DFSB Kollective is a South Korean agency specializing in the distribution of
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...
songs worldwide.
Overview
According to
Canadian Music Week
Canadian Music Week (or CMW) is an industry conference and music festival held over ten days in Toronto and Ontario, Canada.
History
Canadian Music Week began in 1981 and has grown to become one of Canada's largest and most influential media a ...
, DFSB Kollective was responsible for organizing the first sold-out
K-Pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...
concert tour in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
. It also distributes many K-Pop albums in North America and has rolled out over 250 K-Pop artists into digital music stores and sites.
According to
''Time'' magazine, DFSB Kollective is the first worldwide distributor of
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...
songs on
iTunes
iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital mul ...
.
Lawsuits
In 2012, the agency filed a copyright-infringement claim against an Australian internet user for "unauthorized download".
In early 2013, DFSB Kollective sued two webmasters for illegally uploading its music onto several blog sites.
In October 2015, DFSB Kollective sued Korean entertainment giant
CJ E&M
CJ E&M (Hangul: 씨제이이앤엠, an initialism for CJ Entertainment & Media) is a South Korean entertainment and mass media company created by CJ Group in 2011. As of July 2018, CJ E&M is a division of CJ ENM.
History
CJ E&M was established a ...
for copyright infringement. The suit was the biggest copyright infringement case of 2015 in the US based on monetary damages sought.
External links
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An interview with DFSB Kollective president Bernie Choon ''Notebook on Cities and Culture''
See also
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Seoulsonic
Seoulsonic (SEOULSONIC), ( ko, 서울소닉) is an annual concert tour in the United States and Canada, organized by the DFSB Kollective with support from the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), which began in 2011 in an effort to introduce ...
References
K-pop
South Korean music industry
South Korean record labels
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