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Small IP, Big Opportunity: How Korea Builds Tomorrow's Super IP

  • Type

    Market Issue

  • Genre

    Broadcasting

    Music

    Comics/Webtoons

    Animation

    Character/Licensing

    New Technologies

    Game

    Fashion

    Other

Detail

The global market fixates on "Super IP" —but most Super IPs started small. Korea has quietly built a repeatable model for scaling niche content into global IP. This report gives global buyers a framework to enter before the valuation inflates.

 

00. Why It Matters, Summary, Key Implication

01. Three IP Expansion Models

02. What Makes Small IP Different —4 Key Characteristics

03. Korean Small IP Success Cases

04. Small IP Growth Model

05. Investment Strategies for Buyers

 

Sources:

• KOCCA "Broadcasting& OTT Trends2025 Vol.1" (May2025)

• KOCCA 2025 Vol.1 · KoreaEconomicDaily· KOCCA Prof. Lee Seong-min(May2025)

• Korea Economic Daily (Mar 2025)

• Theguru(May 2024)

• PwC Global E&M Outlook 2026–30 (Jun 2026)

• KOCCA "Broadcasting & OTT Trends 2025 Vol.1"

 

For further details, please refer to the original source materials listed therein.

Source
KOCCA "Broadcasting& OTT Trends2025 Vol.1" (May2025)