Blog: Idolator

If you ever wanted to own a karaoke bar that doesn't sell alcohol in Daegu, today is your lucky day: The South Korean government feels the threat of piracy is worth giving the country's music business a $91 million bailout that will fund the construction of multiple concert halls and a K-Pop Hall of Fame, the establishment of some local music charts, an annual awards ceremony, and a mass giveaway of equipment to the private karaoke rooms known as noraebangs . And no legal action! Ministers hope the five-year [...]