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Character Licensing Fair 2026 to showcase K-characters and industry collaborations

The Seoul event opens Thursday at Coex, featuring major Korean characters, cross-industry partnerships and business matching with global buyers.

2026.7.10

An assortment of recent cosmetics products released in collaboration with popular characters [GEMINI]

From minimal to magical: Playful designs, cute collaborations reshape K-beauty marketing

Korea's beauty industry is ramping up collaborations with cute, popular characters for limited-edition merchandise to generate hype on social media and drive sales. The shift reflects the industry’s focus on a younger consumer base.

2026.4.16

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A screenshot from Crepe, an online commission marketplace [SCREEN CAPTURE[

Korean Gen Z embraces freelance artists for tailored illustrations, unique storytelling experiences

Fans of webtoons, animation or games don't just consume content created by official artists and developers. They also pay freelance artists to create custom content just for them.

2026.4.9

Virtual boy band Plave's new single ″PLBBUU″ poster [VLAST]

Virtual boy band Plave teases Sanrio collaboration for new single 'PLBBUU'

Plave meets Kuromi and My Melody — the virtual boy band will collaborate with Japanese character brand Sanrio for its upcoming new single "PLBBUU," set for release on Nov. 10.

2025.10.24

Visitors take a picture in front of the Zanmang Loopy character installation at the Character Licensing Fair 2024 held at Coex, southern Seoul, on July 18. [YONHAP]

Character Licensing Fair brings characters, metaverse platforms to southern Seoul's Coex

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.

2024.7.18

Stop digital character assassination (KOR)

The government must send a clear message that anyone committing such despicable sex crime will be found and receive grave punishments.

2024.5.23

Stop digital character assassination

The government must send a clear message that anyone committing such despicable sex crime will be found and receive grave punishments.

2024.5.22

Entertainment over character

'Actors and sports players are all entertainers. We should enjoy their entertainment and not make them our entertainment.'

2024.2.21

No teasing here: Ateez members' characters Aniteez revealed

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.

2024.2.1

Actor Ma Dong-seok recreated as a game character for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) [KRAFTON]

Actor Ma Dong-seok to become PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' character

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 ...

2021.7.5