K-pop companies seek government's help amid Covid-19


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On June 14, BTS' streaming concert, Bang Bang Con: The Live, drew more than 756,000 viewers from 107 countries. Photo: Handout

Some of K-pop's biggest entertainment companies met South Korea's Culture Minister Park Yang-woo last Friday (June 19), as they discussed the financial challenges faced by the companies due to the ongoing spread of Covid-19.

The meeting, hosted by the Culture Ministry, was also intended to set the agenda for expanding the Korean Wave in the postcoronavirus era.

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