The truth behind the Spotify / Kakao M music dispute

The Spotify and Kakao M dispute made huge waves in the K-pop world. On February 28th, 2021, hundreds of K-pop songs went suddenly missing from Spotify. A slew of international K-pop fans were angry, especially towards Kakao M for this.

The dispute would end in only 12 days, with an agreement formally signed on March 11th. With that, all of Kakao M’s songs would return to the Swedish music streaming label.

While Kakao M definitely played a big part in the songs missing, Spotify wasn’t an angel either. The truth is a bit deeper than “Kakao M, this is your fault! Where are my K-pop songs?”

The Kakao M and Spotify dispute is an interesting case of K-pop business, how cutthroat it is, and how companies try to win the court of public opinion.

Let’s break down this dispute and the truth behind it.
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:22 The disappearance of K-pop from Spotify
4:37 Everyone gets hurt by this
5:43 Music streaming is a big deal
7:26 Kakao M vs Spotify in Korea
9:16 The truth of the dispute
12:20 Kakao M and Spotify sign an agreement
13:02 Now over to you
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SOURCES:
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