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HONG KONG, May 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- South Korea has become a global cosmetics hub, with legions of fans aspiring to look like their flawless K-celebrity idols. In this episode of K-Everything, Daniel Dae Kim digs beneath the surface to learn why the desire to focus on appearance is deeply ingrained in Korean society, driven by rapid modernization and political shifts.
From the Joseon era, Korea's last imperial dynasty, when women used rice water to brighten their skin, to today's multi-billion dollar market, the evolution of the K-beauty industry has been nothing short of remarkable. Kim takes a trip to cosmetics retail giant Olive Young to see the latest trends and learn how Korea overtook France to become the top exporter of cosmetics to the US in 2024.
With innovation the cornerstone of the K-beauty industry, Kim visits a biopharmaceutical company that produces one of K-beauty's most unusual ingredients – snail slime, also known as "mucin". It's a popular K-beauty trend said to improve hydration and stimulate collagen production.
But what does the idea of K-beauty mean for those in the spotlight in Korea? To answer that question, Kim meets with Irene Kim, top model, TV personality, entrepreneur, and influencer.
South Korean men are increasingly embracing K-beauty trends, experimenting with skincare, cosmetics and male grooming. Kim visits Seoul's oldest barbershop to learn how long hair for men was once illegal in Korea and also gets a makeover by makeup artist LeoJ, one of Korea's leading beauty influencers.
Finally, in a country where cosmetic procedures are mainstream and increasingly seen as a form of self-improvement rather than vanity, Kim explores why investing in appearance can be a necessity in a competitive job market after touring the clinic-lined streets of the upscale Gangnam district.
K-Everything continues the legacy of CNN Original Series' host-led storytelling that examines global culture and the human experience, joining an award-winning library of premium programming streaming on the CNN app.
The CNN Original Series is sponsored by one of South Korea's largest companies, Hyundai Motor Company, a global brand deeply rooted in Korean heritage whose growth has mirrored the country's own journey of innovation and progress.
K-Everything episode 4 (K-beauty) premieres Saturday, May 30 at 8pm HKT and replays on Sunday, May 31 at 8am and 11pm HKT and Monday, June 1 at 3am HKT on CNN International. The 4-episode series will stream live for CNN International pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps weekly. It will be available on demand beginning Saturday, May 9 to CNN's streaming subscribers in the US via CNN.com and CNN connected TV and mobile apps. The series will also be available to stream on HBO Max, where available.
Kim is repped by UTA, Linden Entertainment, Narrative PR and Gang Tyre.
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K-Everything microsite: http://edition.cnn.com/world/k-everything
Airtimes for K-Everything (K-beauty) Episode
Saturday, 30th May at 8pm HKT
Sunday, 31st May at 8am and 11pm HKT
Monday, 1st June at 3am HKT
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About CNN Originals
The CNN Originals group develops, produces and acquires original, long-form unscripted programming for CNN Worldwide. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development, oversees the award-winning CNN Originals portfolio that includes the following premium content brands: CNN Original Series, CNN Films, CNN Presents, and the newly formed CNN Studios, an internal production studio which creates long-form programming for CNN's global platforms. Since 2012, the team has overseen and executive produced more than 45 multi-part documentary series and 60 feature-length documentary films, earning more than 110 awards and 445 nominations for the cable network, including CNN Films' first Academy Award® for Navalny. Acclaimed titles include the Peabody Award winning and 13-time Emmy® Award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown; five time Emmy® nominee, Apollo 11, directed by Todd Douglas Miller; Emmy® nominated Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico; the Emmy® Award-nominated "Decades Series": The Sixties, The Seventies, The Eighties, The Nineties, The 2000s, and The 2010s, executive produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman; The Last Movie Stars, directed by Ethan Hawke about the lives and careers of actors and humanitarians Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman; Grammy® Award nominee Little Richard: I Am Everything, directed by Lisa Cortés; The Many Lives of Martha Stewart; This is Life with Lisa Ling; Primetime Emmy® and duPont-Columbia Award-winning, RBG, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen; See It Loud: The History of Black Television, executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter; Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight in partnership with the BBC; the Producers Guild Award and three-time Emmy® Award-winning Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy; BAFTA nominee and Directors Guild Award winner, Three Identical Strangers, directed by Tim Wardle; and the five-time Emmy® Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell; and the five-time Emmy® Award-winning The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper. CNN Originals can be seen on CNN, to stream via a CNN All Access subscription, on the CNN Original Hub on HBO Max and discovery+, on the CNN Originals FAST channel, and with a pay TV subscription via CNN.com, CNN apps and cable operator platforms.
