The Greatest Shaman

The cast of Kakao original series “The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim” — from left, actors Bae Hae-seon, Nam Da-reum, Kim Sae-ron, Yoo Seon-ho and Moon Sung-geun — pose during an online press event on Thursday. The series revolves high school student...

2021-07-29

Kakao targets global expansion with new webtoon app

Kakao Webtoon, the soon-to-launch webtoon platform from Kakao Entertainment, is escaping the square-shaped thumbnail images widely used on webtoon platforms, opting instead for animated video thumbnails that are different in shape and ...

2021-07-27

GS Caltex and GS Energy buy 0.73% of Kakao Mobility

GS Caltex and GS Energy will together invest 30 billion won in Kakao Mobility to delve further into future mobility business.

2021-07-26

Punters face seller's remorse as dogs have their day

Some retail punters who took profits early after IPOs now regret dumping their shares so quickly.

2021-07-25

Tech shines, airlines shunned by college job seekers

For college students, BGF retail is hot and Korean Air Lines is not, at least according to a recent survey of where they would most like to work.

2021-07-20

Daum Webtoon becomes Kakao Webtoon as competition intensifies

Daum Webtoon will rebrand itself as Kakao Webtoon on Aug. 1 and offer some new features in its mobile app, the company announced on Tuesday. Kakao Webtoon will arrive as an update to the existing Daum Webtoon app. Daum Webtoon Company will change ...

2021-07-20

Kakao Games grants stock options to all regular employees

Kakao Games will grant 16.6 billion won ($14.4 million) of stock options to employees to thank them for their hard work, the company said on Monday. A total of 216,000 stocks will be provided to ...

2021-07-19

[News In Focus] Naver takes on the world, market by market

Naver's dramatic turn of events in Japan symbolizes the tech company’s shifting strategy for international expansion: making acquisitions and focusing on the well-performing sectors instead of trying to replicate domestic services abroad.

2021-07-18

Norse gods lay siege to Korea's gaming world and dominate fast

Norse god Odin has invaded Korea’s gaming world, unseating the reigning champ and threatening long-term domination. Odin: Valhalla Rising, the latest R-rated cross-platform game developed by Lionheart Studio and published by Kakao Games, has ...

2021-07-17

Singer IU announced as face of Kakao Webtoon

Singer IU has been chosen as the model for new global webtoon platform. Kakao Entertainment announced Friday that IU will be the face of Kakao Webtoon that is slated to launch next month...

2021-07-16

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