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title: "Fans distraught after tons of K-pop songs removed from Spotify starting March 1"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/fans-distraught-after-tons-of-k-pop-songs-removed-from-spotify-starting-march-1/
date: 2021-03-01
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# Fans distraught after tons of K-pop songs removed from Spotify starting March 1

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Are you one of those who noticed that certain K-pop artists are no longer streamable on Spotify?

Starting today (March 1), [Spotify](http://nme.com/tag/spotify) announced that songs from K-pop artists under Kakao M will no longer be available on its platform as an agreement couldn't be reached between the two, leaving fans distraught and shocked.

https://twitter.com/kchartsmaster/status/1366047044062879746

Kakao M is a Korean distributor that holds the license which allows the global streaming of songs by major K-pop artists such as [IU](https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/iu-new-album-bylac-comeback-edam-entertainment-single-celebrity-january-2021-listen-music), MONSTA X, SEVENTEEN, LOONA, MAMAMOO, THE BOYZ, GFRIEND, (G)I-DLE, and ASTRO.

According to a report by Soompi, a spokesperson for Spotify said that this was due to the expiration of its original licensing agreement with Kakao M.

> **“We have been working with Kakao M over the last year and a half to renew the global licensing agreement, so that their artists’ music would remain available to Spotify’s 345M+ listeners in nearly 170 markets around the world.”**

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Fans were enraged after learning that their favourite K-pop artists were wiped clean from Spotify. Tablo, the leader and producer of Epik High, said the fallout adversely affected the group and accused both parties of prioritising profits over art.

https://twitter.com/blobyblo/status/1366051073723494400

Twitter user @lemonphobic posted a full list of the artists affected by the issue, which included Cherry Bullet, Cravity, [CL](http://nme.com/artists/cl), Nu’est and many more.

Tons of international K-pop fans wasted no time in voicing out their frustrations on Twitter through a flurry of memes.

https://twitter.com/RLABUFFALO/status/1366073726396080134

https://twitter.com/newpogostick/status/1366069585754148865

https://twitter.com/jjuniesphobuddy/status/1366068008142077956

https://twitter.com/staysinjail/status/1366094855190020097

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**Sources**: (Soompi)

**Editor**: Raymond Chen
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