FROM: Daesung Group

Global Hallyu Portal ‘Korea.com’ Wins ‘Korea SNS Industry Awards’

        - Korea.com has 2.34 million Facebook Hallyu (Korean Wave) fans
        - Korea.com offers Hallyu contents in English and Chinese

[July 1th, 2015] Korea.com, the global Hallyu portal, has won the highest award in the sports and entertainment category of the Korea SNS Industry Awards. Korea.com was recognized for its achievement as the No.1 Hallyu portal, providing Korean entertainment contents worldwide since 2010 through its English and Chinese websites, as well as sharing contents through 6 different platforms including Facebook, Weibo, Twitter and YouTube.

Korea.com offers popular Korean contents on topics such as Korean drama, K-Pop and movies that are either self-generated or created in partnership. Generally within the highly intrusive SNS environment where usage of unauthorized contents and violation of copyrights is common, Korea.com is an exemplary portal providing SNS services through its reliable contents channels.

Korea.com has over 2.34 million fans on its Facebook page (facebook.com/KoreaDotCom). According to quintly (quintly.com), a social media analytics, Korea.com ranked 50th place among global entertainment websites, while placing the no. 1 among domestic entertainment websites. Also, Korea.com noted that the popularity of its contents is very high as 23 international supporters voluntarily share the contents through their own SNS.

▲ ‘korea.com’ ranked 50th place among worldwide entertainment Facebook pages.   (Source: quintly.com)

Meadow Jung, Division Director at Korea.com, said “Our continuous efforts to share Hallyu with the world have earned us recognition as the No.1 Hallyu portal in Korea. Next year are also planning to sell Korean products to the global market. We will put our best effort to make Korea.com the new Hallyu channel for not only entertainment contents, but also for high quality Korean goods.”

The Korea SNS Industry Awards were established to acknowledge individuals, groups and organizations that played exemplary roles in online communication. The award is hosted by the Social Network Service Industry Development Institute and sponsored by Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Korea Internet & Security Agency, and National Information Society Agency.

Other recipients include novelist Lee Oi Su, actor Lee Min Ho, group Big Bang, and TV personality Kim Na Young, each winning awards for contributing to the social media industry.

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