Kakao on the Brink of Holding Company Conversion and KakaoTalk Spin-Off — Outline Expected at Emergency Town Hall Today — BigGo Finance
South Korea’s Kakao will hold an emergency town hall meeting called “Open Talk” for employees at 10 a.m.…
Spotify may have overtaken homegrown DSP Melon in South Korea
There’s a changing of the music-streaming guard in South Korea, with Spotify possibly having just overtaken local player…
Cool off the Korean way at Sulbing
(Photo by Hyemin Lee/Stripes Korea) During the hot, sticky summer, Sulbing is one of the places many Koreans…
K-Pop Goes Global, But Korea’s Music Platforms Stay Trapped at Home
Cortis members. Photo courtesy of BigHit Music Korea’s music streaming platforms face a dual crisis. Their home market…
Kakao Wins Retrial, Overturning Fine Over Melon Cancellation Notice
The Seoul High Court has overturned a fine imposed by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Kakao (035720.KS),…
Kakao Joins ‘1 Trillion Won Club’ in Annual Revenue, Driven by Game and Music Platform Strategy
(Seoul=Focus News) Kakao has joined the ‘1 trillion won annual revenue club.’ Kakao announced on…