Music Business News: South Korea

Jeffrey Yoo appointed Senior Vice President, East Asia at EMPIRE

Reacting to the court's decision, K-pop giant HYBE has praised the "wise ruling"

Exec will be based in Seoul and will report to Arica Ng, President of Warner Chappell Music APAC

Disparaging comments about certain K-pop stars have angered fans, while other revelations have piqued the interest of regulators

Megan Thee Stallion becomes the latest superstar to join the platform

Lee left SM Entertainment last year amid a power struggle, and is now returning to the pop music game with A2O Entertainment

NetEase is increasingly positioning itself as the place to go for K-pop in China's music streaming market

Jeeyoung Lee appointed South Korea Country Manager; Sungho Bae named Director, Artist and Label Services, APAC