U.S. Markets Post Strong Weekly Gains Despite Middle East Tensions and Rising Energy Prices 
Gulf Ceasefire Cracks Rattle Asian Markets and Push Oil Prices Higher 
Abbott Laboratories Ordered to Pay $53 Million in Premature Infant Formula Lawsuit 
Foreign Investors Pour $18.65 Billion into Japanese Stocks Amid Market Stabilization 
U.S. Natural Gas Market Faces Short-Term Pressure but Long-Term Demand Surge 
Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles 
Lumentum Holdings Rides AI Wave With Order Book Filled Through 2028 
Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses 
China's Factory-Gate Prices Rise for First Time in Over Three Years Amid Global Cost Pressures 
OpenAI Addresses Security Vulnerability in macOS App Certification Process 
TSMC Posts Strong Q1 2025 Revenue, Riding AI Chip Demand Wave 
Gold Prices Dip Amid Middle East Uncertainty and Inflation Fears 
FedEx Pilots and Union Reach Tentative Agreement on 40% Pay Increase 
BCA Research Warns U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Could Collapse, Maintains Cautious Equity Outlook 
SanDisk Joins Nasdaq-100, Replacing Atlassian on April 20 
U.S. Inflation Surges in March as Iran War and Tariffs Drive Prices Higher 
Bank of America Maintains Forecast for Two Fed Rate Cuts in 2026 Despite Inflation Risks 
After a nine-month delay, LG Electronics Inc. and SM Entertainment Co. are finally set to launch their joint venture, Fitness Candy, a comprehensive home fitness app. This highly-anticipated release is expected to redefine digital fitness experiences.
LG Electronics and SM Entertainment will finally release their Fitness Candy app next month after a nine-month delay. It was originally set for launch in September 2022, but due to some reasons, the companies pushed the schedule to a later date.
As per the Korea Economic Daily, sources have confirmed that the joint venture will start the service for the home fitness app in July. Prior to that date, the companies dropped the beta version this month but only for Apple devices. In the official release, Fitness Candy will also be available on Google Play.
The smart wearable will give details about heart rate and calories burned. Users will get to enjoy all the features through a paid subscription service that will begin this year.
It was in late June 2022 when LG Electronics and SM Entertainment first announced that their JV was developing a next-gen home fitness experience. They have put up the company for digital healthcare business that is 51% owned by the electronics firm, and the rest belongs to SME.
“We will transform LG’s business paradigm from function-oriented home appliances into a customer experience-oriented company, transforming into a company that provides smart life solutions to deliver the best customer experience,” LGES’ chief executive officer, William Cho, said in a press release at that time. “Through Fitness Candy, LG’s innovative technology and SM’s content-creating capabilities will converge to create differentiated smart life solutions that provide never-before-seen customer experiences.”
SM Entertainment’s co-CEO, Lee Sung Su, also said, “Fitness Candy is a digital fitness content project that goes beyond simple diet experiences and, rather, empowers users to rediscover healthy fitness habits.”
Photo by: LG Newsroom
