Setting the Tone(2)

New Starts are bursting into Asia's music market – and the world is listening

- What Korean companies tapping into the Asian market should learn from Asian music sensations? 

- If any, please let us know your own experience with hallyu(Korean wave) at home or abroad.

According to the article, South Korea has been a dominant force in Asian entertainment for about a decade. Then how do you see the future of K-pop? Are you positive or negative?

Setting the Tone

New Stars are bursting into Asia’s music market – and the world is listening

1. Please share your impression on the new stars appeared in this week's article.

2. What are the key factors lying behind the emergence of new stars in the Asia's music industry?  

3. Which Asian stars come to your mind breaking national or regional barriers other than those in the entertainment field?

4. What Korean companies tapping into the Asian market should learn from Asian music sensations? 

5. If any, please let us know your own experience with hallyu(Korean wave) at home or abroad.

Japan’s move to protect geographical brands(13)

Japan’s move to protect geographical brands in China and its implication to Korea

It is manufacturing and entertainment industry which has generated most disputes over the intellectual property rights between Korea and China. Except a few cases surrounding the use of geographical brands for Korean rice and hot pepper sauce in America, geographical brands haven’t developed themselves into big issues so far in Korea. 

So studies and researches also have been focused on cases of private sectors, corporate activities in particular. However, keeping the ever-growing influence of China and recent ‘Korean Wave’ frenzy in China, it is little doubt that geographical brands will become hot-potato like issues soon. 

Study with Nikkei Asian Review(2)

Setting the Tone
New Starts are bursting into Asia's music market – and the world is listening

Please share your impression on the new stars appeared in this week's article.

What are the key factors lying behind the emergence of new stars in the Asia's music industry?

Which Asian stars come to your mind breaking national or regional barriers other than those in the entertainment field?

What Korean companies tapping into the Asian market should learn from Asian music sensations? 

If any, please let us know your own experience with hallyu(Korean wave) at home or abroad.

Nikkei Asian Review Session(2)

Setting the Tone
New Starts are bursting into Asia’s music market – and the world is listening

Please share your impression on the new stars appeared in this week's article.

What are the key factors lying behind the emergence of new stars in the Asia's music industry?

 

 

Which Asian stars come to your mind breaking national or regional barriers other than those in the entertainment field?

What Korean companies tapping into the Asian market should learn from Asian music sensations? 

If any, please let us know your own experience with hallyu(Korean wave) at home or abroad.

Japan's reaction to protect geographical brands in China(9)

Japan's reaction to protect geographical brands in China and its implication to South Korea

On the similar context, books and magazines will be valuably utilized for the purpose of a preparatory research. It is manufacturing and entertainment industry which has generated most disputes over the intellectual property rights between Korea and China. 

Except a few cases surrounding the use of geographical brands for Korean rice and hot pepper sauce in America, geographical brands haven't developed themselves into big issues so far in Korea.

 

So studies and researches also have been focused on cases of private sectors, corporate activities in particular. However, keeping the ever-growing influence of China and recent 'Korean Wave' frenzy in China, it is little doubt that geographical brands will become hot-potato like issues soon.

Japan's move to protect geographical brands(7)

Japan’s move to protect geographical brands in China and its implication to Korea

It is manufacturing and entertainment industry which has generated most disputes over the intellectual property rights between Korea and China. Except a few cases surrounding the use of geographical brands for Korean rice and hot pepper sauce in America, geographical brands haven’t developed themselves into big issues so far in Korea. 

So studies and researches also have been focused on cases of private sectors, corporate activities in particular. However, keeping the ever-growing influence of China and recent ‘Korean Wave’ frenzy in China, it is little doubt that geographical brands will become hot-potato like issues soon. 

Needless to say, voices of requesting protection of Korean geographical brands in China will be drawing greater attention as well. In this regard, Japanese government’s recent initiatives have meaningful implication to Korea. Japan’s efforts to apply for trademarks abroad and to present guidelines at home are what Korean government should learn for its sake. 

In other words, this project will address a message that Korean government need to benchmark the researched cases and to come up with necessary measures to prevent potential troubles with China with no delay.