{
  "id": 2924178,
  "title": "JYP, Inspire team up to make concerts more accessible for people with hearing loss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/jyp-inspire-team-up-to-make-concerts-more-accessible-for-people-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T02:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/20260824/jyp-inspire-team-up-to-make-concerts-more-accessible-for-people-with-hearing-loss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Inspire Entertainment Resort has joined forces with JYP Entertainment and Hearcycle to enhance accessibility for concertgoers with hearing loss. The partnership, part of Inspire’s environmental, social and governance initiative Sound Beyond Hearing, aims to create a more inclusive concert environment. By utilizing Auracast, a wireless technology capable of transmitting live music directly to hearing aids and cochlear implants, the initiative intends to enable users to experience performances more clearly. To facilitate this, Inspire will dedicate a skybox at Inspire Arena as a specialized listening space, while also overseeing the installation of transmitters and managing on-site technical operations. Moreover, the resort will collaborate with partners to create content showcasing participants’ experiences with the system. Those utilizing hearing aids or cochlear implants often struggle to discern a singer’s voice or lyrics amidst amplified sound mixtures.",
  "summary": "For concertgoers who struggle to hear, the roar of a crowd can make a performance harder to follow — but a new partnership is testing technology designed to make live music more accessible. Inspire Entertainment Resort said Monday that it is working with JYP Entertainment and Hearcycle to improve hearing access at Inspire Arena in Incheon. The initiative is part of Inspire’s environmental, social…",
  "key_points": [
    "JYP Entertainment and Hearcycle partner with Inspire Entertainment Resort.",
    "Auracast technology transmits live music directly to hearing aids and cochlear implants.",
    "Skybox at Inspire Arena designated as specialized listening space."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This partnership marks a shift towards more inclusive live music experiences, enabling people with hearing loss to better discern performances through direct audio transmission to their hearing aids and cochlear implants.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "JYP, Inspire team up to make concerts more accessible for people with hearing loss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/jyp-inspire-team-up-to-make-concerts-more-accessible-for-people-with-2925513",
        "published": "2026-08-24T02:52:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}