“The global market for K-pop is still at an early stage of growth,” says Jangwon Lee, CEO of CT Investments
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Spotify launches specialist K-Pop exec recruitment drive
Candidate will join’a newly created team focused on breaking through K-Pop and K-culture driving communities’
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Big Hit and Universal ‘rewrite global music history’ with joint K-pop label, expanded partnership
Global search for K-pop boy band set to begin in 2022 as Bang Si-Hyuk and Sir Lucian Grainge announce new pact
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Big Hit, headed for a $4bn valuation, hands $54m in shares to BTS members ahead of IPO
Bang Si-hyuk’s stake in Big Hit is currently worth comfortably over $1 billion
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Republic Records enters strategic alliance with K-Pop Powerhouse JYP Entertainment for TWICE
New music to be released worldwide soon
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K-Pop has been streamed for more than 134bn minutes on Spotify since 2014
There have been more than 41bn K-Pop streams on the platform to date
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How to Write a K-Pop Track: BTS – ‘Blood Sweat & Tears’ Analysis
Over the last decade, Korean pop, a.k.a. K-Pop, has taken the Western world by storm. K-Pop draws influences from numerous genres from around the globe such as hip-hop, pop, EDM, R&B, jazz, house and more and blends this infectious fusion with catchy hooks and flawless dance routines. Even if you’ve never heard of K-Pop as a genre, it’s likely […]
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Drug and Sex Scandals Force Out YG Entertainment Founder and K-Pop Mogul
23 years ago, Yang Hyun-suk founded YG Entertainment. The Korean entertainment company has since launched and managed the careers of several notable K-Pop stars and actors. On the artist side, these include Blackpink, BTS, iKON, 2NE1, Big Bang, and Ps…
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentators inside the industry weighed in on whey learning to fail is such an important part of music business success, what comes next for K-pop after its big week, and why legacy music industry companies shouldn’t be the ones watching over the royalties of independent songwriters. Learning To…
After K-Pop’s Big Week, What Comes Next?
K-Pop is certainly having a moment as far as its Stateside popularity goes, but will South Korean pop music’s recent surge in popularity in the US translate to more than just flash in the pan, and develop into longterm sustainable popularity? ___________________________ Guest post by David Deal of Superhype K-pop…