While South Korea has long shed the title of developing market, an interesting article from Semafor on Goldman Sachs’ views that its stock market is currently undervaluing K-pop:
Korean pop music is ubiquitous: Six of the world’s top 20 best-selling artists in 2023, and all three of the best-selling albums, were South Korean, an industry survey said. Its power stretches beyond music: Hyundai pulled out of an aluminum supply deal after K-pop fans campaigned against the plan.
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But the market thinks it has peaked, the Financial Times’ Asia business editor wrote. Shares in the four biggest K-pop management companies have fallen over the last nine months.
Goldman Sachs researchers said this was a mistake; they suggested the shares should be 85 to 137% higher than where they were in mid-March, and predicted that the fanbase will grow rapidly for at least the next three years.