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Will K-pop concerts return to China after years under 'Korean Wave ban'?

Speculation is growing over whether K-pop concerts could be held in China as early as next month, raising hopes of a shift in ...
NBC New York

K-pop has been banned in China for almost a decade. Until now, maybe.

China, which has never officially acknowledged the ban, has more confidence in its own entertainment now and is looking to boost consumer spending, experts say. The concert was set to be small but ...
Forbes

EPEX Holding First K-Pop Concert In China In A Decade Excites Markets

When EPEX takes the concert stage on May 31, the boy band won’t just be holding the China stop of their Youth Deficiency Asia Tour but marking a major potential thaw in cultural barriers and a ...
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RBW Partners With NetEase Cloud Music To Expand K-POP In China

(RTTNews) - RBW Inc. said it has entered into a strategic copyright partnership with NetEase Cloud Music, China's music streaming platform. The collaboration is set to mark a new chapter in ...
New York Post

Everything K-pop star HyunA has revealed about her health — after she collapsed on stage in China

K-pop fans panicked this week when HyunA collapsed on stage at a music festival in Macau, China. The 33-year-old singer was performing her 2011 hit song “Bubble Pop.” She was dramatically carried off ...
JSTOR Daily

Taming rock music in communist states: Politicisation of Western popular culture in East Europe and mainland China

A comparison of the former Eastern Bloc and China's ways of dealing with the social implications of rock music as an alien cultural import from the West reveals significant analogies. The paper traces ...
NBC News

K-pop has been banned in China for almost a decade. Until now, maybe.

HONG KONG — The concert was set to be small but significant: the first by an all-Korean K-pop band in mainland China after an unofficial ban on such shows for almost a decade. That was exciting news ...