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International Business Times
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- International Business Times
Heavenly Ever After Episode 7: How to Watch, Air Date, Preview, Spoilers, and More
Heavenly Ever After episode 7 will air on JTBC on Saturday (May 10) at 10:30 PM KST. According to the production team, the upcoming chapter will feature a striking transformation in Lee Young Ae. The episode will explore the crisis that Lee Hae Sook and Go Nak Joon will face in their relationship. People in Korea can watch the seventh episode on TV or stream it online. K-drama fans from other parts of the world, including the US, Canada, Australia, the UK, Mexico, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Greenland, Hong Kong, China, Japan, New Zealand, UAE, Singapore, Turkey, and South Africa, can watch the mini-series with subtitles on online streaming platforms, like Netflix. Heavenly Ever After is an ongoing romantic fantasy drama starring Kim Hye Ja, Son Suk Ku, Han Ji Min, Lee Jung Eun, Chun Ho Jin, and Ryu Deok Hwan. It revolves around the unconventional reunion of a woman and her husband in heaven. Screenwriter Lee Nam Kyu wrote the script for this mini-series with Kim Su Jin. The K-drama premiered on JTBC on Saturday (April 19) at 10:30 PM KST. Here is everything about Heavenly Ever After episode 7, like the air date, preview, spoilers, and streaming details. How to Watch? The romantic fantasy drama will return with a new episode on JTBC on Saturday (May 10) at 10:30 PM KST. People in Korea can watch episode 7 on TV or stream it online. K-drama fans from other parts of the world, including the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK, can watch the mini-series with subtitles on various online streaming platforms, including Netflix. Here are the International Air Timings of Heavenly Ever After Episode 7: US - 9:30 AM Canada - 9:30 AM Australia - 11:30 PM New Zealand - 1:30 PM Japan - 10:30 PM Mexico - 7:30 AM Brazil - 10:30 AM Saudi Arabia - 4:30 PM India - 7:00 PM Indonesia - 8:30 PM Singapore - 9:30 PM China - 9:30 PM Europe - 3:30 PM France - 3:30 PM Spain - 3:30 PM UK - 2:30 PM South Africa - 3:30 PM Philippines - 9:30 PM Preview and Spoilers The newly released stills show Lee Young Ae opting for a girlish look and trying to flirt with the Heaven Support Center's director. Her striking transformation in an eye-catching outfit leaves Lee Hae Sook speechless and stunning. Another set of stills focuses on the crisis in the relationship between Lee Hae Sook and Go Nak Joon due to the unexpected conflict between Lee Hae Sook and her mother-in-law. The chapter will also focus on Som Yi's search for her lost memories. "Hae Sook's various connections from her past life, along with Som Yi's fragments of memory, will slowly be revealed. Meanwhile, Lee Young Ae's straightforward flirting and the director's ironclad resistance will bring laughter. Please look forward to their intriguing dynamic," the producers shared.
International Business Times
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- International Business Times
Heavenly Ever After Episode 5: How to Watch, Air Date, Preview, Spoilers, and More
Heavenly Ever After episode 5 will air on JTBC on Saturday (May 3) at 10:30 PM KST. According to the production team, the upcoming chapter will depict the journey of three characters -- Lee Young Ae, Lee Hae Sook, and Go Nak Joon. The producers teased horrors beyond imagination for the trio. People in Korea can watch the fifth episode on TV or stream it online. K-drama fans from other parts of the world, including the US, Canada, Australia, the UK, Mexico, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Greenland, Hong Kong, China, Japan, New Zealand, UAE, Singapore, Turkey, and South Africa, can watch the mini-series with subtitles on online streaming platforms, like Netflix. Heavenly Ever After is an ongoing romantic fantasy drama starring Kim Hye Ja, Son Suk Ku, Han Ji Min, Lee Jung Eun, Chun Ho Jin, and Ryu Deok Hwan. It revolves around the unconventional reunion of a woman and her husband in heaven. Screenwriter Lee Nam Kyu wrote the script for this mini-series with Kim Su Jin. The K-drama premiered on JTBC on Saturday (April 19) at 10:30 PM KST. Here is everything about Heavenly Ever After episode 5, like the air date, preview, spoilers, and streaming details. How to Watch? The romantic fantasy drama will return with a new episode on JTBC on Saturday (May 3) at 10:30 PM KST. People in Korea can watch episode 5 on TV or stream it online. K-drama fans from other parts of the world, including the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK, can watch the mini-series with subtitles on various online streaming platforms, including Netflix. Here are the International Air Timings of Heavenly Ever After Episode 5: US - 9:30 AM Canada - 9:30 AM Australia - 11:30 PM New Zealand - 1:30 PM Japan - 10:30 PM Mexico - 7:30 AM Brazil - 10:30 AM Saudi Arabia - 4:30 PM India - 7:00 PM Indonesia - 8:30 PM Singapore - 9:30 PM China - 9:30 PM Europe - 3:30 PM France - 3:30 PM Spain - 3:30 PM UK - 2:30 PM South Africa - 3:30 PM Philippines - 9:30 PM Preview and Spoilers The newly released stills show Hae Sook at the entrance of hell. She meets the person responsible for the entrance procedure. The interaction between the in charge of the hell entrance and Hae Sook differs from what she faced in heaven. Nak Joon also arrived at hell and looked forward to Hae Sook everywhere. The production team asked the viewers to look forward to the story that unfolds in hell. "The unknown world of hell, which was shrouded in mystery, will finally be unveiled, revealing horrors beyond imagination. Please look forward to the story that unfolds in hell, where countless people's sins and punishments are judged without mercy," the producers shared.