About CNN International
CNN's portfolio of news and information services is available in seven different languages across all major TV, digital and mobile platforms, reaching more than 379 million households around the globe. CNN International is the number one international TV news channel according to all major media surveys across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific region, and Latin America and has a US presence that includes CNNgo. CNN Digital is a leading network for online news, mobile news and social media. CNN is at the forefront of digital innovation and continues to invest heavily in expanding its digital global footprint, with a suite of award-winning digital properties and a range of strategic content partnerships, commercialised through a strong data-driven understanding of audience behaviours. CNN has won multiple prestigious awards around the world for its journalism. Around 1,000 hours of long-form series, documentaries and specials are produced every year by CNNI's non-news programming division. CNN has 36 editorial offices and more than 1,100 affiliates worldwide through CNN Newsource. CNN International is a Warner Bros. Discovery company.
HONG KONG, May 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- South Korea has become a global cosmetics hub, with legions of fans aspiring to look like their flawless K-celebrity idols. In this episode of K-Everything, Daniel Dae Kim digs beneath the surface to learn why the desire to focus on appearance is deeply ingrained in Korean society, driven by rapid modernization and political shifts.
From the Joseon era, Korea's last imperial dynasty, when women used rice water to brighten their skin, to today's multi-billion dollar market, the evolution of the K-beauty industry has been nothing short of remarkable. Kim takes a trip to cosmetics retail giant Olive Young to see the latest trends and learn how Korea overtook France to become the top exporter of cosmetics to the US in 2024.
With innovation the cornerstone of the K-beauty industry, Kim visits a biopharmaceutical company that produces one of K-beauty's most unusual ingredients – snail slime, also known as "mucin". It's a popular K-beauty trend said to improve hydration and stimulate collagen production.
But what does the idea of K-beauty mean for those in the spotlight in Korea? To answer that question, Kim meets with Irene Kim, top model, TV personality, entrepreneur, and influencer.
South Korean men are increasingly embracing K-beauty trends, experimenting with skincare, cosmetics and male grooming. Kim visits Seoul's oldest barbershop to learn how long hair for men was once illegal in Korea and also gets a makeover by makeup artist LeoJ, one of Korea's leading beauty influencers.
Finally, in a country where cosmetic procedures are mainstream and increasingly seen as a form of self-improvement rather than vanity, Kim explores why investing in appearance can be a necessity in a competitive job market after touring the clinic-lined streets of the upscale Gangnam district.
K-Everything continues the legacy of CNN Original Series' host-led storytelling that examines global culture and the human experience, joining an award-winning library of premium programming streaming on the CNN app.
The CNN Original Series is sponsored by one of South Korea's largest companies, Hyundai Motor Company, a global brand deeply rooted in Korean heritage whose growth has mirrored the country's own journey of innovation and progress.
K-Everything episode 4 (K-beauty) premieres Saturday, May 30 at 8pm HKT and replays on Sunday, May 31 at 8am and 11pm HKT and Monday, June 1 at 3am HKT on CNN International. The 4-episode series will stream live for CNN International pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps weekly. It will be available on demand beginning Saturday, May 9 to CNN's streaming subscribers in the US via CNN.com and CNN connected TV and mobile apps. The series will also be available to stream on HBO Max, where available.
