The 'kidult' consumer trend drives demand for character-themed products among adults, transforming items once aimed at children into mainstream successes.
A VR dating service, a face-changing app and a do-it-yourself metaverse platform turned heads at the annual Character Licensing Fair that kicked off on Thursday at southern Seoul’s Coex convention hall.
The government must send a clear message that anyone committing such despicable sex crime will be found and receive grave punishments.
'Actors and sports players are all entertainers. We should enjoy their entertainment and not make them our entertainment.'
Ateez members actively participated in the characters’ development, with each character mirroring a member of the band, according to the band's agency KQ Entertainment.
But I would hope that it acts as a warning bell to urge those in authority to take an effective action and deal with drugs, defamation and the persistent gangsterism involved in room salons and hostess clubs in Korea.
Retailers and fashion companies are choosing virtual influencers to promote their brands as these computer-generated personalities become popular with younger consumers globally.
Players of first-person shooting game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) will be able to choose actor Ma Dong-seok as a character when the latest update becomes available for installation on July 7. PUBG's developer Krafton released a ...
Companies are creating characters based on their executives in order to drum up business.
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