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Big Ocean Is K-Pop’s First Hard-of-Hearing Act Finding Support From the Industry & Chart-Toppers


Big Ocean, Billboard's K-Pop Rookie of the Month for September 2024, share story as Hard of Hearing artists to collaborating with Stray Kids.

Brought together by Korea’s only agency representing talent with disabilities Parastar Entertainment, Big Ocean sees three stars with different backgrounds and hearing abilities as a sign of hope and possibility. With recognitions from members of Stray Kids, ITZY and even the President of Korea, read on for more from Big Ocean’s story and why they are a group to watch as Billboard ‘s K-Pop Rookie of the Month for September 2024. JiSeok: Our first time going on music programs, they were aware of the fact that we had hearing difficulties, so they always made sure to use hand gestures, give visual signals for cues to enter the stage, or whenever they wanted to send us some type of message.

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