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Chinese milk tea brands gaining ground in Korea with Jang Won-young endorsement

For many years, the only well-known milk tea franchise was Gong Cha, but Chinese brands like ChaPanda and Heytea have already begun to win the hearts of Koreans.

2026-02-06

Stray Kids' Felix to continue as Gong Cha ambassador, partnership extended through 2026

Felix of Stray Kids is staying on as the face of Gong Cha Korea. The bubble tea brand said Thursday that it has renewed its global ambassador contract with the singer through 2026.

2026-01-29

Kospi opens sharply lower on renewed AI bubble woes

Korean stocks opened sharply lower on renewed woes over an AI bubble. The Kospi fell 87.15 points, or 2.09 percent, to 4,080.01 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

2025-12-15

AI bubble fears return as markets question huge investments, circular deals among Big Tech players

Just one day after Nvidia sparked a rally with its highest-ever quarterly earnings, stocks of leading AI companies tumbled across the board, amplifying investor anxiety. Is this just a temporary pause, or has the AI bubble theory become reinflated?

2025-11-21

Kospi nose-dives 3.79% as AI bubble fears spark U.S. sell-off

Korean stocks sank Friday as fears of a possible AI bubble sparked a sell-off in U.S. tech shares, pushing the benchmark Kospi down 3.79 percent and driving the biggest foreign outflows in almost five years.

2025-11-21

Girl group Kep1er to release EP 'Bubble Gum'

Girl group Kep1er will release its seventh EP “Bubble Gum,” on Aug. 19, Lunecom, the PR company for the group, said Monday, coming nine months after the release of its previous sixth EP “Tipi-tap”released in 2024.

2025-08-04

How to calm the AI bubble theory

For AI to thrive as an industry, more endeavors and achievements must be made in grooming data centers and AI applications.

2024-10-30

Blackpink's Lisa to join chat service bubble in September

Girl group Blackpink’s Lisa will join private chat service bubble in September, the service's operator DearU said Monday.

2024-08-19

Shakatak hires musicologist to prove NewJeans ripped off music

British band Shakatak said it would hire a musicologist to prove that girl group NewJeans copied its music without permission.

2024-07-21

NewJeans' agency refutes plagiarism claim over 'Bubble Gum'

British band Shakatak's copyright manager accused girl group NewJeans of plagiarism over the K-pop quintet's dance track "Bubble Gum," reports said Thursday.

2024-07-18