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JoongAng Group

JoongAng Group is a South Korean comprehensive content group spanning news, broadcasting, studios, space businesses, leisure, luxury & lifestyle, and sports business.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

JoongAng Group describes itself as South Korea's largest and best comprehensive content group, built around seven core business sectors including a newspaper that upholds the principle of trust, broadcasting that inherits the DNA of TBC (Dongyang Broadcasting), high-end multiplexes, and leisure. Its vision is to be a "Market Leader," and its mission is to "inspire the world." The group's business clusters include News Brands (Trust), Station (Creativity), Studio (Impact), Space Business (Connection), Leisure (Vitality), Luxury & Lifestyle (Taste), and Sports Business (Passion). Its brand portfolio includes JoongAng Ilbo, JoongAng Ilbo S, JoongAng Ilbo M&P, JTBC, JTBC Mediacom, JTBC Mediatech, SLL JoongAng, Megabox JoongAng, Plus M, Playtime JoongAng, HLL JoongAng, Phoenix JoongAng, Contentree JoongAng, WeStart, and JoongAng Daily.

History

JoongAng Group's official brand page states that JoongAng Ilbo was founded in 1965 and that its history is a record of Korean journalism innovation, including being the first in Korea to adopt a Hangul masthead and horizontal writing, a professional reporter system, section newspapers, online news services, abolition of street sales, and conversion to Berliner format. The group's About page states that it is South Korea's only comprehensive content group, with seven core business sectors including a newspaper that upholds the principle of trust, broadcasting that inherits the DNA of Dongyang Broadcasting (TBC), high-end multiplexes, and leisure. The group's vision is "Market Leader" and its mission is "Inspire the world."

Products and positioning

Market Leader aiming to be number one with strong brand value, inspiring the world through trust and creativity.

  • JoongAng Ilbo

    A newspaper founded in 1965 that delivers accurate news and in-depth analysis, with the slogan "Put it in the center."

  • JoongAng SUNDAY

    A high-quality weekend newspaper founded in 2007 as South Korea's only Sunday newspaper, moving to Saturdays from March 2018.

  • The JoongAng Plus

    A knowledge subscription platform providing refined knowledge content (Essential Knowledge).

  • Korea JoongAng Daily

    An English-language newspaper produced by JoongAng Ilbo, delivered with the New York Times International Edition.

  • The Korea Daily

    The most widely read Korean-language newspaper in the Americas, published by JoongAng Ilbo and its U.S. corporation, JoongAng Ilbo America.

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