• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 2021

Big Hit entertainment corporation has been well known for value creation since it became the contents innovator in Korea to develop global artist musician BTS. By introducing sustainable innovations, as well as a mainstream of successive music entertainment growth, Big Hit entertainment corporation has became a global leader in highly competitive entertainment industry. To explain the Big Hit's contents innovation story, this study suggests a innovation momentum with two core elements: CEO's entrepreneurial leadership and platform strategy. Based on in-depth case study, this study proposes that CEO's entrepreneurial leadership allowed the Big Hit entertainment corporation to take advantage of its existing key resources and execute sustainable contents innovations. Also, creating diverse music and entertainment contents from the Weverse digital platform produce Big Hit's value creation. Based on these research results, both the contributions and implication to entertainment industry and academic field are presented.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.33-43
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• 2021

Kakao M and Kakao page have been merged to form contents corporation, Kakao entertainment. Kakao M has 15 contents management agencies and 4 music labels, in addition to movie and drama productions. Kakao Page currently holds IP rights for about 8,500 content stories. This study explores the relationship between M&A for absorptive capacity and content value chain by considering the factors that determine boundary spanning behaviors. Using the Kakao entertainment in-depth case study as the practical lens, research results of this study are suggested. Kakao's effective M&A activities are critical key factor for absorptive capacity in the entertainment industry and has a strong network with advantage assets. Also, as the contents business becomes even more competitive, Kakao need to venture beyond entertainment boundaries to seize creative opportunities. Kakao entertainment with absorptive capacity and boundary spanning behaviors through M&A and contents value chain best qualified for entertainment dominant strategy.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.550-558
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• 2015

This study investigates the degree of intention-behavior gap in the entertainment tourism. Using the sample of international visitors to South Korea, we identified the inclined actor (who are interested in the entertainment performance and actually went to the entertainment performance) and inclined abstainer (who are interested in the entertainment performance but did not go to the entertainment performance). The results of logistic regression analysis show that the sample was more accurately classified when attitude and knowledge on K-entertainment were included as explanatory variables. More findings and implications are provided.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.105-113
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• 2015

This paper investigated Korean popular entertainment (K-entertainment, hereafter) tourism using theory of intention-behavior. Dividing the sample of international visitors to Seoul into the groups of "inclined actors", "inclined abstainers", and "disinclined abstainers," we examined the factors affecting such a division. The results showed that between the inclined actors and the inclined abstainers, there was no significant difference in the years of exposure to K-entertainment contents or the frequency of going to K-entertainment performance in the past. In contrast, the inclined actors were found to have a greater level of knowledge, ability, and cooperation compared to the inclined abstainers. In addition, we found that the K-entertainment performance in Korea was perceived as a substitute, rather than a complement to the performance held elsewhere in the world. Our findings suggest that interests in K-entertainment alone are not sufficient to drive the international visitors' intention to the action of attending K-entertainment performance during their visit to Korea. To this end, this study implies that it is necessary to design attractive tourism packages that include K-entertainment performance.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.131-137
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• 2015

Home Entertainment system is recently being offered by Home Theater & Smart TV with contents service. Also, console game is being played in the media like in TV. The usage of 4D as the main technology in entertainment industry has mostly been limited in Theme Park, Amuse Park, Theater, and contents for Movie and Animation. Some simulation systems for game has been developed but they were made mostly by using electric or hydraulic motion system which cause high power consumption and have a restriction of place for install. The paper is attempted to build Home Entertainment system which makes users feel realistic contents by developing 4D systems for Home Entertainment rather than before. 4D control S/W in which user can insert and edit 4D effects on contents of all areas such as game, movie, and broadcasting is developed. Also, built-in pneumatic cylinder in 4D system which can be easily controlled and managed in home is developed.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.12
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• pp.1006-1016
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• 2013

