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'It was hard work, really challenging': life in a K-pop bootcamp for the BBC's new reality show

As TV show Made in Korea launches, we look at how hard it is to make it into the K-pop big leagues

Evening Standard

Founder of South Korea’s Kakao arrested over alleged stock price rigging

Kim Beom-su is accused of conspiring to inflate SM Entertainment’s stock price to prevent takeover by rival agency.

Al Jazeera

Kakao Founder Arrested For Stock Price Manipulation Allegations

Founder of Kakao Corp. arrested for alleged stock price manipulation during K-pop agency takeover, impacting industry dynamics.

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South Korean tech giant Kakao's founder arrested in stock price manipulation case

South Korean prosecutors have arrested the founder of the country’s tech giant Kakao Corp. on suspicion of stock price rigging during his company’s takeover of a major K-pop agency last year

The Independent UK

What Are K-Pop Stars Like When Faced With Millions Of Fans? I Witnessed NCT Dream Up Close

Seoul searching’? Yes, I did just that. Here’s everything I did in Seoul as part of the CASETiFY x NCT DREAM launch.

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BTS to Blackpink: the 12 K-Pop bands you need to know

Still to jump on the bandwagon? These are the biggest and best bands to hit play on...

Evening Standard

Rising Female Artists: Climbing to the Top for the Official Charts

Since its inception in 1969, the Official Charts has been a stalwart reflection of the nation’s music tastes, a chart that has weathered the test of time. Known for its sensitivity to change, the Official Charts have evolved from BBC Radio broadcasts to the modern-day platform of BBC Radio 1’s…

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Music Review: Chinese boy band WayV prove their mettle with second album 'On My Youth'

Chinese boy band WayV forage their own path on their highly anticipated sophomore album, “On My Youth.”

The Independent UK

Cupid’s arrow: how Fifty Fifty became the rare K-pop band to pierce the UK Top 40

The product of meticulous planning by an independent record label, the girl band’s success represents a new hunger in K-pop for global audiences

The Guardian - UK

K-pop is taking over international music, but becoming a star is a long and restrictive road

As K-pop has exploded onto an international stage, there's more scrutiny on the intense training practises hopeful teens must go through for a shot at stardom.

ABC News

Kakao offers to buy 35% of K-pop firm SM in growing battle

South Korean technology firm Kakao has launched a tender offer to buy up to 35% of K-pop agency SM Entertainment and become its largest shareholder, escalating a battle with entertainment firm Hybe for control of the company

The Independent UK

Inside SM Entertainment, a K-pop succession drama is brewing between uncle and nephew who rule over music empire

A family succession drama is unfolding between K-pop's two biggest players: SM Entertainment and HYBE, the home of global phenomenon BTS.

ABC News

Korea’s Hybe Completes Purchase of 14.8% Stake in Rival SM

Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind K-pop sensation BTS, said Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of a 14.8% stake in rival SM Entertainment, making it SM’s largest single shareholder. The acquisition was finalized even as SM Entertainment accused Hybe staging a hostile takeover to control the firm…

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Korea's Hybe completes purchase of 14.8% stake in rival SM

Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind K-pop sensation BTS, says it has completed its acquisition of a 14.8% stake in rival SM Entertainment, making it SM’s largest single shareholder

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Logan Square boxing club offers city youths training, Madigan trial date set and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

NCT 127 Chicago show a homecoming for member Johnny Suh

The K-pop group kicks off a brief U.S. tour at the United Center with Glenbrook North High School alum in tow.

The Guardian - UK

K-everything: the rise and rise of Korean culture

From music to film, technology to food, the world has fallen in love with everything South Korean. Tim Adams visits Seoul in search of the origins of hallyu – the Korean wave

Bangkok Post

Girl power fuels South Korean entertainment stocks

SEOUL: High expectations of new girl groups have bolstered the stock of Hybe to offset some of the concerns from the hiatus of mainstay artist BTS, while new albums of iconic South Korean girl groups Blackpink and TWICE lifted their labels JYP and YG after South Korean entertainment majors finished…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Culture Minister Discusses Aspects of Cooperation with South Korea’s SM Entertainment

Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan has held talks with the founder of SM Entertainment, Lee Soo-man, in Seoul. Prince Badr concluded on Thursday a two-day visit to South Korea aimed at strengthening cooperation with Korean cultural authorities, and discussing ways to develop them. Both sides…

Bangkok Post

SM Entertainment seeking new K-pop talent in Thailand

The "2022 SM Global Audition Kwangya" is a chance for youngsters with talent in singing, dancing, rapping and acting to go big in K-pop under SM Entertainment, a major music label in South Korea.

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