Company Name: CLKO Entertainment Co., Ltd.

Address: 8F, E-Yon B/D 45-5 Yonggang-Dong Mapo-Gu, Seoul, Korea

Business Category: Character Licensing, Animation

Business Subcategory: Licensor /Licensing Agent /Contents Develop /Merchandising   

Contact Information

• Telephone: +82-2-362-6824
• Fax: +82-2-362-6825
• Email: clko@clko.com
• Contact: Young Kook, Park
• Title: Licensing & Marketing Director
• Website: www.clko.com / www.mashimaro.com
• Twitter, Myspace, Facebook Address: N/A

Partners: Licensing Agent Partners in 20 countries   

Company Profile

CLKO Co., Ltd. is the company behind the legendary international character “Mashimaro” (a.k.a Bizarre Rabbit). CLKO has also been expanding its business to mobile and Internet content as well.

Who We Are

• Describe your current business status in the local/global market.

CLKO has worked on Mashimaro licensing content distribution and production in Korea since 2001. For the 10^th anniversary of Mashimaro, CLKO has planned for a series of premium Mashimaro products and that will transform Mashimaro into a global brand. The company is building a global network by connecting its licensing agents in Europe, America, and Southeast Asia.

• Describe your key products.

Mashimaro has become a cult thanks to its creative character and story behind it. Besides the current production business, CLKO is in the process of pursuing other opportunities such as digital convergence, web and mobile products, 

• What are your company’s main strengths?

CLKO possesses a comprehensive portfolio that comes with the know-how received from producing 6,000 different items both directly and indirectly. CLKO has the ability to lead a successful business with vast networks.

• What are the greatest challenges, both from a creative and business standpoint that companies like yours face in today’s economy?

CLKO plans to build a distribution system and secure competitive contents. 

• Describe your plans for 2010.

CLKO plans for a global promotion to celebrate Mashimaro’s 10^th anniversary. CLKO will expand their target market by developing new content as well as setting up an infrastructure for digital content distribution.