{"id":408949,"date":"2026-01-14T15:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/408949\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:57:08","slug":"how-k-pop-pushes-appetite-for-korean-ramyun-noodles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/408949\/","title":{"rendered":"How K-pop pushes appetite for Korean ramyun noodles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/south-korea\/t-63357867\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Korea\u2019s<\/a> K\u2011ramyun industry is expanding at a pace few expected, with leading producer Nongshim now turning out nearly 5 million packs a day at its Gumi plant. Rising global demand \u2014 fueled by the Hallyu cultural wave, K\u2011dramas, and tie\u2011ins with films like K\u2011pop Demon Hunters \u2014 has pushed the company to adopt <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/artificial-intelligence\/t-42133476\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI<\/a>\u2011driven production and expand overseas facilities. As exports of Korean noodles surge past the billion\u2011dollar mark, consumers cite convenience, evolving flavors such as kimchi and spicy chicken, and a growing interest in healthier options as reasons behind the worldwide boom. From European supermarkets to pop\u2011up stores in Seoul, K\u2011ramyun continues to shape the global appetite for K\u2011food.<br \/>This video summary was created by AI from the original DW script. It was edited by a journalist before publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Korea\u2019s K\u2011ramyun industry is expanding at a pace few expected, with leading producer Nongshim now turning out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,341],"class_list":{"0":"post-408949","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}