Entertainment
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Mask-free outdoor arts festival attracts thousands of visitors on Children's Day
SEOUL -- A rare scene involving thousands of people roaming freely inside a city square to enjoy summer festivities just like the pre-pandemic times was unfolded in Ansan southwest of Seoul on May 5's Children's Day. Couples, friends, and families applauded and burst into happy laughter while watching a variety of performances and participating in events and games. W
13 May 2022
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CJ ENM partners with France's Criteo to introduce TV Audience Extension technology
SEOUL -- CJ ENM, a top media company in South Korea, partnered with Criteo, a Paris-based commerce media platform, to introduce "TV Audience Extension," a full-funnel marketing feature that combines TV broadcast advertisements and audience-first display advertisements. TV Audience Extension matches target users and discovers potential consumers with Criteo's Shopper Graph which is the world's largest commerce data, combined with Criteo's superior machine lear
13 May 2022
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CJ ENM to open new drama production studio in Japan with Naver's webtoon service wing
SEOUL -- CJ ENM, a media company that created the Oscar-winning film "Parasite," will open a new drama production studio in Japan through cooperation with the webtoon service wing of South Korea's web service giant Naver, as part of efforts to establish a multi-studio system and strengthen global content competitiveness. The new studio tentatively named "Studio Dragon Japan" will be set up by the end of June 2022 with a capital injection of 30 billion won (
12 May 2022
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K-pop singer AleXa wins NBC's music program 'American Song Contest'
SEOUL -- Alexaundra Christine Schneiderman, an American singer and dancer better known by her stage name AleXa in South Korea, became the winner of an American TV channel NBC's music competition show called "American Song Contest." The 25-year-old K-pop singer who competed with 55 American artists including veteran singers Michael Bolton and Macy Gray will showcase her performance at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. "I am beyond words…Thank you so,
11 May 2022
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CJ Group makes strategic investment in global fandom business startup
SEOUL -- Two CJ Group units made a strategic investment in bemyfriends, a global fandom business startup in South Korea, to strengthen global direct-to-consumer marketing through non-fungible tokens and artificial intelligence technology. They will work together to maximize synergy and strengthen their leadership of the creator economy. bemyfriends said that it has attracted 22.4 billion won ($17.6 million) from CJ, the holding company of CJ Group, and CJ OliveNetworks, an IT serv
10 May 2022
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CJ ENM acquires stake in U.S. metaverse studio Hyperreal
SEOUL -- Through a strategic investment aimed at strengthening content production capabilities, CJ ENM has acquired a stake in Hyperreal, a U.S. metaverse studio and entertainment producer that creates digital humans in visual effects studios. The South Korean media company that created the Oscar-winning film "Parasite" anticipates synergy when Hyperreal's technology is applied to its content library. The size of CJ ENM's investment was not disclosed. CJ ENM gaine
2 May 2022
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Bebefinn creators anticipate great success with fast-growing popularity like Baby Shark
SEOUL -- Creators of "Bebefinn," a three-dimension video animation show featuring the five-member family of a 20-month-old baby, anticipate a great success as in their previous work, the "Baby Shark Dance" video that made a phenomenal hit worldwide. Bebefinn, created by South Korea's Pinkfong Company, is an animated child who loves to play with Baby Shark. He has four family members -- mother, father, brother and sister. Through a three-minute video, Bebefinn
26 April 2022
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Virtual human YuA to debut as singer through dance song 'I Like That'
SEOUL -- YuA, a virtual artist created by South Korean game publisher "Smilegate" and a visual effects company, will make her debut with a dance song titled "I Like That." Hundreds of voice data were synthesized using artificial intelligence technology to create the 20-year-old's voice. Smilegate said in a statement that YuA's debut song will be released through music websites at 6 p.m. (0900 GMT) on April 12. The new single portrays an AI human expres
12 April 2022
