Copus Korea

Copus Korea Co., Ltd. (코퍼스코리아) is a South Korean content company that has served for roughly two decades as a bridge for cultural content exchange between Korea and Japan, delivering Korean Wave (Hallyu) content to the global market with a strong focus on Japan. Its core business is the acquisition of broadcasting content rights, followed by in-house customization of video, audio and subtitles, and distribution to broadcasters, DVD distributors and OTT platforms. According to Korean Wikipedia, distribution accounts for about 90% of revenue, production about 8.5%, and other businesses about 1.3%. Beyond distribution, Copus Korea has expanded into developing and investing in original IPs, international drama distribution and localization strategies. It has demonstrated production capabilities through drama projects such as The Tale of Lady Ok (2024), and since 2020 has accelerated business expansion by developing diverse content IPs including webtoons, web novels and audiobooks under a 360-degree branding strategy. In the fourth quarter of 2024 it established the joint venture HyperEpic Co., Ltd., launching its short-form business in full scale; the company now covers planning, production, distribution and even platform operation of short-form content such as dramas and variety shows. Copus Korea became a listed company on the KOSDAQ market of the Korea Exchange on 28 December 2020, following a merger with DB Financial 7th SPAC (merger registration date 14 December 2020). In 2022 it acquired Kim Jong Hak Production, formally entering the production business. Its subsidiaries include Kim Jong Hak Production Co., Ltd. and HyperEpic Co., Ltd. In October 2025, a share transfer agreement was signed to sell a 50.5% controlling stake held by CEO Oh Young-seop (47.73%) and his spouse Kyung Jin-ah (2.77%) for KRW 25.6 billion, but the sale did not complete. Copus Korea is headquartered on the 8th floor of 361 World Cup buk-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Its business description covers drama planning and production; global distribution and localization of dramas; webtoon, web novel and audiobook business; and planning, production, distribution, platform operation and marketing of short-form content such as dramas and variety shows. Its content slate includes The Secret Night Tutor, ELUVATOR (S1, S2), The Ballerina Turned Stripper, Burning The Line and Seduce My Husband, alongside production titles such as Dali and the Cocky Prince, The Tale of Lady Ok, New Employee Chairman Kang, Unique Romance and Sihon Gungnyeo (a short drama).

Copus Korea has operated for roughly two decades as a bridge for cultural content exchange between Korea and Japan, delivering Korean Wave (Hallyu) content to the global market with a strong focus on Japan. Its foundational business model has been to secure broadcasting content rights and then handle video, audio and subtitle customization in-house before distributing to broadcasters, DVD distributors and OTT platforms. This distribution-led model has historically generated the overwhelming majority of revenue. A major corporate turning point came in 2020. Copus Korea completed a merger with DB Financial 7th SPAC on 14 December 2020 (merger registration date), and listed its newly issued merger shares on the KOSDAQ market of the Korea Exchange on 28 December 2020. That same year, the company accelerated business expansion by developing diverse content IPs—including webtoons, web novels and audiobooks—and implementing a 360-degree branding strategy. In 2022, Copus Korea acquired Kim Jong Hak Production, formally entering the production business. This acquisition marked a shift from pure distribution toward integrated content creation. The company subsequently demonstrated production capabilities through drama projects such as The Tale of Lady Ok (2024), solidifying its foundation as a content production company. In the fourth quarter of 2024, Copus Korea established the joint venture HyperEpic Co., Ltd., launching its short-form business in full scale. The company now covers the planning, production, distribution and even platform operation of short-form content, including dramas and variety shows. Its subsidiaries include Kim Jong Hak Production Co., Ltd. and HyperEpic Co., Ltd. In October 2025, a share transfer agreement was signed to sell a 50.5% controlling stake held by CEO Oh Young-seop (47.73%) and his spouse Kyung Jin-ah (2.77%) for KRW 25.6 billion. However, the sale did not complete. As of the available evidence, Copus Korea remains an active, listed content company headquartered in Mapo-gu, Seoul, with a business spanning drama planning and production, global distribution and localization, webtoon/web novel/audiobook development, and short-form content platform operation.

• Completes merger with DB Financial 7th SPAC (merger registration date)

• Lists merger shares on KOSDAQ market of Korea Exchange

• Accelerates business expansion by developing webtoon, web novel and audiobook IPs and implementing 360-degree branding strategy

• Acquires Kim Jong Hak Production, formally entering production business

• Produces drama The Tale of Lady Ok

• Establishes joint venture HyperEpic Co., Ltd. and launches short-form business in full scale

• Signs share transfer agreement to sell 50.5% controlling stake for KRW 25.6 billion; sale does not complete

A Korea–Japan cultural content bridge and Hallyu distribution specialist expanding into original IP production and short-form platforms.

• 2024

  The Tale of Lady Ok

• The Secret Night Tutor

• ELUVATOR (S1, S2)

• The Ballerina Turned Stripper

• Burning The Line

• Seduce My Husband

• Dali and the Cocky Prince

• New Employee Chairman Kang

• Unique Romance

• Sihon Gungnyeo

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