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Following the recent suspension of fan club accounts of Korean celebrities, China has restricted the purchase of only one album per artist. There are reports from Chinese media that it will affect the Korean Wave right away.
Correspondent Kim Ji-sung from Beijing.
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is the Chinese fan club account of group Blackpink member Lisa.
There has been a post that it may not be possible to order a large number of albums due to the tightening of regulations by the authorities.
Lisa's solo album will be released tomorrow (the 11th), because the Chinese authorities have restricted the purchase of one per person.
This measure applies to both Chinese and foreign singers, because one fan purchased 320,000 albums in April, causing great harm.
For the time being, it seems that it will be limited to digital music purchases rather than CDs purchased directly from stores.
[Chinese Wuhan TV Broadcasting: Digital music sales platforms limit the number of purchases, so you cannot repurchase previously purchased music.]
Chinese and Hong Kong media reported that the influence of Hallyu such as K-pop is inevitable.
China's state-run Global Times reported that more than 30% of K-pop album exports in July were sold in China, and Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported that more than 10% of K-pop albums this year were sold to Chinese fans.
The Chinese authorities are of the view that the measures are not aimed at South Korea.
The Chinese embassy in Korea said it would continue to strengthen cultural exchanges with Korea, saying it is for the healthy development of entertainment culture.
However, it seems difficult to deny that a series of measures by the Chinese authorities, such as the suspension of a bunch of Korean celebrity fan club accounts, are tying the Korean Wave.