{"id":18274,"date":"2020-02-04T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=18274"},"modified":"2020-02-04T11:55:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T11:55:55","slug":"south-korea-are-in-their-music-renaissance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/south-korea-are-in-their-music-renaissance\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea are in their music renaissance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Since Psy exploded onto the earth with Gangnam Style South Korean music has had a global stage and it&#8217;s artists and listeners alike are blooming.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n<p>It was found recently that 1 in 5 people in South Korea are now subscribed to a music streaming service. Their spot in music has cemented in the past decade with an entire world-busting genre, K-Pop, exporting from the country to worldwide fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact one of the biggest bands in the world right now are the epitome of South Korean&#8217;s unique pop style and boy\/girl groups. BTS are a daily trend on Twitter, one of the most discussed bands to play festivals in the West and have a giant global following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From both sides South Korean music is massive and they are experiencing what seems to be their own renaissance of globalised culture. The internet has helped this in large part; both by making their musical output so easily available globally and by making services that nourish their public&#8217;s appetite for music on-demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estimates suggest that just over 10 million people are currently paying subscriptions to music streaming services in South Korea. 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