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  "title": "At the Root of K-Pop’s Controversies, a Restrictive Business Model",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/at-the-root-of-k-pops-controversies-a-restrictive-business-model",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:23:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/05/world/asia/how-kpop-works-contracts.html"
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  "summary": "Labels exert extraordinary control over performers because only a few acts turn a profit.",
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  "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."
}