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South Korea knows that K-pop is very important. In 2015, South Korea made
$ 5 billion from selling K-pop music and related TV shows, films, games, and so on.

Furthermore, because of K-pop, other Korean products like Samsung smartphones, Korean-
made cars, and Korean-style clothes have become very popular.

K-pop is very global today. For a long time, it has been very popular in China, Japan,
Taiwan, and Hong Kong. However, Billboard magazine found a different trend between
2013 and 2016. During this time, the United States was the third biggest buyer of K-pop

music. Thus, it can be said that K-pop has a lot of fans in the West today.

To attract fans from around the world, there are big plans for Changdong. It will have
concert halls, music schools, recording studios, art galleries, and a K-pop museum. The

place that will be the most important venue, however, is the huge arena. About 20,000 fans
will be able to enjoy K-pop events there. Since it is a very big and important project, the

arena, which won’t be completed until 2021, is already being built. When everything is
finished, Changdong will be a very exciting place to visit. For K-pop fans, it will be the
coolest place on earth!

37. Where is Changdong?
(A) In the north of Seoul. (B) In the east of Seoul.
(C) In the south of Seoul. (D) In the west of Seoul.

38. What does the South Korean government want to do to Changdong?
(A) They want to reduce the number of visitors going there.

(B) They want to change it into the K-pop capital of the world.
(C) They want only a few hundred thousand people to live there.

(D) They want to protect its beautiful natural environment.

39. What can be inferred from the passage about other Korean products?
(A) They became cheaper and smaller. (B) People got disinterested in them.

(C) People bought more of them. (D) They were seen less often on TV.

40. What happened between 2013 and 2016?

(A) Asian people tended to buy less K-pop than American people.
(B) Billboard magazine was eventually founded in America by then.
(C) K-pop unexpectedly gained a larger customer base in America.

(D) A lot of passionate fans traveled to America to spread K-pop.

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