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At the Root of K-Pop’s Controversies, a Restrictive Business Model

Published by New York Times World By Jin Yu Young and Sarah Hurtes · 5 November 2026 at 13:00
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Labels exert extraordinary control over performers because only a few acts turn a profit.

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