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Last year, JYP Entertainment spent 1.12 billion won (US$763,000) on developing new talent, according to its annual business report. The South Korean company operates a dedicated rookie development ...

continues to power ahead: It has been named by Time magazine as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. A cover featuring Rumi, Mira and Zoey – members of the fictional K-pop girl group Huntrix in the ...

The release of viral dance hit Gangnam Style in 2012 is considered a key defining moment in the globalisation of Korean pop culture — the music video for PSY's song remains one of the most viewed and ...

JYP Entertainment spent 1.12 billion won ($765,000) last year on developing new talent. The figure appears in its annual business report filed this year. The company operates a dedicated rookie ...

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