The deal gives KKR a position in the business whose live division, BookMyShow Live, has staged concerts in India by Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Travis Scott, Guns N' Roses and Post Malone.
"We hope music can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language," they said, in a statement translated from Korean.
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