Music Business News: South Korea
News The new HYBE CEO, Lee Do-kyong, previously served as head of HYBE’s IPX division, which manages merchandise, immersive spaces and global licensing. News The venture's first project is Unpretty Rapstar: HIP POP Princess, a Korea-Japan survival competition slated to premiere in October. News Pinkfong version is YouTube's most-viewed video of all time with over 16 billion plays, and has racked up a further 1 billion+ streams on Spotify Analysis What we learned from TME's Q2 earnings call this week – and what is suggests about the future of music Interviews MBW's World Leaders series meets Katie Kang, CEO of Los Angeles-headquartered K-Pop company TITAN Content Analysis News The Korean music company's blockbuster earnings even got a little help from ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ News HYBE said it plans to cooperate with the police investigation "as much as possible." News Lofai’s appointment fits into Robert Kyncl's plan to strengthen Warner’s presence in the region’s fast-changing music scene