Company
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everpine
Character Immersive Content
- EVERFINE is a content development company that creates smart, hybrid content for children and the elderly. We specialize in integrating character IPs with educational, cognitive training, and experiential XR content, offering unique value in both domestic and global markets.
Our original character IPs — Love Dino, Jingeo & Friends, and Pink Hippo — are designed around themes of dinosaurs, marine animals, and emotional development. These characters are applied across a wide range of content formats, including children’s educational products, emotional learning materials, publishing, character goods, and XR-based interactive experiences.
EVERFINE's core product lines include STEM-based premium puzzles for children, CST-based cognitive training puzzles for seniors (Memory Puzzle 365), and markerless AR-powered XR tourism and exhibition content. By combining physical products with immersive digital technology, we provide engaging learning and therapeutic solutions.
We actively pursue overseas expansion through OEM partnerships, co-development, character licensing, and joint copyright registration, focusing on markets such as China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Our team has strong capabilities in localizing content to fit cultural contexts and regional preferences.
EVERFINE continues to grow as a content company that connects generations through the fusion of technology and emotion, and contributes to the global spread of K-Content.
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SPEXRTUM
Character Cartoon Other
- SPEXTRUM is a company equipped with the capabilities to handle the entire process in-house—from design planning to manufacturing, distribution, and export.
Currently, its products are exported to 20 countries worldwide. Recognized for their exceptional quality, SPEXTRUM became the first Korean brand to have its products featured at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in France. Its products have also been selected as bestsellers at world-renowned art institutions such as the Centre Pompidou in France and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, demonstrating strong competitiveness in the global market.
We are actively expanding our content IP business to strengthen brand awareness in international markets.
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SONAK: Story Design Project
Game Startup Story Other
- SONAK is a creative team of young innovators who believe in the power of "warm and meaningful narratives" that move the heart, transcending common prejudices against gaming. We pursue transmedia storytelling that blurs the boundaries between media—including games, psychological tests, and web-based interactive content—all rooted in our compelling original IPs.
With a proven track record, including being selected for the G-STAR Indie Showcase for two consecutive years, ranking in the Top 20 at INDIECRAFT, and reaching over 100,000 cumulative users through our interactive content, SONAK continues to build its own unique and original universe. We deliver valuable narratives to users through deep empathy rather than mere technology, and lasting resonance rather than fleeting stimulation.
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laonarae
Character
- laonarae is a content company that develops and produces original character IPs centered around adorable animal characters. With emotional storytelling and warm visual styles, laonarae builds immersive character universes that resonate with a wide range of audiences.
The company currently owns two flagship character IPs: PETITBEAR Friends and PP HUNTERS.
PETITBEAR Friends is a heartwarming IP set in a whimsical toy world, featuring characters inspired by teddy bears. With soft and comforting designs, the stories convey themes of friendship, comfort, and the value of everyday moments. This IP has strong cross-generational appeal, reaching children as well as young adult audiences.
PP HUNTERS is a story-driven IP that begins with three adorable puppies secretly following their owner in order to protect them. Combining lovable characters with light adventure elements, the IP holds strong potential for expansion into animation, digital content, and character licensing.
In addition, laonarae operates an offline store in Yeonnam-dong, Seoul, where character-based merchandise and brand experiences allow direct engagement with consumers. This space also serves as a testbed to quickly gauge market response and foster a growing fanbase for its IPs.
laonarae aims to expand its IPs into animation, digital media, and global licensing businesses, with the goal of growing into a globally competitive character brand.
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Devil's Candy Inc.
Character Animation Startup Story Other
- Devil’s Candy is a next-generation enter-tech company focused on character IP development, animation production, and global licensing business.
We create original character IPs that deliver unique entertainment by combining creativity and technology, and expand them across multiple industries — including animation, games, merchandising, and brand collaborations.
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LAZEN ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
Character Animation
- Lazen Entertainment is a content business specialized company that develops animation and character content, operates a media platform character brand channel, and conducts additional businesses such as content IP licensing.
Plan and develop content optimized for overseas content IP market trends such as Korea and China, establish and implement an effective business model, and develop a media commerce business that links content and products at the same time.
By combining content development and service operation capabilities with theme space planning and commercialization capabilities such as theme cafes, theme parks, and exhibitions/events, we also implement theme space projects. We have a network with Chinese content producers, commercialization business companies, and space business groups (real estate, shopping malls, financial investment companies) that require Korean content and actively promote Korea-China joint production and business.
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STUDIO GALE Co., Ltd.
Character Animation
- Studio Gale Co., LTD is established in 2008, as a 3D animation studio specialized in creating and producing global animation.
Well known two of main projects are “Pororo the Little Penguin” and “Tayo the Little Bus”.
Our first project ‘Grami’s Circus Show’ has been credited for its value on the international stage winning for the competition of TV series for Teen at ‘Cartoons on the Bay’ and being nominated in ‘Annecy International Animation Festival’. And 'Journey of Long' was selected for TV Pilot at Cartoons on the Bay and won the grand prize for Best Character at SPP. Featured animation project "Millionaire Woody" was pitched at Cartoon Movie in Bordeaux French and our newest animation 'Tomoncar' is the first animation produced using Unity in Asia.
Studio Gale Co., Ltd. is making great strides to leap to become one of the top 5 animation studios in Asia.
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HAPE
Character
- HAPE Co., Ltd. is a Korea-China trade company recognized as a women-owned and startup enterprise (priority procurement company for public institutions). With a strong manufacturing foundation, we provide a one-stop service encompassing design, production, and distribution.
We operate and manage 11 offices across Korea and China, with dedicated business divisions for OEM/ODM, IP agency services (in both Korea and China), and export incubation.
Leveraging our OEM/ODM infrastructure, we support goods manufacturing for a diverse range of clients, from individuals to corporations, while integrating IP business and export incubation services. Currently, we manage over 40 character, illustration, and entertainment IPs across both Korea and China.
Our business continues to expand through various models, including localized branding strategies, SNS marketing, brand IP collaborations, IP merchandising, and both online and offline distribution. We also manage a diverse portfolio of popular IPs, such as BebetheDuck, Hamgging, Soobooks, and Lee Gyuyoung, continuously expanding our presence in various markets through a distinctive IP strategy and a global perspective.
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FORMOD
Fashion Startup
- FORMOD is a lifestyle brand redefining modern bags through patented functionality and design-driven solutions. With insulated and partitioned features, we align with global trends in wellness and meal prep. In today’s diverse lifestyles, FORMOD enhances how we live—not just what we carry.
