Disney's Korean subsidiary has signed a 10-project deal with South Korea's Kakao Entertainment to collaborate on projects that leverage the success of K-Pop and Disney's intellectual property. The two companies will collaborate on the creation of a tentatively named K-Culture Fund and said they aim to elevate the paradigm of the K-IP ecosystem to the next level. Kakao said in a press release that through the partnership it looks forward to bringing K-pop artists and music together with Disney's stories and expanding them into new worlds. The deal is intended to expand Disney's existing K-pop catalog, which includes concert footage, documentaries and reality shows, across music, content, commerce and performances. K-pop has evolved over the last 15 years into a multi-billion dollar Korean juggernaut, a phenomenon illustrated last year when KPop Demon Hunters earned more than $20M for Netflix during a limited theatrical release, pulled in 325M views in its first 91 days on the platform, and was credited for a 17% surge in Netflix's third quarter 2025 quarterly revenue.
Walt Disney CompanyDisney Korea signed a 10-project deal with Kakao Entertainment to expand its K-pop content catalog across music, content, commerce and performances.
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