[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] With a string of large-scale initial public offerings (IPOs) in the KOSPI market scheduled for 2026, a record-breaking IPO market is expected. The IPO fever, which began in the fourth quarter of 2025, is expected to continue this year. According to investment banking (IB) industry sources on the 2nd, K Bank, Musinsa, SK Ecoplant, and HD Hyundai Robotics are preparing for KOSPI listings. Heungkuk Securities forecasts that 86 new companies will list in 2026, with an IPO volume of 7.2 trillion won. This represents an 11.7% increase in the number of companies and
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] CJ Olive Young announced on the 4th that the number of brands that will record over 10 billion won in annual sales across its online and offline channels by 2025 has reached 116. The number of "10 Billion Club" brands, which stood at just 36 in 2020, has more than tripled in just five years, demonstrating Olive Young's position as a key incubator in the K-beauty ecosystem. Last year, six brands surpassed 100 billion won in annual sales at Olive Young: Dr.G, Dalba, Round Lab, Mediheal, Clio, and Torridon, doubling the previous year's sales. Mediheal, in partic
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The 2026 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPMHC), the world's largest pharmaceutical and bio investment conference, will be held from January 12 to 15 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, USA, with approximately 1,500 companies and over 8,000 participants. At this year's event, Korean companies such as Samsung BioLogics and Celltrion are expected to dominate the main track, the Grand Ballroom, capturing the attention of global investors. Amidst the announcements of mid- to long-term strategies by global big pharma and biotech companies, the lineu
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] It has been claimed that Mr. Cho, the domestic distributor of the famous running shoe brand Hoka, called subcontractors to an abandoned building in Seongsu-dong, Seoul and indiscriminately assaulted them. As the recording of the situation at the time and the victim's statement were released through JTBC and MBC reports, the owner risk of Joyworks & Co. (309930) became a reality, and the repercussions are spreading. An incident occurred in which Mr. Cho, the head of Hoka's domestic distributor, summoned subcontractors to a closed church building in Seongsu
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Lee Boo-jin, president of Hotel Shilla, was captured on television watching the NBA game between the Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz with her son, Lim Dong-hyun, from a courtside front row seat. During the game at Chase Center in San Francisco on January 3 (local time), Lee's elegant demeanor and her son's protective instincts became a hot topic, and were reported on by both domestic and international media outlets. NBA Stadium Moments The CEO, wearing a beige turtleneck and drop earrings, was seen clapping and applying lipstick while filming the game wit
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] With most applications for the 2026 regular university admissions closed, the competition rate for semiconductor departments partnering with SK Hynix has significantly exceeded the average of 5.37 to 1 among 11 major universities in Seoul, making them a hot choice for prospective students. Hanyang University's Department of Semiconductor Engineering, in particular, recorded a high competition rate of 11.80 to 1, largely attributed to its guaranteed employment after graduation and the recently highlighted prospect of a 100 million won performance bonus. Detail
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Fashion platform Musinsa garnered attention on New Year's Day by offering all members a coupon pack totaling 50,000 won as a "free gift." This promotion was interpreted by the industry as a "shot at Coupang" due to its similar structure to Coupang's recent personal information leak compensation plan (a total of 1.685 trillion won, 50,000 won coupons per person for 33.7 million people) and its use of Coupang's logo colors (orange and black).Coupon Structure Comparison: Musinsa Emphasizes "Practical Use" vs. Coupang's "Flood of Criticism." Musinsa coupons are a
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The government has completed the National Tax Service's domestic and international coin transaction surveillance network by forcing virtual asset exchanges to adopt CARF (Automated Representation of Cryptocurrency Information Retrieval System). Beginning January 1, 2026, the five major domestic exchanges, including Dunamu (Upbit), Bithumb, and Coinone, will be required to collect "Overseas Tax Liability Verification Forms" from customers. Those residing overseas or subject to taxation will be required to submit supporting documentation, including a Tax Identi
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The U.S. stock market is expected to experience a historic upheaval in 2026 with the massive initial public offerings (IPOs) of SpaceX, OpenAI, and Antropic. The combined value of these three companies is expected to exceed $3 trillion (approximately 4,335 trillion won), and the size of a single IPO could dwarf Saudi Aramco's $29 billion (approximately 42 trillion won). SpaceX Goes Directly to 'Largest IPO' with $1.5 Trillion Listing SpaceX was valued at $800 billion through an internal stock sale last December, and Elon Musk has officially confirmed an IPO i
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Coupang's compensation plan, released a month after a massive personal information leak affecting 33.7 million customers, includes a 50,000 won purchase voucher per person. However, this is not a cash reward, but rather a coupon for each service. This measure is seen as a commercial tactic that forces users to use the company's platform while ignoring the victims' real suffering, and controversy has erupted over whether it is once again mocking Korean consumers. The majority opinion is that Coupang's stance of banning the word "compensation" even within its i
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