The 10 biggest K-pop stories of 2019: from BTS success to Sulli and Goo Hara deaths to Burning Sun scandal

By Jung Hae-myoungLike any year, 2019 was full of good and bad news. But when it came to K-pop, the gap between the two extremes was wider than ever before.While superstar boy band BTS continued their rise to global dominance, even performing a landmark concert in Saudi Arabia, the industry was rocked by the Burning Sun scandal and the image of K-pop was tainted by revelations of serious crimes.A vote-rigging scandal involving a music competition show cast a shadow over the scene, but a…

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