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The content of Comeback (K-pop) was merged into K-pop. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

The content of K-pop in Latin America was merged into K-pop on 28 April 2023. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

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"How East Asian pop culture is inspiring Gen Z protests". The Economist. October 30, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025. Today's crop of protesters is galvanised by anime characters and K-pop anthems.

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Addition of images on infobox

I would like to know why to place images of artists in the infobox about music genre? Who chose which artists would be notable here? There aren't Big Bang, BoA, and others. In addition, what is the point of this type of edition that doesn't bring improvements to the article? In pop music article, we haven't images of Michael Jackson and Madonna on infobox, in rock music article we haven't images of Elvis and Beatles. This is because the articles already mention the notable artists.

Please consider removing this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 191.19.164.94 (talk) 191.19.164.94 (UTC)

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"reliance on English phrases"

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This terminology ultimately has a patronizing "us-vs-them" tone, as if the artists are desperately using English to drive sales, rather than remixing black, Caribbean, trap, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Western, country, EDM, etc influences all at once. The Kpop artists use English phrases to create a trans-pacific slur, similar to as pioneered by Love Psychedelico, it isn't a desperate crutch they're using to earn cash. It's an art, not a computer generated algorithm. -~2026-24852-53 (talk) 21:25, 10 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

also note that WP privileges this total twat-comment "your music is global just as ours" just because it's British foreign secretary. i'd like to play him an afro-carribean jam created by an eton grad of Bengali origin and ask him how much is his music, their music, our music, your music etc. such a pathetic addition to this entry. -~2026-24852-53 (talk) 18:02, 12 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Business information outdated

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The business information is outdated and excessive. The graph showing 2008 to 2020 only shows three companies, not Hybe. Travelmite (talk) 04:38, 24 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Here is a table, which has been consolidated:

Total revenues of K-pop record labels (in USD million)
Year of establishment	Record label	2008	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	Source
1995	SM Entertainment	42.5	87.1	129	241	268	286.9	290	314	329	551	592	521	^[1]
1996	YG Entertainment	16.5	51.8	70.3	96.9	116.6	156.3	170	286.4	321.5	242	228	229	^[2]
1997	JYP Entertainment	3.1	9.1	17.8	13.5	21.4	48.5	50.56	69.5	94	111	139	129	^[3]

I've truncated the table to show figures for once every four years. The sources for this data go far beyond the 2013 date in the archive, which no longer can be found. There is inconsistency in the reporting, the table should not be regarded as reliable. Travelmite (talk) 06:01, 24 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

↑ "S.M. Entertainment (041510:KOSDAQ): Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on March 2, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
↑ "YG Entertainment (122870:KOSDAQ): Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
↑ "JYP Entertainment Corp (035900:KOSDAQ): Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.

[smbillion-1] "S.M. Entertainment (041510:KOSDAQ): Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on March 2, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2013.

[2] "YG Entertainment (122870:KOSDAQ): Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.

[3] "JYP Entertainment Corp (035900:KOSDAQ): Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.

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