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· Thy Nguyen
BTS Scalpers Sell Merchandise for Hundreds of Dollars, One McNugget Sold for $100K
BTS fans are scalping all types of merchandise online for hundreds of dollars and making money off of their idols. Scalping the merchandise: K-pop fans, especially ones in the BTS ARMY, are notorious for buying and selling collectibles to show their support for their favorite…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Manga Artist’s Shiba Inu Money Design Sparks Adorable Merchandise
A Japanese illustrator and manga artist has gone viral after posting his illustrations of banknotes featuring the Shiba Inu. Ponkichi first shared his creation of a Shiba Inu banknote back in April 2019 with a 1,000 yen bill showing a Shiba Inu, which is considered Japan’s icon…
· Ryan General
Kelly Marie Tran Snubbed From ‘Star Wars’ Merchandise
Rose Tico, a major character in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, has been silently removed from Star Wars merchandise for the next film in the franchise. The character, played by actress Kelly Marie Tran, was the first woman of color in the Star Wars universe when she was introduced…
· Carl Samson
Obsessive K-Pop Fangirl Makes Her Dad Cry on TV After Spending Over $10,000 on Merchandise
A Korean student who repeatedly skipped school and splurged thousands of bucks in her obsession with a K-Pop group has her father bawling on national TV. Yuna, a middle schooler, is a fan of SEVENTEEN, a 13-member boy group from Pledis Entertainment.
· Bryan Ke
BTS kicks off Los Angeles performance tour, their first in-person concerts in 2 years
Two years after their last in-person concert, South Korean mega group BTS kicked off a four-day concert at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on Saturday. The boys are back: The Saturday event marked the first time BTS, consisting of members RM, Jin, V, J-Hope, Suga, Jimin and Jungkook,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Godzilla battles Smog Monster Hedorah in special kaiju battle film for his 67th birthday
Godzilla engages in an epic battle against Hedorah in Toho’s new short film released on Godzilla’s birthday. Godzilla vs. Hedorah: To celebrate Godzilla Day and Godzilla Fest on Nov. 3, the iconic kaiju’s creator, Toho International, Inc., released a short film titled “Godzilla…
· Michelle De Pacina
The first Asian American settlement in the US is being washed away by climate change
The Filipino American community are striving to preserve their history as the first permanent Filipino settlement in the U.S. is being washed away by climate change. Vanishing history: Due to the climate crisis, St. Malo, a former village along the shore of Lake Borgne in St.…
· Editorial Staff
Silicon Valley investor steps down from company’s board after leaked email showed her calling BLM ‘the true racists’
Less than a week after a leaked email showed her dismissal of the Black Lives Matter movement, a prominent Asian American investor in Silicon Valley has stepped down from her company’s board of directors. Veronica Wu served as a board member at VF Corporation, one of the world’s…
· Thy Nguyen
Meet Soyon An, the Korean American costume designer who won an Emmy when she was 27
Soyon An, the Korean American costume designer who won her first Emmy at only 27 years old, opened up about her journey to creative success and how her parents were originally disappointed with her career path. An impressive portfolio: As a three-time Emmy Award-winning costume…
· Carl Samson
Lela Lee’s ‘Angry Little Girls’ headed for TV and film adaptations
“Angry Little Girls,” the 2000 webcomic from actress, cartoonist and writer Lela Lee, is being adapted into a new television series and several movies. About the brand: “Angry Little Girls,” whose roots can be traced to a 1994 video called “Angry Little Asian Girl,” follows Kim,…
· Carl Samson
Free drinks 24/7 and endless goodies: US athlete Timothy Lam gives inside look at Olympic village
What’s it like to be an Olympic athlete? NextShark spoke with Timothy Lam, who represented the U.S. in the men’s singles badminton in Tokyo to find out.
· Carl Samson
Costco’s typical shopper is a 39-year-old Asian American woman earning over $125K a year, report says
If you know a 39-year-old Asian American woman who makes more than $125,000 annually, chances are she shops at Costco. Who said so: The portrait of the retail giant’s typical shopper comes from Numerator, a Chicago-based market intelligence firm focused on omnichannel marketing,…
· Editorial Staff
McDonald’s BTS Meal Officially Drops with Behind-The-Scenes on App
McDonald’s highly anticipated BTS Meal is now available for order with exclusive never-before-seen digital content on the App. What’s in it: The signature order includes a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, medium fries and a medium Coke.
