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- 1K-pop Boom Fails to Lift HYBE, JYP Shares▼K-pop Boom Contrasts With Plunging Entertainment Stocks: HYBE, JYP Lead Declines
Korean entertainment stocks are falling sharply even as K-pop enjoys strong global popularity, with HYBE and JYP Entertainment leading the declines among major agencies. The divergence has drawn attention because it contrasts the industry's commercial boom with weakening investor confidence in the listed companies behind it.
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A Time magazine piece argues the Grammy Awards continue to misjudge and undervalue Asian music, using BTS and the global rise of K-pop as the central case. The article examines how the Recording Academy's category structures and voting patterns have treated Korean acts, and what that says about broader biases in how Western institutions recognise Asian artists.
- 3Stray Kids Return To No. 1 As Album Defies Usual Drop●Stray Kids Return To No. 1 As The Band’s Album Defies The Usual Drop
Stray Kids have returned to the number one position on the album charts, with their latest release holding far better than new albums typically do. The K-pop group's record is defying the steep second-week declines that usually follow a chart-topping debut, keeping the band at the top and underlining their unusually loyal global fanbase.