The Korean Wave: Why We Are seeing More Korean Art in U.S. Museums
A visitor at “Hallyu! The Korean Wave” at the V&A Museum in London. Stephen Chung / Alamy Live News Art lovers may be wondering why so many American museums and …
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How K-pop group Stray Kids sang and danced their way to global success
Stray Kids released their new album, ATE, on July 19, and the album and its lead single “Chk Chk Boom” have already achieved significant success, further enhancing the group’s global …
‘Taylor Swift of K-pop’ IU’s first world tour ends in LA with song requests and fan love
Dubbed the nation’s little sister (Korea’s version of “America’s sweetheart”), she debuted when she was just 15 and climbed her way to the top not only of Korea’s music industry, …
Trot singer Lim Young-woong, more popular than BTS, is loved by North and South Koreans
The original, Mr Trot, was won by Lim in 2020, with more than a third of all South Korean viewers watching the final – and his victory has turned him …
Bridgerton song that could be the first dance at your wedding: how All I Want was written
Picking and placing orchestral covers for the Netflix series is an intricate process, beginning with what Season 3 producer Jess Brownell estimates to be “a playlist of maybe 100 or …
‘I cried’: oldest member of K-pop group BTS Jin exits military service in South Korea
Jin, the oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS, was discharged from South Korea’s army on Wednesday after 18 months of duty, the first member of the group to wrap up …
BTS star Jin celebrates in uniform after completing mandatory military service
Jin, the oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS, was discharged from South Korea’s army on Wednesday after 18 months of duty. He was the first member of the group to wrap …
Author of K-pop novel The Band explains why her story is no clichéd traditional romance
“I didn’t want it to veer into the romance genre of, like, oh, this woman meets her K-pop idol and there’s some kind of traditional romance between the two of …
BTS’ RM, NewJeans, Aespa and Treasure to go head to head in the K-pop charts with a clutch of new releases
By Dong Sun-hwa The chart competition among K-pop stars will intensify in the next few weeks, as several acts release new music. Among them are girl groups NewJeans and Aespa, …
Asia’s ‘kidults’ redefine market for toys and games, from mini models to K-pop collectibles
What started as pastime for the pair turned into a business and now both Ming, a storyboard illustrator, and Andrew, a graphic artist, “commission build” models and sell kits and …