Despite restrictions, K-pop idols steadily make their mark in China

K-pop idols have been notably active in mainland China, even as South Korea's Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchangeappears to downplay the possibility of Beijing lifting its unofficial Hallyu ban following South Korean President Lee Jae Myungand Chinese President Xi Jinping's summit meeting early this month. Newbeat, a K-pop rookie group under Beat Interactive, recentlysigned a management deal with Modern Sky, a leading music label in China with some 160 artists and operations sp