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South Korean Equities Eye Worst Year Since 2008 on Chip, Entertainment Stocks
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance UK· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- While declines in chip and Internet giants have put South Korean equities on course...
Kakao Exec Arrested for Stock Manipulation in K-Pop Takeover
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance UK· 9 months ago(Bloomberg) -- South Korean authorities arrested a senior Kakao Corp. executive for alleged stock...
Explainer-How Kakao won a takeover battle against HYBE for K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment
Reuters via Yahoo Finance UK· 1 year agoSouth Korean K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co Ltd is poised to fall under the grip of social media...
Kakao Makes $1 Billion Offer in Battle for K-Pop’s SM Entertainment
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoKorean entertainment-tech giant Kakao has launched an offer worth close to $1 billion to buy up one...
Hybe to Sell SM Entertainment Stake After Losing to Kakao in K-Pop Bid Battle
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoHybe Corp., the talent powerhouse behind K-pop sensation BTS, said on Friday that it will sell its...
K-Pop Godfather Spurs Rally in Battle for Music Empire
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance UK· 1 year ago(Bloomberg) -- SM Entertainment Co.’s stock price surged to a record high after the K-pop agency’s...
Naver's Webtoon Entertainment aims up to $2.67 billion valuation in US IPO
Reuters via Yahoo Finance UK· 3 weeks agoThe company, majority-owned by South Korean tech giant Naver, is aiming to raise as much as $315...
Kakao names Shina Chung, previously its VC lead, as new CEO amid ongoing crisis
TechCrunch via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoShina Chung, who had been running the company's venture arm, is moving to the top role at the...
Kakao Investigates Financials at K-Pop Label SM After Deal
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance UK· 5 months ago(Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s Kakao Corp. is investigating the financial practices of SM...
SM Entertainment Offices Raided by Korean Regulators as K-Pop Agency Duel Continues
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoThe battle for corporate dominance of K-Pop has become a drama that never stops giving. After the...