Published March 11, 2021, 10:35 AM
Among the K-pop artists that were affected were (clockwise from top left), IU, Epik High with CL and Zico, The Boyz and Seventeen (Instagram, Twitter)
Music streaming competitors Spotify and Korean distributor Kakao Entertainment, formerly Kakao M, have renewed an agreement to offer K-pop music to fans not only in Korea but all over the world.
Starting on March 1, songs of K-pop artists such as IU, Monsta X, Zico, Seventeen, Epik High, Momoland, Pentagon and The Boyz were removed by Spotify after its licensing agreement with Kakao Entertainment expired.
Tablo of Epik High criticized the removal of songs as corporate greed.
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