K-beauty

Olive Young topped Korea’s May 2026 specialty beauty-store brand reputation rankings, according to big-data analysis of consumer engagement, with Innisfree placing second and Missha rounding out the top three, a …

Samjong KPMG has classified Korea’s cosmetics industry as “very positive” in its 2026 economic and industry outlook report, ranking it among the strongest of 23 major sectors surveyed even amid …

Innisfree has become one of the beneficiaries of a “functional skinbarrier, tech-minimal” trend reshaping Korean skincare in 2026, with barrier-repair, soothing and hydration-focused products built around simplified, function-first formulas climbing …

Amorepacific’s premium label Hera has claimed the top spot in Korea’s 2026 cosmetics brand reputation rankings, based on big-data analysis released in January, with stablemate Sulwhasoo close behind in second …

Olive Young, the health-and-beauty retail chain that dominates Korea’s cosmetics shelves, has released its annual trend forecast for 2026, and the report reads less like a marketing deck and more …

Walk down the sun-care aisle of an Olive Young store in 2026 and the marketing language has shifted. UV protection numbers barely register anymore — instead, the words plastered across …

On Amazon, the single biggest barometer of the US beauty market, Korean brands just posted one of their strongest weeks yet, and one name in particular is leading the charge. …

Korea’s beauty industry closed out 2025 with a record most in the sector had been chasing for years: the country’s cosmetics exports hit 11.431 billion dollars for the year, up …

Buried inside a July 1 Herald Business report on Olive Young’s near-monopoly of Korean beauty retail is a smaller but striking number: Musinsa Beauty’s transaction value on Musinsa’s Global Store …

CJ Olive Young’s consolidated annual revenue is on track to cross 6 trillion won this year, according to a July 1 report by Herald Business reporter Kim Jin, continuing a …