alchedek Vol.25 October 2026

14p Joe Seok, CEO of MUZLIVE Inc.
A New Way to Own and Experience Music: MUZLIVE Builds a Media Ecosystem Around the Physical Album

26p Professor Masashi Yanagisawa, University of Tsukuba
The Quest to Understand Sleep: From Orexin to the Future of Sleep Science

32p Jinwoo Cheon, Director of the IBS Center for Nanomedicine
Advancing Korean Science and Tackling Humanity’s Greatest Challenges Through Nanomedicine

38p Dr. Jong-hyuk Yoon, Department of Neuroscience, Korea Brain Research Institute
Advancing Research on Brain Disease Prediction, Diagnosis, and Personalized Treatment

44p Back-gyu Sung, General Director, Industry Information Dept., Fintech Center Korea
From the Sandbox to the Formal System, Fintech Center Korea Bridges the Market and the Financial Authorities as the Token Securities Regime Nears Implementation

52p Jae-Joon Lee, Senior Managing Director of the Platform Business Division at Lezhin Entertainment
From Webtoons to Short Dramas and AI: Lezhin Entertainment Takes Its IP Global

58p Dana Kang, CEO of B.able Company
Connecting Global Short Drama Deals: B.able Company’s ShortFlow

62p Han-gi Oh, Leader of Media Production Studio at NAVER
How Technology Is Changing Storytelling: NAVER Media Production Studio

68p Jae-cheol Lyu, CEO of LG Electronics
Innovation for a Better Life: LG Electronics Builds on Manufacturing Expertise to Connect Technology, Spaces, and Infrastructure

76p Seung-Chul Kim, CEO of SAMJIN Co., Ltd.
“Connecting People and Things”: Making Everyday Life Easier with AI That Understands How We Live

84p Rebecca Cai, Chief Global Markets Officer of On Holding AG (the brand On)
Running: The Freedom of Flight, Grounded in Every Step

94p Tien Nguyen, Founding Partner of Earth Venture Capital
The Answer to the AI Power Crunch and Climate Crisis Lies in the Deep Tech Powering Manufacturing Infrastructure

102p David Goldman, Partner of Celesta Capital
The Next Battleground for AI Infrastructure: Power, Networking, and Inference

106p James Tan, Managing Partner of Quest Ventures
“For Startups Expanding into Southeast Asia, Localization Matters More Than Technology”

110p Where Are the 2,000 Japan-Korea Joint Scholarship Program for Science and Engineering Students Now? How Investment in Talent and Science Is Completed
Chi-hong Song, Assistant Professor of Convergence Medicine at Pusan National University (PNU) and Director of the Yangsan Branch of PNU Core Research Facilities