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Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Squid Game' Stars Byung Hun Lee and Yim Siwan to Make KCON L.A. 2025 Appearances
Squid Game actors Byung Hun Lee and Yim Siwan are set to make an appearance at KCON L.A. 2025, the festival announced Tuesday. The pair will appear during the K-pop festival's first night concert, branded M Countdown, on Aug. 1 to present 'a memorable moment for global fans' and reflect 'KCON's commitment to creating special connections between artists and fans,' according to a release. Yim will also visit the K-Content by CJ ENM exhibition zone of the first day of KCON L.A. 2025 at the main festival grounds located at the L.A. Convention Center. More from The Hollywood Reporter Black Sabbath Mourn Death of Ozzy Osbourne: "Lost Our Brother" Luigi Mangione Musical Eyes More Cities After Sold-Out San Francisco Run Lollapalooza Is Nearly Sold Out: Here's How to Score (and Save on) Last-Minute Tickets Yim is scheduled to attend CJ ENM's partnership event with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, dubbed 'K-Culture Night at Academy Museum with KCON.' The event is scheduled to be held the day before (July 31) and will also feature newly announced Paramount and Hybe K-pop project star Eric Nam, Choi Hojong, Lee Youngji, P1Harmony and Is:sue. Yim will participate in a special session and Choi will perform a dance routine to the soundtrack of Bong Joon Ho's Oscar-winning film Parasite. The event sold out in two hours, making it the fastest event to sell out in the museum's history, according to a release. Both Lee and Yim have ties to the world of K-pop. Prior to his career as an actor, Yim was a member of K-pop boy group ZE:A. He will participate in a special talk session during the Academy Museum even to discuss his transition from K-pop star to actor. Lee recently voiced the villain Gwima in Netflix's surprise hit KPop Demon Hunters. KCON, the world's No. 1 K-pop festival, will return to downtown's Los Angeles Convention Center and Arena for a three-day event Aug. 1 through Aug. 3, giving local K-Pop fans a chance at seeing several of their favorite acts under the same roof. Amazon Music will be exclusively streaming the festival. This year's KCON lineup includes HxW (Hoshi and Woozi of Seventeen), NCT 127, Aespa, Monsta X, Key, IVE, NMIXX and Zerobaseone. Baby DONT Cry, Riize, Hwasa, Meovv, Nowz, Idid, Izna, Jackson Wang, J-pop group JO1, Roy Kim, I-dle, Yuqi, AllDay Project, Cravity and Kep1er will also perform throughout the festival's three-day-long concert series. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
interpark global Launches Official Travel Packages for "2025 NOL FESTIVAL: SBS GAYODAEJEON Summer"
– A large-scale K-Culture festival combining K-POP performances and immersive Korean content experiences – Exclusive packages now available: from concert tickets to hotel stays and shuttle services for a seamless Korea travel experience SEOUL, South Korea, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- interpark global, the Korea-based concert and performance ticketing platform operated by NOL UNIVERSE (Co-CEOs Bochan Bae and Hwi-Young Chae), has announced the exclusive launch of official travel packages for the "2025 NOL FESTIVAL : SBS GAYODAEJEON Summer." Co-hosted by SBS, one of Korea's leading broadcasters, and NOL UNIVERSE, a global travel, leisure, and culture platform company, the 2025 SBS GAYODAEJEON Summer will be held on July 26–27 at KINTEX in Ilsan, Korea. This landmark K-Culture festival brings together top-tier K-POP artists such as NCT DREAM, i-dle, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ENHYPEN, IVE, NMIXX, ILLIT, and JANNABI, along with a blue-carpet experience offering close-up views of artist arrivals and a vibrant K-Content zone showcasing the latest trends in Korean culture. To help international fans plan their trips with ease, interpark global is offering curated travel packages that bundle official concert tickets with transportation and accommodations. Options include: A basic package with concert tickets and shuttle service departing from major tourist sites in Seoul A "Hotel + Shuttle + Ticket" package A full package including blue-carpet access, hotel accommodation, private shuttle, and concert ticket These packages are exclusively available for purchase via the interpark global website and mobile app. "We are proud to partner in this major K-Culture event as part of our mission to become the leading global platform for K-Content," said Logan Kim, Head of Global Business at NOL UNIVERSE. "Through interpark global, we aim to offer global K-POP fans an effortless and immersive travel experience in Korea, and we will continue to expand our services to meet that goal." interpark global is Korea's largest ticketing platform exclusively for international users, serving more than six million customers worldwide. The platform provides easy access to a wide range of Korean cultural events—including K-POP concerts, fan meetings, musicals, classical performances, and sports games. In addition, interpark global is committed to enhancing the Korean travel experience by offering personalized itinerary planning tools and concert-linked travel content designed to help global travelers experience Korea in a deeper, more memorable way. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE NOL UNIVERSE Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
interpark global Launches Official Travel Packages for "2025 NOL FESTIVAL: SBS GAYODAEJEON Summer"
