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1、1Beyond Seoul:K-Beauty on the Global StageIn association with:2Beyond Seoul:K-Beauty on the Global StageIn South Korea,personal care is more than just an industry:its a deeplyembedded cultural mindset anda thriving$25 billion market that now ranks fifth globally and first in per capita spending1.Wit

2、h South Koreans spending an average of$493 annually on beauty alone,skincare is more than justa routine,its a national identity.Rewinding back to the early 2000s,its important to note that K-Beautydidnt just happen overnight,and the industry has undergonedramatic transformations over the last two de

3、cades.Jayanne Jin,Global Editorand Business Developer at K-BeautyScience,explains that what beganwith door-to-door sales by legacy brands,soon evolved into a new retailera driven by“one-brand”storessuch as The Face Shop and Innisfree.During this time,retail chains scaledat“lightning speed,”some open

4、inghundreds of brick-and-mortarlocations within a single year,generating hundreds of millionsin revenue.“Then came the second wave,”she says.“The China boom,powered by the riseof Korean popculture.K-Dramas and K-Pop idols turned beauty products intoovernight sensations,with Chinesetourists lining up

5、 at duty-free shops to buy Korean cosmetics.”At its peak,nearly 70%of Koreas beauty exports were going to China.But by 2018,political tensions between China andKorea sparked a decline in culturalexports and tourism caused a“sudden wake-up call for the industry.”Over-reliance on a single market prove

6、d unsustainable,prompting a renewed focus on diversification,digital innovation and global strategy.Today,K-Beauty has matured andwere firmly in the midst of its third wave,driven by digital disruption,e-commerce and the rise of agile,consumer-focused brands.The latest surge in popularity of K-beaut