The authors are analysts of NH Investment & Securities. They can be reached at hzl.lee@nhqv.com and jaemin.ahn@nhqv.com, respectively. -- Ed. − On Jan 27, Big Hit Entertainment announced a collaboration with NAVER and YG Entertainment. Details are as follows:1) Integration of NAVER’s V LIVE and Weve
Arguments are going on over the origin of kimchi and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China is trying to prevent it from turning into an issue.“I'm no culinary expert. To me, what we call paocai in Chinese is a broad variety of pickled fermented food that is not unique to a few countries, ethn
Sensor Tower, a market research company, released data on Jan. 9 regarding the European mobile market, and a familiar name stood out among global services. It was “Azar,” a global video messenger provided by a South Korean startup Hyperconnect.The app was ranked 6th among all non-gaming apps in 2020
Netflix is not paying any network charges in South Korea in spite of its huge profits in the market. Besides, it is paying network charges in the United States and Europe while claiming that it does not have to do the same in South Korea. Its stance is under increasing criticism and a legal dispute
GOT7 decided on Jan. 11 not to extend its contract with JYP Entertainment from Jan. 19. Then, the stock price of the entertainment company fell 4.23 percent. This year is the seventh year of the contract and GOT7, which sold more than 450,000 albums last year, has become another one of many K-pop id
Kia Motors will unveil its new logo and slogan on Jan. 6 in line with its push for transformation from an internal combustion engine-oriented carmaker to a cutting-edge future mobility company.Kia Motors will release a teaser video of its new logo and slogan on YouTube at 7 p.m. on Jan. 6. Its new n
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. She can be reached at hzl.lee@nhqv.com. -- Ed. We raise our TP on YG Ent from W55,000 to W62,000. Blackpink’s position as a global force is strengthening thanks to rising awareness of the group in Western markets. The company is securing earnin
The South Korean government applied the revised Telecommunications Business Act to Google, whose services malfunctioned for an hour in the evening of Dec. 14.“We told Google to submit relevant data in order to find out the cause of the malfunction,” the Ministry of Science and ICT explained, adding,
Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled details of its one-of-a-kind mini EV based on the ‘45’ concept car in a short film on YouTube. The 6-minute video shows how the minicar uses Emotion Adaptive Vehicle Control (EAVC) technology to support young patients at the Hospital Sant Joan Deu Barcelona (SJD) in Sp
The author is an analyst of Shinhan Investment Corp. He can be reached at sejonghong@shinhan.com. -- Ed. 4Q20 consolidated OP forecast at KRW10.9bn (TB YoY)Studio Dragon is forecast to report consolidated sales of KRW134.5bn (+38.0% YoY) and operating profit of KRW10.9bn (positive swing YoY) for 4Q2
Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), a dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform that will serve as the core technology for the group’s next-generation BEV line-up.The group took the wraps off the platform during an ‘E-GMP Digital Discovery’ even
An actual rollable smartphone has been unveiled for the first time. But the company was not LG Electronics that developed the world's first rollable display. Chinese smartphone maker Oppo was one step ahead in releasing the industry’s first rollable phone.Oppo introduced its rollable smartphone
BlueSignal, a member company of the Born2Global Centre and Sejong Technopark, uses an AI-based traffic prediction engine to develop diverse platform services that offer various traffic information, tailored to the needs of the transportation industry and related industries.The company develops innov
Nongshim is expected to record its biggest-ever overseas sales in 2020, becoming the world's fifth largest ramen company.Nongshim said on Nov. 4 that its overseas sales are expected to grow 24 percent on year to reach US$990 million this year. The growth is driven by strong sales of "Shin Ramyun
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. She can be reached at jy.lee@nhqv.com. -- Ed. K-online market has been enjoying robust growthIn 1H20, Korea’s online retail penetration stood at 28%, showing the highest level along with China (28%), followed by the UK (26%) and US (16%). While
The author is an analyst of Shinhan Investment Corp. He can be reached at sejonghong@shinhan.com. -- Ed. Contents: Boost from intensifying competition in the client industry in 2021Content providers stand to benefit from intensifying competition in the client industry at home and in the US and China
To mark the next phase of AIA Vitality, its health and wellness platform, AIA Life launched the “We Can Live Better” campaign on Oct. 29 in line with its purpose to encourage and support people to live healthier, longer, and better Lives.The campaign will start with a still-cut showcase and video, f
SK Telecom announced on Oct. 20 that it has expanded and relocated Jump Studio, Asia’s first Mixed Reality Capture Studio using Microsoft’s volumetric video capture technology, to its headquarters (SKT-Tower), and unveiled plans to promote 5G content business in full-scale. Jump Studio was initially
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are using South Korean idol groups to promote their smartphones.After Samsung Electronics used the BTS in an ad for the Galaxy Z-Fold 2, LG Electronics started marketing its strategic smartphone the "LG Wing" with "SuperM," an idol group created by member music
LG Electronics announced on Oct. 11 that it has released a new teaser video on YouTube announcing the launch of the world’s first rollable TV, “LG Signature OLED R.”The 17-second video, released on Oct. 9, announces the imminent launch of the new TV with a short and intense message of "ROLLING SOON.