Kim is repped by UTA, Linden Entertainment, Narrative PR and Gang Tyre.
K-Everything (K-beauty) trailer: http://bit.ly/43j6Kiv
K-Everything (K-beauty) images: https://bit.ly/4upaydB
K-Everything microsite: http://edition.cnn.com/world/k-everything
Airtimes for K-Everything (K-beauty) Episode
Saturday, 30th May at 8pm HKT
Sunday, 31st May at 8am and 11pm HKT
Monday, 1st June at 3am HKT
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About CNN Originals
The CNN Originals group develops, produces and acquires original, long-form unscripted programming for CNN Worldwide. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development, oversees the award-winning CNN Originals portfolio that includes the following premium content brands: CNN Original Series, CNN Films, CNN Presents, and the newly formed CNN Studios, an internal production studio which creates long-form programming for CNN's global platforms. Since 2012, the team has overseen and executive produced more than 45 multi-part documentary series and 60 feature-length documentary films, earning more than 110 awards and 445 nominations for the cable network, including CNN Films' first Academy Award® for Navalny. Acclaimed titles include the Peabody Award winning and 13-time Emmy® Award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown; five time Emmy® nominee, Apollo 11, directed by Todd Douglas Miller; Emmy® nominated Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico; the Emmy® Award-nominated "Decades Series": The Sixties, The Seventies, The Eighties, The Nineties, The 2000s, and The 2010s, executive produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman; The Last Movie Stars, directed by Ethan Hawke about the lives and careers of actors and humanitarians Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman; Grammy® Award nominee Little Richard: I Am Everything, directed by Lisa Cortés; The Many Lives of Martha Stewart; This is Life with Lisa Ling; Primetime Emmy® and duPont-Columbia Award-winning, RBG, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen; See It Loud: The History of Black Television, executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter; Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight in partnership with the BBC; the Producers Guild Award and three-time Emmy® Award-winning Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy; BAFTA nominee and Directors Guild Award winner, Three Identical Strangers, directed by Tim Wardle; and the five-time Emmy® Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell; and the five-time Emmy® Award-winning The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper. CNN Originals can be seen on CNN, to stream via a CNN All Access subscription, on the CNN Original Hub on HBO Max and discovery+, on the CNN Originals FAST channel, and with a pay TV subscription via CNN.com, CNN apps and cable operator platforms.
About CNN International
CNN's portfolio of news and information services is available in seven different languages across all major TV, digital and mobile platforms, reaching more than 379 million households around the globe. CNN International is the number one international TV news channel according to all major media surveys across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific region, and Latin America and has a US presence that includes CNNgo. CNN Digital is a leading network for online news, mobile news and social media. CNN is at the forefront of digital innovation and continues to invest heavily in expanding its digital global footprint, with a suite of award-winning digital properties and a range of strategic content partnerships, commercialised through a strong data-driven understanding of audience behaviours. CNN has won multiple prestigious awards around the world for its journalism. Around 1,000 hours of long-form series, documentaries and specials are produced every year by CNNI's non-news programming division. CNN has 36 editorial offices and more than 1,100 affiliates worldwide through CNN Newsource. CNN International is a Warner Bros. Discovery company.
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Daniel Dae Kim explores the phenomenal rise of the K-beauty industry in CNN Original Series K-Everything
Latest video intelligence solution transforms fleet safety by empowering drivers with instant support
BANGKOK, May 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Geotab, a global leader in connected transportation, video and asset tracking solutions, today announced the launch of the GO Focus Plus® AI dash cam and its new video intelligence platform in Thailand, expanding access to advanced AI video telematics designed to help fleets proactively reduce risk and improve driver safety.
The dual-facing dash cam delivers proactive, in-cab voice support that helps drivers self-correct risky behaviours such as distraction, fatigue or tailgating. In a recent large pilot, the voice coaching functionality helped reduce tailgating by 90% and mobile phone use by 95%. This system turns every alert into a coaching opportunity, aiming to prevent accidents and create a measurable impact on fleet safety culture.
