两家公司周三表示，韩国娱乐平台Korai Flix将通过与特殊目的收购公司APEX Tech Acquisition进行35亿美元的合并，在美国上市。
South Korean entertainment platform Korai Flix will go public in the U.S. through a $3.5 billion merger with special purpose acquisition company APEX Tech Acquisition, the companies said on Wednesday.
此次交易正值SPAC——一种替代性的上市途径——在经历多年低迷后，在美国重新兴起。
The deal comes as SPACs, an alternative route to public markets, are making a comeback in the US after years of subdued activity.
Korai的平台于2024年推出，向亚洲15个国家约2600万用户提供AI生成的短剧和AI陪伴虚拟形象。用户还可以使用工具以各种视觉风格创作此类内容。
Korai’s platform, launched in 2024, offers AI-generated short dramas and AI companion avatars to roughly 26 million users across 15 countries in Asia. Users can also use tools to create such content in various visual styles.
微短剧——以两分钟一集的竖屏短视频形式在手机上观看的短小连续剧——在全球范围内人气飙升。这种形式制作成本低廉，且可利用人工智能快速生成。
Microdramas, short episodic vertical videos delivered in two-minute episodes for viewing on phones, have surged in popularity worldwide. The format is cheap to produce and can be generated rapidly using artificial intelligence.
2026年上半年，YouTube上的微短剧获得超过65亿次观看，观看时长同比增长逾50%。
In the first half of 2026, microdramas on YouTube garnered more than 6.5 billion views, while watch time grew over 50% from a year earlier.
继K-pop、韩剧及其他韩国文化输出成功之后，韩国娱乐内容也在全球蓬勃发展。
Korean entertainment content is also flourishing across the world following the success of K-pop, K-dramas and other Korean cultural exports.
Korai将成为最新一家赴美上市的韩国关联娱乐平台。由Naver支持的Webtoon Entertainment拥有小说分发平台Wattpad，于2024年通过传统IPO在纽约上市。
Korai will be the latest South Korea-linked entertainment platform to go public in US. Naver-backed Webtoon Entertainment, which owns novel distribution platform Wattpad, debuted in New York in 2024 through a traditional IPO.
SPAC是一家空壳公司，通过首次公开募股筹集资金，随后利用资金与一家私营公司合并或收购，使其无需传统IPO即可上市。
A SPAC is a shell company that raises capital through an initial public offering and then uses the funds to merge with or acquire a private company, taking it public without a traditional IPO.
预计SPAC交易将于2027年第一季度完成。合并后的公司将更名为Krflix Group，预计将在纽约证券交易所上市。
The SPAC deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027. The combined company will be renamed Krflix Group and is expected to list on the New York Stock Exchange.