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Hacker targets IZ*ONE's TikTok account, removes all content

Disbanded girl group IZ*ONE’s TikTok account has been hacked. As of Wednesday, it looks like all the video content of the girl group has either been deleted or switched to private. The account has about 1.1 million followers...

2022-06-29

Jungkook, Charlie Puth collaborating on 'Left and Right'

Jungkook of boy band BTS is collaborating with singer Charlie Puth on a new song, Puth revealed in a TikTok video Friday. The song is called “Left and Right” and will drop on June 24. Jungkook featured in Puth’s TikTok video and sang some of the...

2022-06-17

TikTok Korea launches campaign to keep teens safe online

TikTok Korea, the local unit of the short video-sharing app made by Beijing-based ByteDance, declared March 21 through 25 as youth protection awareness week.

2022-03-25

Samsung Electronics joins Netflix and TikTok in avoiding Russia

Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia on Sunday as the government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia's war in Ukraine.

2022-03-07

BTS and Tomorrow X Together win gold awards at TikTok Creator Awards

Boy bands BTS and Tomorrow X Together (TXT) received the gold award at the TikTok Creator Awards, according to Big Hit Music on Monday. The gold award is given to accounts that have over 10 million followers and consistently present quality ...

2022-02-21

Smoking in the back gets a Lotteria in trouble

A video of a Lotteria kitchen worker smoking on duty was uploaded on TikTok, causing an uproar online.

2022-01-12

Chinese authorities suspend social media accounts of rapper B.I

Chinese authorities have suspended social media accounts of Korean rapper B.I as of Monday. B.I cannot post on his accounts on China's social media platforms Weibo and Douyin, the Chinese version of short video-sharing app TikTok. "The user is ...

2022-01-10

'EoGiYeongCha Seoul' brings together BTS, taekwondo and dance

Seoul is looking to deliver hope and cheer to everyone worn out from the pandemic at home and abroad, all while shouting “EoGiYeongCha."

2021-10-19

TMON plans 2022 IPO and YouTube videos

TMON will produce shows to be streamed on YouTube starting next month.

2021-10-13

TMON and TikTok sign a partnership

E-commerce operator TMON is teaming up with video-sharing app TikTok to encourage customers to make videos that can sell merchandise.

2021-10-07

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