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 D'FESTA LA Brings the Best of K-Pop to the US

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

D'FESTA LA, an immersive and interactive K-pop exhibition originally held in Korea and Japan, is now coming to the US.

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  • D'FESTA LA, an immersive and interactive K-pop exhibition originally held in Korea and Japan, is now coming to the US.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240417076157/en/
    D'FESTA LA by Dispatch (Photo: Business Wire)
    D’FESTA LA will feature three parts: THE EXHIBITION, THE MOVIE, and THE EXPERIENCE.
  • THE EXHIBITION is an immersive and interactive photo exhibition featuring never-before-seen photos from the nine groups.
  • After a successful run in Korea and Japan, D'FESTA is now expanding to the US, with the upcoming D'FESTA LA exhibition.

Starflex-VR Launches K-Pop 3D VR Platform

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starflex-VR Inc. has launched a K-pop 3D VR platform service for fans worldwide. The mobile app SFVR was first released on the VR platforms of Meta Quest and Steam VR and has recently been made available on Google's and Apple's stores as well.

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  • Plans to Exclusively Publish "2022 The Fact Music Awards" VR Performances by BTS, NCT Dream, and More
    SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starflex-VR Inc. has launched a K-pop 3D VR platform service for fans worldwide.
  • The mobile app SFVR was first released on the VR platforms of Meta Quest and Steam VR and has recently been made available on Google's and Apple's stores as well.
  • The SFVR platform features a variety of content from K-pop artists such as concerts, music videos, and behind-the-scenes videos produced in 3D VR so overseas fans can feel as if they're right there on the scene.
  • The platform's main services are planned to be 4K 3D VR K-pop performance streaming, 8K 3D VR downloads, various interactive platform-based K-pop fan services, and more.

idolplus, Media Platform for K-pop Entertainers, Launched Globally in Six Languages

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

LG Uplus (CEO: Hyeon-sik Hwang) (KRX: 032640) changed the name of its media platform for K-pop entertainers, U+ idol Live, to idolplus, and launched a web service in six languages, including English, Chinese and Japanese.

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  • LG Uplus (CEO: Hyeon-sik Hwang) (KRX: 032640) changed the name of its media platform for K-pop entertainers, U+ idol Live, to idolplus, and launched a web service in six languages, including English, Chinese and Japanese.
  • It has established itself as a media platform specializing in K-pop entertainers by continuously expanding contents for K-pop fans to approximately 35,000.
  • In addition to original contents featuring popular K-pop entertainers, famous concerts and award shows can be watched for free on the platform.
  • idolplus contents, which are available in six languages, that is Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Indonesian, will be continuously expanded.

Samyang Foods introduces Buldak at Europe's largest K-Pop festival

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Friday, May 13, 2022

Samyang Foods takes part in KPOP.FLEX to be held in Frankfurt, Germany

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  • Samyang Foods takes part in KPOP.FLEX to be held in Frankfurt, Germany
    SEOUL, South Korea, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Samyang Foods announced on May 13 that it will participate in the KPOP.FLEX Korea Festival to be held in Frankfurt, Germany from May 14th to 15th to promote Buldak, Korean noodles that has a secret spicy sauce.
  • Samyang Foods plans to establish a Buldak promotional booth at the festival and will introduce the Buldak brand to K-pop fans in Europe.
  • During the event, Samyang Foods collaborated with a local German chef to develop a localized dish using Buldak and a carbonara-flavored Buldak which will be served as samples at food trucks.
  • An official from Samyang Foods said, "The Buldak brand will captivate the locals' palates at Europe's largest Korean festival which is being held for the first time post covid-19."

Tokopedia 'WIB: Indonesia K-Pop Awards' Announces Star-Studded Lineup for First-ever Worldwide Premiere: BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, NCT Dream and Many More

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Friday, November 19, 2021

These 10 groups are BTS and BLACKPINK, two of Tokopedia's brand ambassadors, and also TWICE, NCT Dream, The Boyz, Stray Kids, ITZY, Treasure, Secret Number, and Aespa.

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  • These 10 groups are BTS and BLACKPINK, two of Tokopedia's brand ambassadors, and also TWICE, NCT Dream, The Boyz, Stray Kids, ITZY, Treasure, Secret Number, and Aespa.
  • WIB: Indonesia K-Pop Awards is an awarding event from Indonesian communities for the aforementioned global megastar groups whose fans have voted through Tokopedia.
  • The WIB Indonesia K-pop Awards 2021 will be the first award show dedicated to K-pop fans in Indonesia, and will also present various special performances from the groups.
  • Worldwide communities can stream WIB: Indonesia K-Pop Awards on 25 November from 19.00 to 21.00 Jakarta Time (UTC+7) via Tokopedia Play within Tokopedia's app and Tokopedia's official Youtube channel.

Tokopedia 'WIB: Indonesia K-Pop Awards' Announces Star-Studded Lineup for First-ever Worldwide Premiere: BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, NCT Dream and Many More

Retrieved on: 
Friday, November 19, 2021

These 10 groups are BTS and BLACKPINK, two of Tokopedia's brand ambassadors, and also TWICE, NCT Dream, The Boyz, Stray Kids, ITZY, Treasure, Secret Number, and Aespa.

Key Points: 
  • These 10 groups are BTS and BLACKPINK, two of Tokopedia's brand ambassadors, and also TWICE, NCT Dream, The Boyz, Stray Kids, ITZY, Treasure, Secret Number, and Aespa.
  • WIB: Indonesia K-Pop Awards is an awarding event from Indonesian communities for the aforementioned global megastar groups whose fans have voted through Tokopedia.
  • The WIB Indonesia K-pop Awards 2021 will be the first award show dedicated to K-pop fans in Indonesia, and will also present various special performances from the groups.
  • Worldwide communities can stream WIB: Indonesia K-Pop Awards on 25 November from 19.00 to 21.00 Jakarta Time (UTC+7) via Tokopedia Play within Tokopedia's app and Tokopedia's official Youtube channel.

U.S. Remains Fastest-Growing Market for K-Pop's Physical Album Sales; Reaches All-Time High in 2020

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Friday, April 16, 2021

b"NEW YORK, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Despite the clear decline of physical album sales across the globe, one genre continues to show stunning physical sales performance in the U.S. market.

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  • b"NEW YORK, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Despite the clear decline of physical album sales across the globe, one genre continues to show stunning physical sales performance in the U.S. market.
  • 2020's performance was so strong that, even with COVID-19's economic impact, K-Pop's physical sales still managed to enjoy a record year.\nTo support this growing album demand, K-Pop fandom platform theQoos officially launched commerce this month.
  • Additionally, each 'Hot Sauce' purchase brings fans closer to an opportunity to win a signed copy of NCT Dream's 2017 EP 'We Young.
  • This number also made 'Resonance' the top-selling in SM's history, breaking a 25-year-long record originally set by legend idol group H.O.T.