K-Pop

Retail Asia30/10/2019

South Korea’s big-name beauty retailers are prepared to defend their market share from the launch of Sephora South Korea, which debuts this week. The first Sephora South Korea store will open in Parnas Mall in the upscale district of Gangnam in southern Seoul this Thursday, the company said. Spread across 547sqft, the store will feature […]

Retail Asia15/10/2019

K-pop girl-group Twice is to open a pop-up store called Twaii’s Shop in Singapore this month, marking its first Asia stop after the theme stores in Korea and Japan. Located at *Scape between October 12 to 14, Twaii’s Shop will feature more than 30 exclusive Twice merchandise items, including the Candybong light stick and Twaii-design […]

Retail Asia03/10/2019

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Retail Asia14/03/2019

South Korea’s K-pop merchandise market is booming, reaching KRW 150 billion (US$132 million) last year. Led by the recent global fame of BTS, K-pop’s popularity has expanded far and wide, and a growing number of fans are enthusiastically spend their time and money collecting even the smallest souvenirs that remind them of their favorite pop […]

Retail Asia21/01/2019

South Korean Hotel Shilla has recruited five social media influencers across Asian countries to hype K-beauty products through Shilla Duty Free stores. The company said that it will work with top influencers from China, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand on its “Beauty&You” project to guide customers on how to shop at travel retail online stores […]

Retail Asia09/01/2019

Toy retailer Mattel has announced a comprehensive, worldwide licensing agreement with popular South Korean boy band BTS. The creative collaboration will debut the first-ever line of BTS fashion dolls this summer. Under a multi-category license with BTS under its label, Big Hit Entertainment, Mattel will create dolls, collectible figures, games, and more. The collaboration will […]

Retail Asia19/12/2018

Popular boy band BTS’s annual economic value is estimated at over 4 trillion won ($3.5 billion), making it more lucrative than a medium-sized company. The group’s annual production inducement effect, which refers to the value generated in related industries, is estimated at around 4.1 trillion won, according to a report by Hyundai Research Institute (HRI) released […]

Retail Asia07/12/2018

JOOX, Asia’s most popular music streaming app, won the “User’s Choice App” in Hong Kong and Thailand and is named as one of the “Most Entertaining” apps in Hong Kong at the Google Play User’s Choice Awards 2018. The fan-voted accolades not only prove the quality and variety of the entertainment and music content that […]

Retail Asia03/12/2018

Popular all-girl K-pop group Blackpink has been appointed Shopee’s first regional brand ambassador. The appointment is timed to coincide with Shopee’s 12.12 birthday sale, which has embarked on a two week promotional campaign. The planned deals include discounts of up to 80 per cent for the one-day-only promotion. To draw attention to the sale day, […]

Retail Asia28/11/2018

Global K-pop sensation BTS has been chosen as the face of Hyundai Motor’s new large Palisade SUV, which will premiere at the upcoming LA Auto Show. The carmaker said Tuesday that it has appointed the seven-member boy band as the global ambassadors for the vehicle. The group will introduce the car in a video to […]

Retail Asia25/10/2018

Among young South Koreans, civic rights activist and Democratic presidential nominee Jesse Jackson’s 1988 campaign T-shirts and French fashion brand Balenciaga’s Bernie Sanders-inspired caps are some of the hottest fashion items at the moment. “What size is it?” “Has it been sold yet?” Comments like these quickly appear when well-kept secondhand Bernie Sanders caps are put […]

Retail Asia22/10/2018

With Southeast Asia becoming the center stage for South Korean businesses in expanding their global presence, retail conglomerates like Lotte, Shinsegae and CJ have been successfully tapping into the markets. Lotte Group has focused its investments on its retail arm Lotte Shopping’s entrance to the Indonesian market. According to the company, the Indonesia market accounts for 17 percent of total […]

Retail Asia08/09/2017

Korean fashion retailer Aland, known by millennials in its homeland for its styles influenced by K-pop, has opened a store in Bangkok. It has a network of shops across Seoul and also in Hong Kong. Like these, its new Siam Center outpost offers young and emerging Korean fashion and lifestyle brands. Run as a franchise […]

Retail Asia24/06/2016

South Korea will hold a nationwide shopping festival involving major retailers, manufacturers and traditional markets in the fall to draw foreign travelers and jack up lackluster domestic consumption, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism jointly formed a task force to create the […]

Tag: K-Pop

K-beauty brands vow to defend against Sephora South Korea onslaught

K-pop girl-group Twice to open first pop-up store in Singapore

The Best K-Drama Shows of 2019

South Korean K-pop merchandise sales surge to US$132 million

Shilla Duty Free recruits Asia’s top social media influencers to pitch K-beauty

Mattel to launch BTS doll this summer

BTS adds 4 trillion won to the Korean economy

JOOX named the User’s Choice App at Google Play User’s Choice Awards 2018

Blackpink is now Shopee brand ambassador

BTS to promote new Hyundai Palisade SUV

New fashion inspiration for young South Koreans

Spotlight on ASEAN for Korean retail, beauty and entertainment biz

Aland introduces K-pop style to Bangkok

South Korea to Launch Nationwide Shopping Festival in Fall