When and where was Galaxy ME established?

Galaxy ME, the Middle East subsidiary of Galaxy Corporation, was established in Dubai in April 2026. The Korea Herald reported it together with the company’s description of it as the first UAE regional base for a Korean entertainment company.

When will a Galaxy Robot Park open in Dubai?

According to a Seoul Economic Daily report of 24 June 2026, the Dubai robot theme park is under review and specifics have not been decided. Opening dates and scale are best confirmed through Galaxy Corporation’s official announcements.

What kind of company is Galaxy Corporation?

Galaxy Corporation is an entertainment company founded in Seoul in 2019; it is G-Dragon’s agency and the operator of Galaxy Robot Park. According to Seoul Economic Daily, it has raised more than 100 billion won in pre-IPO investment and is valued at 1 trillion won.

Known first in the Gulf — a Dubai base and the idea of a second park

Q: Who did Galaxy ME chief executive Cho Sung-hae meet in Dubai?

According to The Korea Herald, Cho Sung-hae met Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, on 16 April 2026 to discuss cooperation in media and advanced technology.

Galaxy Corporation set up a Middle East subsidiary in Dubai in April 2026, and both local and Korean outlets tied that step to a robot theme park plan.

The first Korean entertainment company based in the UAE

On 17 April 2026, The Korea Herald reported that Galaxy Corporation had established a Middle East subsidiary, Galaxy ME, in Dubai, becoming the first Korean entertainment company to set up a regional base in the United Arab Emirates. The word ‘first’ is attributed to the company.

According to the article, Cho Sung-hae (조성해), chief executive of Galaxy ME and a co-founder of Galaxy Corporation, met Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, on 16 April to discuss Dubai’s role as a hub for media, advanced technology and global content production.

The Korea Herald described the company’s strategy as ‘Entertech 2.0’, combining AI, robotics and media technology, and reported plans for cooperation with UAE government bodies and expansion into emerging Global South markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Choi Yong-ho said the company had set up its Middle East hub in Dubai out of confidence in the UAE’s vision and capacity to deliver.

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How the local press framed it

Khaleej Times, on 16 April 2026, introduced Galaxy Corporation as a Korean unicorn founded in Seoul in 2019, whose roster includes G-Dragon, Song Kang-ho and Taemin, and which produces more than 400 broadcast programmes a year.

The article outlined the company’s plan to unveil a K-pop robot arena in Korea in May 2026 and to build a robot theme park in the UAE. Cho Sung-hae of Galaxy ME said the aim was to create an entertainment landmark bringing together K-pop, K-content and robots.

The report also described the approach as placing culture and technology side by side. Cho said the company was combining technologies such as AI and robotics with content to create new entertainment experiences, and the article also mentioned Jamal Al Kaabi, Director-General of the UAE National Media Office.

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Dubai as an extension of the Seoul model

In an exclusive report on 24 June 2026, Seoul Economic Daily said Galaxy Corporation was planning a Dubai robot theme park combining K-pop, AI and robotics, and was in talks with local partners. The article laid out the sequence: the Godeok-dong robot park in Seoul had opened the previous month, in May, and the Middle East subsidiary Galaxy ME had been established in April.

According to the same report, the company had raised more than 100 billion won in pre-IPO investment and was valued as an entertainment unicorn worth 1 trillion won. The article also recorded its founding in 2019, the signing of G-Dragon in 2023, and a humanoid robot performing G-Dragon’s choreography at COMEUP 2025 at COEX on 10 December 2025.

The report relayed the company’s account that, after the Seoul park, it intended to combine robot idols, virtual idols and robot performances in Dubai to open up a new entertainment market built on AI and robotics.

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What is not settled yet

According to Seoul Economic Daily, a company official said the Dubai robot theme park was under review and that specifics had not been decided. Opening dates and scale are best checked against official announcements.

The Korea Herald’s April report, likewise, covered the establishment of the subsidiary and discussions about cooperation with UAE government bodies; it did not confirm a site or a schedule for the park. Both articles record a stage of planning and discussion.

The April and June reports covered here are not enough on their own to fix an opening date for a Dubai park. Even if new announcements follow, they should be read as distinct from what could be confirmed at this point.

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How does a local entity differ from an open park?

News that a regional entity has been established tells you that an organisational base for local business now exists — the establishment of Galaxy ME in April 2026 is the example here. It does not mean that a theme park’s site, construction, permits, programme and public opening have all been completed, so even within a single phrase such as ‘entering the UAE’, setting up a company and operating a venue have to be kept apart.

The June report in Seoul Economic Daily describes the project as being at the review and discussion stage. If later schedule announcements follow, they should be linked in chronological order rather than used to erase the uncertainty of the earlier reporting; that is how the shape of a business plan as it firms up becomes visible. This article records the starting point of the Middle East coverage and what could be confirmed at the time.