{
  "id": 15501451,
  "title": "Ex-NCT member sees opportunity in K-pop music for kids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ex-nct-member-sees-opportunity-in-k-pop-music-for-kids",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T22:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20261019/ex-nct-member-sees-opportunity-in-k-pop-music-for-kids"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former NCT member Mark Lee has identified a gap in the K-pop music market for children and aims to address it with his new venture, \"kids-pop.\" He launched the YouTube series \"Mark Lee & Kids-POP\" in September, under his label Upper Room, which he founded after leaving NCT and SM Entertainment. Each episode of the series features Lee interacting with children, listening to their stories, and finding musical inspiration from their experiences. The current trend in K-pop has seen songs like iKON's \"Love Scenario\" and \"Golden\" from Netflix's animated film \"KPop Demon Hunters\" becoming popular among young children, but these songs were originally written as pop anthems for fictional idol groups rather than as children's songs. Lee's initiative seeks to fill this void by creating original music specifically tailored for children.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ex-NCT member sees opportunity in K-pop music for kids",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ex-nct-member-sees-opportunity-in-k-pop-music-for-kids-15504667",
        "published": "2026-10-18T22:32:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}