· Ryan General
Margaret Cho, Lisa Ling and More Featured as NFT Cards to Raise Funds for #StopAsianHate
Cause-based NFT (non-fungible token) fulfillment platform NFT4GOOD recently partnered with MerchNFT to complete its first charitable campaign to support Asian American organizations and nonprofits active in the #StopAsianHate movement.
· Carl Samson
Asian Americans Buy More Guns to Protect Families After Rise in Attacks, Trade Groups Say
In response to the alarming rise in violence against the community, more Asian Americans are reportedly buying guns for the first time, ignoring calls of advocates against firearms. Police data analyzed by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State…
· Bryan Ke
Marvel Releases ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Action Figures
Marvel has now released “Shang-Chi” action figures months before the film’s September premiere. Simu Liu, 32, the Canadian actor who plays the titular role, shared a few pictures of the collectibles featuring his character, along with Wenwu (Tony Leung) and Katy (Awkwafina) on…
· Bryan Ke
Death Metal Band Named After Cambodian Concentration Camp Responds to Backlash
An American band has sparked outrage for naming themselves after a Cambodian genocide concentration camp, where the Khmer Rouge murdered thousands of Cambodians in the mid-1970s. The band faced backlash when internet sleuths discovered them while searching for Tuol Sleng after a…
· Carl Samson
Korean-Owned Convenience Store Gets Trashed by Racist in North Carolina
A Korean-owned convenience store in Charlotte, North Carolina was left in ruins after a man trashed its premises while yelling anti-Asian slurs last week. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred at Plaza Sundries near the Charlotte Transit Center on March…
· Carl Samson
Digital Bank Cheese Aims to Fix ‘Inequality’ Asian Americans Face, Donates $100K to Asian Communities
A digital bank aimed at serving the Asian American community recently launched on Wednesday. Cheese provides its own debit Mastercard (issued by the Coastal Community Bank) and is available to anyone, even those without a credit history.
· Bryan Ke
Korean Beauty Store Owner Beaten and Robbed in Ohio, Police Searching for Suspects
Toledo Police are asking the public to help identify multiple suspects who robbed a beauty store and attacked its owner last month. The incident occurred at Monroe Beauty Supply at around 2 p.m. on Feb. 23 on Monroe Street in Ohio, according to NBC24.
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Crunchyroll connects to Sony, the company behind the anime streaming app, plus the music, merch, and licensing around it.
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One Piece
One Piece connects to Toei Animation and Bandai Namco through episodes, games, licensing, events, and collector products.
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Weverse
Weverse connects to HYBE, the platform where memberships, merch, content, and fandom access keep moving after the song.
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Tokyo Disney
Tokyo Disney connects to Oriental Land, the company that runs the resort and the spending around it.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:035900
JYP Entertainment
JYP is tied to groups that drive albums, tours, subscriptions, merch, and international fan activity.
Company · China · NYSE:MNSO
Miniso
Miniso turned character-IP collabs and blind-box impulse buys into a global store network — Sanrio, Disney, and Chiikawa merch you didn't plan to buy, plus its own TOP TOY chain.
Company · Japan · TYO:7974
Nintendo
Nintendo turns beloved game worlds into hardware, software, parks, merch, and repeat family spending.
Company · Korea · KRX:352820
HYBE
One of the layers behind BTS, SEVENTEEN, TXT.
Sanrio · Consumer · TYO:8136
Sanrio wants Hello Kitty to be more than merch.
If Hello Kitty already shows up in what you wear, gift, or collect, Sanrio now wants the same characters showing up in your next Switch play session too.
HYBE · K-pop · KRX:352820
A BTS comeback is not just songs. It’s albums, merch, tickets, and Weverse.
A BTS comeback can start with one stream on your phone, then turn into a fan-club sign-up, merch order, livestream ticket, and more time spent inside Weverse.
CJ ENM · Entertainment · KOSDAQ:035760
Before the first song drops, H//PE Princess already has a global Warner deal.
A debut deal matters less than whether the group turns into repeat listening, touring, merch, and fandom across markets.