Broadcasters are taping shows in empty studios — some with canned cheering effects — as the industry scrambles to cope with a series of cancellations and lost revenue SEOUL — Music Bank, South Korea’s oldest K-pop chart program, regularly draws hundreds of excited fans to the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) building.
They wait outside to catch a glimpse of their favorite artists as they make their way in to record the show, which is broadcast in over 100 countries by the national public network.
But on one recent Friday it was eerily quiet. Instead of screaming fans, only a handful of people wearing face masks hurried by the building.
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