A bidding war for a K-pop label a deal with global ramifications for the genre has left listeners in its home market questioning its relevance. In a nightclub in Seoul, the crowd cheered when Harim Choi played some of the latest K-pop hits. But the decade-old songs, like those by 2NE1 and Wonder […]
Listeners in the K-pop genre’s home market are beginning to doubt their importance after a bidding battle for a label with global implications. The audience in a Seoul nightclub roared when Harim Choi played some of the newest K-pop songs. But for the partygoers, the songs from ten years ago, including those by 2NE1 and […]
John Yoon reported from Seoul, the heart of the K-pop industry. A bidding war for a K-pop label a deal with global ramifications for the genre has left…