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Culture & Media

Stat: Korean gamers favour mobiles and consoles as PC gaming declines 

The gaming landscape is shifting as mobile and console games surge in popularity, leaving PC gaming in decline, according to the Korea Creative Content Agency’s (KCCA) annual content users report.

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Culture & Media

Anti-tourism Market

Fuelled by record-breaking levels of hotspot travel, citizens and governments are ready to go head to head with overtourism and protect their cities and sights. What does this mean for the sector at large?

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Fashion

State of Luxury: South Korea

With rising wealth and digital fluency in its younger demographics, South Korea is well positioned as one of Asia’s most exciting and innovative growth markets.

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Food & Drink

CES 2022: A robot that replaces human chefs

Aiming to eliminate the laborious process of food preparation, South Korean innovator Beyond Honeycomb has created an AI-powered robot that can recreate the taste and texture of restaurant-level meals.

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Culture & Media

South Korea brings a pre-tourism experience to the metaverse

South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization are encouraging people to experience the country in the metaverse before visiting in person.

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Signals

Thought-starter: Will K-beauty take over in the West?

K-beauty retailers are transforming from importers of goods to skincare brands in their own right, says Daniela Walker, with private-label launches made for a Western market.

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Retail

Bank on it

South Korea – K Bank is the country’s first online-only bank.

Radish by Seung Yoon Lee, UK
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Technology

Digital dailies

Global – Radish provides original curated literary content that is aimed at digitally connected consumers.

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Marketing & Branding

Gastronomy Fetish

Just when we thought we couldn’t stomach any more food porn, creative industries are raising their game with a new blend of erotic exploration and culinary culture.