Jay-Z partners with Korea’s private company to launch USD 500 million fund targeting entertainment and beauty boom: Reports

Jay-Z enters beauty sector

Rapper Jay-Z is extending his global investment footprint into Asia as he will be backing a major private equity push into South Korea’s fast-growing entertainment and beauty sectors, reports Koreabizwire.

His investment vehicle, MarcyPen Capital Partners LLC, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hanwha Asset Management Co. to establish a new private equity fund focused on Korean entertainment, cosmetics, fashion, food, and lifestyle brands.

The move marks one of the most high-profile US-Korea investment collaborations in recent years.

While Hanwha did not disclose the launch timeline or financial breakdown, the Financial Times reported that the two companies are targeting a fund size of approximately USD500 million.

South Korea’s cultural export power has surged dramatically over the past decade, turning K-pop idols like BLACKPINK and BTS into global superstars and producing worldwide hits such as Squid Game and the action-fantasy franchise KPop Demon Hunters.

This explosive influence, often referred to as Hallyu or the Korean Wave, has transformed entertainment and beauty into some of the nation’s most lucrative export industries.

Cosmetics, skincare, and fashion trends originating in Seoul have also become global phenomena, driving unprecedented international demand.

With K-beauty now a multibillion-dollar market and Korean music and streaming content dominating charts and platforms worldwide, global investors have increasingly turned their attention to the country’s cultural economy.