Los Angeles, USA – CJ E&M announced that over 75,000 fans attended KCON 2015 USA (58,000 fans converged on the flagship event in LA, and another 17,000 celebrating KCON’s arrival to the East Coast), which presented all aspects of Korean entertainment from July 31 through August 2 at STAPLES Center in Downtown Los Angeles, as well as the one day convention and concert held at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on August 8. In its fourth year, KCON LA hosted two nights of the M … [Read more...] about KCON 2015 USA wows fans
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School’s Out’ goes to Asia
Singapore – For the first time ever, top Korean artists will tour Asia to pay surprise visits to selected schools. Korean entertainment guru M’s Asian channel, channel M, is producing a unique global production named School’s OUT– a reality programme that showcases Asian teenagers’ immense interest in K-pop activities outside of Korea. The first artist appointed for this show is Gary Kang, who has gained huge popularity in Asia with famous variety show, Running Man. … [Read more...] about School’s Out’ goes to Asia
DramaFever and CJ E&M enter multi-year deal
New York and Los Angeles – DramaFever and Asian pop culture producer and distributor CJ E&M have entered a multi-year licensing deal. The new agreement will bring top-rated Korean television series and feature films to DramaFever’s OTT digital video network, including eight exclusive K-dramas, at least 10 exclusive new feature films, as well as more than 350 hours of other drama and variety programmes. DramaFever will have distribution rights throughout the U.S. and Canada, … [Read more...] about DramaFever and CJ E&M enter multi-year deal
KCON 2015 USA
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M said that KCON 2015 USA will be an attractive site for K-beauty lovers, as the event is endorsed and joined by a large group of people from the beauty industry, ranging from small startups and individual YouTubers to cosmetics company sponsors. “We are confident that KCON 2015 USA will be a good business opportunity for Korean beauty companies trying to find ways to expand their business overseas. Also, it will be a big K-beauty extravaganza for the visitors … [Read more...] about KCON 2015 USA
Nelvana and CJ E&M pilot Super Wings merchandise programme
Toronto, Canada − Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Enterprises, announced that it has signed a deal with CJ E&M, Asia’s #1 Entertainment and Media Company, to represent the North American merchandise licensing rights for their action-packed preschool series, Super Wings. The deal grants Nelvana Enterprises representation rights for all merchandise categories with the exception of toys, which will be distributed by Auldey Toys North America in the U.S. and Imports Dragon in … [Read more...] about Nelvana and CJ E&M pilot Super Wings merchandise programme
Korea’s hottest celebrities to attend KCON 2015 USA
Seoul, Korea –CJ E&M said that a number of Korean celebrities, including Kim Soo-Hyun, Daniel Henney, Son Ho-Jun and Lee Ki-Hong, have been added to the list of participants for KCON 2015 USA, one of the largest Korean culture conventions in North America. Kim Soo-Hyun is an actor whose stardom reaches beyond Asia, after his leading role in the mega hit television drama My Love from Another Star in 2014. He has appeared in many films and TV dramas, playing a wide range of characters, … [Read more...] about Korea’s hottest celebrities to attend KCON 2015 USA