2015 Billboard K-Town

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in 2015, billboard reported k-pop still doing well: ifpi report said south korea still in top 10 global music market rankings, having moved ahead of brazil, @ $266 million in trade value; national tax service of south korea said average annual income singers rose more 72 percent since 2010; , overseas revenues growth, attributed interest in korea s pop culture, led music , television dramas, doubled in 5 years. experts credited jumps more international album sales , tours, 2014 biggest year k-pop concerts in america.

k-town s continued coverage included analysis of future of k-pop in america , groups might succeed. watch kept collaborations of k-pop artists mainstream american pop artists - march: p.d.d , rap monster of bts , warren g; april: heartbroken (kpop remix) , wonder girls yubin , justin thorne, of nlt; may: doctor pepper , 2ne1 s cl , riff raff , og maco, produced diplo; july: cash money brave brothers , yg featuring krayzie bone; , december: psy released album chiljip psy-da tracks featuring will.i.am , ed sheeran.

in march, @ major u.s. music festival, miami s ultra, cl performed dirty vibe, 2014 release skrillex , diplo (which , g-dragon featured on), own rap in korean lyrics, during performance sean combs, billboard called breakthrough moment korean music ; echoes korean media.

some concert reviews - january: f.t. island, april: amoeba culture s dynamic duo, primary, zion.t , crush, june: epik high , july: bts, including billboard studio performance. epik high added tour dates , became biggest north american k-pop tour in years, , bts sold-out vip tickets re-sold @ more $10,000. in october, k-town reviewed newark concert of big bang s six-city north american tour, after los angeles concert scored in top ten on billboard hot tours sold-out boxscore earning; , did november pre-concert interview block b. more coverage included concerts , conference days kcon 2015 in california again, , first time on east coast, including interviews performers red velvet, got7, zion.t , crush, roy kim, monsta x, , aoa.

articles included attention film industry, hollywood , american celebrities - tv station nickelodeon aired k-pop inspired show make pop, big bang s fantastic baby played in trailer of pitch perfect 2, randy jackson visited epik high backstage, , emma stone told conan s viewers obsessed k-pop, saying beyond excellent, s best thing ve ever seen , , favorites 2ne1 , girls generation. in november, exo , disney released light saber , song , music video star wars: force awakens;