We heard last week that South Korea has now become the third biggest music-exporter in the world, overtaking Canada. Now we’ve got some new figures behind that.
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South Korean bill would require ‘pre-screening’ of music releases
There are arguments afoot in South Korea this week due to a proposed amendment to the country’s Music Industry Promotion Act by the ruling party.
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Hanroro tops South Korea’s first-half streaming charts for 2026
It would be easy to assume that BTS must have had the biggest streaming track in South Korea in the first half of this year, such has been the scale […]
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South Korean government launches fund for smaller K-Pop firms
The K-Pop sector is dominated by the ‘big four’ companies: Hybe, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment. However, the South Korean government wants more competition in the market, and […]
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Hybe reports biggest-ever first quarter with revenues up 39.5%
South Korean music firm Hybe enjoyed a bumper Q1 this year, and no prizes for guessing one of the prime drivers of its growth: BTS. Hybe reported revenues of KRW 698.3bn […]
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Le Sserafim take over the Seoul map of Roblox game Berry Avenue
Roblox and K-Pop has been a good match over the years: Twice and Blackpink both launched their own experiences on the platform in 2023 for example, although the latter’s has since shut down. Now […]
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Hybe chairman Bang Si-Hyuk faces arrest in South Korea
These are boom times for South Korean music firm Hybe, thanks to the comeback of its flagship artist BTS and the success of other groups on its roster. However, a […]
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K-Pop’s ‘Big Four’ to collaborate on Fanomenon music festival
South Korean agencies Hybe, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment compete fiercely when it comes to developing and breaking K-Pop artists. But they are also collaborating with a view […]
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Report explores ‘streaming paradox’ for artists in five countries
The latest study exploring musicians’ views on the music-streaming economy comes from the Oxford Internet Institute and researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. They surveyed 1,200 musicians […]
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Rethinking European music exports: it’s not just about copying South Korea
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns voicing the opinions of notable authors, or advancing specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion, are not […]
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Reports claim 300m fans watched BTS’s live comeback on Netflix
Update: boo hiss to the Times and the Telegraph, who published the 300m figure. Netflix has since announced that the concert stream was watched by, ahem, 18.4 million people. These […]
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‘Dance gen model’ mvntStudio turns songs into dance animations
A small but interesting example of the new ideas that come from the meeting of AI and traditional digital services’ APs is mvntStudio, which has just launched as a web app. […]
