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Billboard China Spotlights SMTR25 in New Artist Book

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“On April 17, Billboard China just dropped their new S-Potlight series on April 13, a fresh mix of physical and virtual pubs aimed right at. The Chinese music scene, it's all about highlighting top global artists with premium content and big promo push.”From the transcript

Billboard Chinas new SPOTLIGHT series, launched on April 13th, shines a spotlight on global artists with a unique blend of physical and virtual pubs, tailored to the Chinese music scene. The first artist book features SM Entertainments trainee crew, SMTR25, showcasing their raw journey in Seoul and humanizing the stardom experience. This oversized collectible, now available on QQ Music, Kugou Music, JOOX, and Billboard Chinas socials, bridges global K-pop trainees to Chinese audiences and sparks trends in youth culture. Billboard China aims to continue spotlighting elite artists and fusing music with style to promote diversity and quality content worldwide.

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On April 17, Billboard China just dropped their new S-Potlight series on April 13, a fresh mix of physical and virtual pubs aimed right at. The Chinese music scene, it's all about highlighting top global artists with premium content and big promo push. They kicked it off with three formats, a digital issue for up-and-coming talents, artist books packed with visuals and interviews and a magazine, blending music with high fashion. The first artist book stars the seven members of SMTR-25, SM Entertainment's trainee crew, Sangha, Hammond, Daniel, Hanby, Hanjun, Wolin, and Tata. Shot under a spring-promise theme heading to the future, it captures their raw journey and soul, ditching perfect idol looks for real-growth stories. From these young guys chasing dreams worldwide, fans are buzzing because this oversized collectible shows the human side of stardom, mixing fashion vibes with heartfelt tales of hustle and brotherhood. It's bridging global K-pop trainees to Chinese audiences, sparking trends in youth culture

and giving collectors something dope to own. You can grab it now through QQ Music, Kugo Music, J-O-O-X, and Billboard China Socials, making it super accessible for international fans. Looking ahead, Billboard China plans to keep spotlighting elite artists, spotting fresh trends and fusing music with style to push the whole scene toward more diversity and quality content worldwide. That's your update from Music News Today, powered by AI.

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