– A large-scale K-Culture festival combining K-POP performances and immersive Korean content experiences – Exclusive packages now available: from concert tickets to hotel stays and shuttle services for a seamless Korea travel experience SEOUL, South Korea, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- interpark global, the Korea-based concert and performance ticketing platform operated by NOL UNIVERSE (Co-CEOs Bochan Bae and Hwi-Young Chae), has announced the exclusive launch of official travel packages for the "2025 NOL FESTIVAL : SBS GAYODAEJEON Summer." Co-hosted by SBS, one of Korea's leading broadcasters, and NOL UNIVERSE, a global travel, leisure, and culture platform company, the 2025 SBS GAYODAEJEON Summer will be held on July 26–27 at KINTEX in Ilsan, Korea. This landmark K-Culture festival brings together top-tier K-POP artists such as NCT DREAM, i-dle, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ENHYPEN, IVE, NMIXX, ILLIT, and JANNABI, along with a blue-carpet experience offering close-up views of artist arrivals and a vibrant K-Content zone showcasing the latest trends in Korean culture. To help international fans plan their trips with ease, interpark global is offering curated travel packages that bundle official concert tickets with transportation and accommodations. Options include: A basic package with concert tickets and shuttle service departing from major tourist sites in Seoul A "Hotel + Shuttle + Ticket" package A full package including blue-carpet access, hotel accommodation, private shuttle, and concert ticket These packages are exclusively available for purchase via the interpark global website and mobile app. "We are proud to partner in this major K-Culture event as part of our mission to become the leading global platform for K-Content," said Logan Kim, Head of Global Business at NOL UNIVERSE. "Through interpark global, we aim to offer global K-POP fans an effortless and immersive travel experience in Korea, and we will continue to expand our services to meet that goal." interpark global is Korea's largest ticketing platform exclusively for international users, serving more than six million customers worldwide. The platform provides easy access to a wide range of Korean cultural events—including K-POP concerts, fan meetings, musicals, classical performances, and sports games. In addition, interpark global is committed to enhancing the Korean travel experience by offering personalized itinerary planning tools and concert-linked travel content designed to help global travelers experience Korea in a deeper, more memorable way. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE NOL UNIVERSE Sign in to access your portfolio
Korea Herald
24-04-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Culture Minsitry unveils plans to boost animation industry, expand global reach
With a 1.5 trillion won boost and new AI and export policies, Korea aims to turn animation into a growth engine The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday unveiled its 'Basic Plan for the Promotion of the Animation Industry,' which seeks to address structural challenges in the Korean animation sector. These include overreliance on preschool content, dependence on television broadcasting and poor production conditions. To revitalize the industry, the government will establish a 200 billion won ($140 million) animation-focused fund this year expanding it to 1.5 trillion won by 2029. A new cash rebate system will also be introduced to attract foreign investment, by reimbursing part of the production cost for international co-productions that meet certain conditions and are primarily executed in Korea. The five-year plan aims to diversify animation audiences by supporting content geared toward young adults and older demographics, and fostering animation tailored for streaming services and short-form video apps. The government will also encourage cross-media adaptations with webtoons and web novels, and promote the creation of AI-powered spin-offs to extend the lifespan and value of intellectual property in animation. International expansion is another focus. Korea will establish joint pavilions at major animation markets in Greater China and Southeast Asia for the first time. The government will provide structured support for localization efforts — such as dubbing and subtitling — and carry out global marketing initiatives through Korean Cultural Centers and K-Content Business Centers overseas. Responding to fast-evolving technologies, the government will build an AI-powered ecosystem for animation production, distribution and startup incubation. It also plans to develop a Korean-style AI training dataset for video content and establish the Second Animation Promotion Committee, composed of experts in emerging media. A new law will also be proposed to systematically support new media content involving virtual humans and short-form formats. The plan supports the development of merchandise and cultural products based on animation characters, virtual humans and short-form IP. It also encourages partnerships between small creators and larger firms, while offering commercialization training and industry insights. Finally, to strengthen the talent pipeline, the plan includes training programs for animation planners, writers and AI-skilled video production professionals, in partnership with universities and affiliated institutions. In 2023, the Korean animation industry recorded 1.1 trillion won in revenue, marking a 23 percent increase from the previous year — surpassing the 2.1 percent growth of the overall content sector. The Culture Ministry hopes to increase animation industry revenue to 1.9 trillion won and exports from $120 million in 2023 to $170 million by 2030.
