BTS for Smart, BLACKPINK for Globe: Telco wars go into K-pop high gear

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BTS for Smart, BLACKPINK for Globe: Telco wars go into K-pop high gear: BTS for Smart (top) and BLACKPINK for Globe (Photos: Smart website, Globe) The rivalry between Smart and Globe, the two leading telecommunications companies in the Philippines, has spilled into K-pop. Smart Communications announced on Jan. 18 that it has signed up K-pop boy band BTS as its new

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