Arts
Artists and cultural leaders shaping film, music, literature, design and creative industries.
Rosé Carried Solo Demand Back Into BLACKPINK's Group Cycle. Ownership Will Define the Next Release
Rosé has placed recording royalties, publishing, touring, brand partnerships and the audience transfer between solo work and BLACKPINK at the centre of the strategy. The next phase will test capital discipline, execution and durability across Asia.
Jisoo Expanded BLISSOO Across Music, Screen and Luxury. Coordination Is the Hidden Cost
Jisoo has placed artist management, music rights, screen compensation, membership relationships and brand-ambassador contracts at the centre of the strategy. The next phase will test capital discipline, execution and durability across Asia.
Jennie Kim Made Ruby an Independent-Label Asset. ODD ATELIER Must Build Beyond a Release Cycle
Jennie Kim has placed recorded-music rights, distribution partnerships, performance, merchandise, pop-up retail and luxury sponsorships at the centre of the strategy. The next phase will test capital discipline, execution and durability across Asia.
Lisa Manobal Turned LLOUD Into a Multi-Platform Enterprise. A Second Album Must Prove the Model Scales
Lisa Manobal has placed music ownership, artist management, recording partnerships, live performance, screen roles and luxury-brand relationships at the centre of the strategy. The next phase will test capital discipline, execution and durability across Asia.
Min-Liang Tan Is Spending More Than $600 Million on AI for Gaming. Developers Must Become Razer Customers
Razer’s distribution comes from gamers, not enterprise software buyers. Min-Liang Tan’s AI strategy will work if studios adopt its tools because they improve quality and testing, rather than because generative features add another slogan to devices.
Shiori Ito Took Black Box Diaries Home to Japan. Distribution Rights Now Shape Its Public Reach
Shiori Ito has placed independent documentary production, international rights sales, festival visibility, book publishing and public-interest journalism at the centre of the strategy. The next phase will test capital discipline, execution and durability across Asia.
Shou Zi Chew Kept TikTok in America. Now He Has to Run a Global Platform Through National Borders
Shou Zi Chew survived TikTok’s American divestiture crisis. The settlement now forces him to govern one product through separate systems of ownership, algorithms, safety and regulation.
Neal Mohan Turned YouTube Into a $60 Billion Media System. Now He Has to Keep AI From Breaking Its Trust
Neal Mohan transformed YouTube from a video platform into a diversified global media economy. Artificial intelligence will determine whether its scale remains an advantage or becomes a crisis of trust.