Japan Times
31-03-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
Seoul overtakes Paris in beauty boom with dealmakers rushing in
As South Korean cosmetics gain popularity in the United States, the world's biggest market for beauty products, personal care startups in the East Asian country are seeing a surge in dealmaking demand. Seoul, long a destination for beauty services, last year became the top exporter of cosmetics to America, overtaking France, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission. In the same period, South Korea's total cosmetics shipments hit a record $10.2 billion, up from $7.5 billion in 2020, according to the Korean Food Ministry. That kind of growth has spawned interest from L'Oreal to Archimed in Korean personal care assets, with the industry bagging a record 18 deals worth 2.3 trillion won ($1.6 billion) in 2024. Although it lags past years by value, the pace of activity alone has one advisory firm convinced that the momentum for mergers and acquisitions will continue. "Private equity funds are paying more attention to Korean cosmetics,' said Manhwi Han, a deal partner at advisory MMP. "Given the strong growth of exports in the U.S., we expect the M&A boom will definitely continue this year.' The deals boom is widely attributed to the wave of Korean culture, making the cosmetics industry a collateral beneficiary alongside the South Korean food and culinary sector. With K-pop and K-drama gaining global attention, companies have used product placements to sell everything from $22.99 stick balms to $2,350 LED face masks, with the U.S. market being the main target. Archimed, a French investment firm, last year acquired aesthetic skincare technology firm, Jeisys Medical, promoted by Korean actress Lee Young Ae. Reports suggest local private equity firm KL & Partners is eyeing control of Manyo Factory, the maker of a serum featured in popular Korean TV drama Crash Landing on You. Korean brands have cornered about 22% of foreign cosmetics products in the U.S. and about 40% in Japan, according to Eun-jung Park, an analyst at Seoul-based Hana Securities. South Korea's total cosmetics shipments hit a record $10.2 billion in 2024, compared with $7.5 billion in 2020, according to the Korean Food Ministry. | Bloomberg COSRX, acquired by Korean cosmetics firm Amorepacific in October 2023, is estimated to have earned nearly 60% of its revenue in the U.S. and Europe, with popularity of its snail essence ranked as Amazon's No. 1 facial serum. That's buoying interest in Korean startups, with MMP seeing some big deals in the pipeline this year. One of them could be Bain Capital's potential sale of Classys, a maker of beauty devices and cosmetics, which the Boston-based private equity firm bought for about 670 billion won in 2022. Bain declined to comment. Bain already has a good track record of cashing out its Korean beauty investments, having sold stakes in botulinum toxin maker Hugel for $1.5 billion in 2021 and in cosmetics firm Carver Korea for $2.7 billion. A social media review of Tirtir's foundation product for African Americans that attracted 61 million views speaks to the interest in Korean products in the U.S. The pivot of Korean brands to America came amid a slump in consumption in China. Cosmetics startups have relied on savvy online marketing through TikTok and Reddit, to amplify presence in the U.S. and through partnerships with Costco and Amazon. A TikTok and Kantar research last year forecast global spending on Korean cultural products to nearly double to $143 billion by 2030. The upbeat outlook for South Korea's cosmetics companies is in contrast to the challenges faced by global brands such as Estee Lauder, which forecast a drop in net sales for the current quarter in March. Japanese maker Shiseido is also grappling with lackluster Chinese demand. South Korean personal care products manufacturer Kolmar Korea is preparing to open its second plant in the U.S. in order to meet rising demand in North America. CJ Olive Young, known as South Korea's Sephora with about 1,400 stores in the country, is offering marketing advice to local startups to help sell their products in its retail stores. CJ is also planning to open its first outlet in the U.S. after seeing 140% growth in sales to foreign travelers in 2024. "America is the land of opportunity for Korean cosmetics companies,' Jiyoon Jung, a Seoul-based analyst at NH Investment & Securities, wrote in a March 17 note. "Global retailers are trying to launch more Korean cosmetics brands at their stores.'
