Tag: south korea

K-Pop giant Hybe has published its financial results for the third quarter of 2022.

Back when it was called Big Hit Entertainment, K-Pop firm HYBE bought a stake in synthetic voice startup Supertone.

British collecting society PRS for Music isn’t happy with several streaming service in South Korea.

Google has hailed the success of the app, created to help K-Pop fans follow their favourite artists, such as Blackpink, Monsta X and Twice.

The Record Label Industry Association of Korea has surveyed 1,500 streaming subscribers about their activity.

South Korea has a long history with music streaming – but the sector’s recent success is maybe not quite as robust as it first seems.

We already know that the superfandom around top K-Pop artists extends to buying albums rather than just streaming them.

'K-Pop Daebak', the flagship playlist for K-Pop music on Spotify, is being rebranded to 'K-Pop ON! (온)

That included strong growth for album sales, merchandising and licensing, and (unsurprisingly) concerts.

There will soon be a new player in the South Korean music-streaming market: video service Watcha has announced plans to add music as part of a relaunch.

It's a year since Spotify launched in South Korea, and the company says that it is now averaging 7.97bn monthly K-Pop streams worldwide.

The music industry knows all about YouTube's role in bringing K-Pop music to the world, from Psy's 'Gangnam Style' to the success of BTS and Blackpink.