This study seeks to identify the Entertainment tourist's pursuit values using means-ends chain theory. Data collection for this study is from July to October, 2012 in Jeju island. The procedure, Soft Laddering involves a series of one-on-one deep interviews with tourists who enjoyed performance arts. To carry out this study, first of all, contents analysis was employed to interview results. Second, Implication Matrix was made by contents analysis which showed direct and indirect relations. Finally, HVM was mapped for value systems. The results showed that Entertainment tourist's pursuit values were classified resulting in three values: Aesthetics, Communication with others, Pleasure. Especially in entertainment tourism, the major attributes was fun; the consequences was sensorial pleasure; the ultimate pursuit values was pleasure. These results support that entertainment tourists is homo ludens and entertainment tourism's marketer should concentrate on story-watching than story-telling.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.7
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• pp.740-749
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• 2016

Hologram technology is widely applied in entertainment contents for public, no more remained in specific technological area for minority experts. Expecially, K-POP entertainment contents increasingly adopt hologram images. These contents use hologram technology as a part to arouse spectacles or represent idols as hologram characters. In this study, spectacles and aura of K-POP hologram concerts of SM Entertainment which runs stably in certain period were analyzed, so that it could recognized the differentiation strategy distinguished only in hologram concerts. Thus, the setting of hologram concerts alienates seats from the stage so that maximize distance, and the aura of idol characters strengthens through fantasy of escape from reality. Hologram concerts maximize fantasy through exposing tricks rather than concealing it. Hologram concerts enhance image of Korea as ICT leader, overcome physical and geological limitation of 'Korean Wave' to globalize, and propose examples of popularization of convergence contents.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.1-11
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• 2021

NC Soft will continue to dream of an entertainment innovation world where customers are connected through game and contents. NC Soft images an expansion in entertainment industry which open doors to the future of enjoy break through innovative online game and creative AI & IT technologies, focused on new business opportunities that are solely NC's own. This study starts with the implication on why focusing on exploration innovation and exploitation strategy at the same time in NC Soft is so challenging. NC Soft manages to their online & mobile gaming competencies in the long term and achieves their sustainable growth by incremental innovation (e.g. game planning, game programming, and graphic design). Also, for innovative success, pursuing exploration strategy is essential. NC Soft have built a strategic alliance spanning K-POP, digital contents platform, movie, and animation, sharing the connectivity of entertainment domains with major contents corporations. The findings of this study would also beneficial to entertainment and contents corporation executives and could provide some road-map on managing the dual challenges of exploration and exploitation implementations.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.13-21
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• 2023

The purpose of this study was to compare storytelling with TV entertainment programs to find out which elements of web entertainment affected the shift of viewers' interest, and to identify the characteristics of web entertainment storytelling. To this end, each of the web and TV entertainment programs were selected for storytelling analysis, and storytelling analyzed the contents of each item by dividing them into images, backgrounds, stories, and characters. As a result of the analysis, unlike TV programs, web entertainment storytelling allows viewers to immerse themselves in content through a composition that runs directly from the beginning to the crisis, and is characterized by a clear formation in a short video through a clear ending narrative. These research results hope that short-form web entertainment programs produced in the future will be able to identify strategies for viewers' immersion and storytelling strategies.

• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.251-275
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• 2008

South Korea has spend billions planing for entertainment contents development, exporting contents, developing strategies for overseas marketing. But one piece of the plan may be missing: The ability of corporations to continue to provide vital services. Over the years, a number of studies have examined korean waves and have reached the same conclusion: starting a activity without reasonable strategies tends to have effects on merchandising, income, image, etc. For the purpose of analysis, this study has adopted SWOT matrix, Japan's market, for instance, is mixed by variation factors-opportunities, threats, strengths, weakness. Fortunately, Because Japan's market, the most world's cultural contents, has an environmental condition of advanced level, If Our en-contents have a high level, through localization and strategic alliance, the marketing strategies for japan' market will do a good chance of success.