China Takes Aim at K-pop Stars Amid Korean Missile-Defense Dispute

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>Speculation is rife that China will target K-pop stars in retaliation against Seoul's decision to install an American-made missile defense system on the Korean peninsula.

>K-pop stars could be the unlikely first casualties of Seoul's decision to deploy a U.S.-made missile defense system on the Korean peninsula, despite vocal opposition from China.

>Speculation is rife that China will retaliate by limiting South Korean media and stars from its huge entertainment market.

>According to two sources cited by the South China Morning Post, China’s national media regulator informed TV stations in Guangdong Province that TV shows featuring South Korean pop stars would not be granted approval to air "in the near future."

>Meanwhile, shares in South Korean entertainment companies took a dive Tuesday as investors bet that the firms would be hit by impending restrictions from China. SM Entertainment Co., known for such K-pop super-groups as Girls’ Generation, closed down 5.3 percent, according to Bloomberg. YG Entertainment Corp., the company known for producing Psy, fell 8 percent.
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