Thailand continues to face one of the world's highest road fatality rates, with risk peaking during New Year and Songkran. During these biannual "Seven Dangerous Days," road deaths in 2024 nearly doubled to around 69 fatalities per day, reinforcing the urgency for near real-time safety intervention on Thai roads.
These spikes are not random. Focused crash investigations show that fatigue, distraction, speeding and high-pressure driving conditions are the primary drivers of severe outcomes on Thai roads. For commercial drivers, long hours and peak holiday travel intensify these risks, while fleet operators face increasing responsibility to ensure driver well-being, operational efficiency and public trust. These converging factors reinforce the need for near real-time intervention to prevent incidents before they occur.
"Across Thailand and the wider region, transport has been undergoing a period of sustained pressure," said Ezanne Soh, Associate Vice President, Southeast Asia, Geotab. "Road safety risks are rising at the same time as fleets face tighter margins, workforce strain and growing public scrutiny. Drivers are operating in increasingly demanding conditions, and the cost of getting safety wrong is higher than ever. This is driving a clear shift across the industry: from reacting to incidents after the fact to preventing risk before it turns into harm."
The GO Focus Plus AI dash cam combines Geotab's connected vehicle insights with intelligent, in-cab coaching to give drivers instant support exactly when they need it. At the same time, it helps fleet managers focus their attention on the issues that matter most, reducing day-to-day oversight burden and enabling more effective intervention without the need for constant monitoring or manual review.
Key Features of the GO Focus Plus
- Proactive Driver Coaching: The Go Focus Plus provides instant, in-cab voice prompts to drivers when risky behaviors like distracted driving (e.g., phone use, fatigue) or tailgating are detected, helping them correct habits.
- Targeted Fleet Management: AI-driven video intelligence surfaces the most urgent risks and repeat patterns for quick review, eliminating the need for fleet managers to sort through extensive footage. Each alert includes video and contextual data, enabling targeted and effective coaching.
- Seamless Workflow and Safety Culture: The MyGeotab platform allows for a seamless workflow, including the assignment, tracking, and recognition of progress, reinforcing a strong culture of safety within the fleet.
Improve Fleet Safety with Geotab's Evolving AI Video Intelligence Platform
Geotab's video intelligence platform is built to continuously evolve. Its advanced AI models refine detection and coaching automatically with every update, ensuring fleets always have the smartest, sharpest tools to stay ahead of risk without extra administrative work. The platform's open architecture is designed to support a growing family of advanced cameras, with new models and capabilities planned in the coming months.
The new video intelligence platform, with the GO Focus Plus AI dash cam, represents a significant step forward in Geotab's commitment to fleet safety, uniting driving data and video, to deliver a complete picture of risk and a path for improvement. It marks the next chapter for Geotab, dedicated to helping fleets create safer roads and a stronger, more supportive operation.
Learn more about the GO Focus Plus and Geotab's new Video Intelligence Platform on our website.
About Geotab
Geotab is a global leader in connected vehicle and asset management solutions, with headquarters in Oakville, Ontario and Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to make the world safer, more efficient, and sustainable. We leverage advanced data analytics and AI to transform fleet performance and operations, reducing cost and driving efficiency. Backed by top data scientists and engineers, we serve approximately 100,000 global customers, processing 100 billion data points daily from more than 6 million vehicle subscriptions. Geotab is trusted by Fortune 500 organisations, mid-sized fleets, and the largest public sector fleets in the world, including the US Federal government. Committed to data security and privacy, we hold FIPS 140-3 and FedRAMP authorisations. Our open platform, ecosystem of outstanding partners, and Geotab Marketplace deliver hundreds of fleet-ready third-party solutions. This year, we're celebrating 25 years of innovation. Learn more at www.geotab.com/apac/ and follow us on LinkedIn or visit Geotab News and Views.
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Geotab Launches GO Focus Plus in Thailand to Help Fleets Prevent Accidents
