures 10 years later.
“Dad!” As Ahn Jae-hong calls out to actor Kim Seong-kyun, the familiar greeting from back then echoes: “I’m really, truly so glad—so glad!” When the scene shifts, Gong Yoo and Kim Go-eun recreate that signature moment when they turned the living-room drama into a sea of tears—then toss out a cheeky...
| James choi
ENHYPEN Heads to Comic-Con in the U.S.…A Vampire Talk With ‘Twilight’ Director

ENHYPEN Heads to Comic-Con in the U.S.…A Vampire Talk With ‘Twilight’ Director

Based on HYBE’s original story universe ‘Dark Moon,’ the group will meet top Hollywood stars and has also teased a special solo performance
It’s moving beyond the boundaries of K-pop and toward the heart of global pop culture. The group ‘ENHYPEN’ has made a splash at ‘San Diego Comic-Con 2026 (SDCC 2026)’, the largest entertainment festival in the United States, drawing attention from fans worldwide and the wider subculture scene at...
| James choi
Movie Industry “Big Deal” Falls Through as Lotte Cinema and Megabox Suspend Merger Talks

Movie Industry “Big Deal” Falls Through as Lotte Cinema and Megabox Suspend Merger Talks

Financial stress at Contentree JoongAng prompts the two companies to end their MOU, with Lotte Cinema pivoting to go it alone and focus on strengthening its content capabilities
A massive project that had been expected to shake up the Korean theater industry has ultimately collapsed. In a filing on the 1st, 'Lotte Shopping' declared that it will scrap the 'merger' process between 'Lotte Cultureworks' and 'Contentree JoongAng' involving 'Lotte Cinema' and 'Megabox' in full.
| James choi