Category: Korean Trends

K-Pop Band BTS Visits the White House to Discuss Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

June 1, 2022
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South Korean K-pop boyband BTS spoke out about anti-Asian hate crimes and Asian inclusion in their first visit to the White House on May 31, saying that the escalation of hate crimes in the United States was devastating. “We were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes, including Asian-American hate crimes. To put a…

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PSY’s New Album, Video Turn Corner From ‘Gangnam Style’

May 2, 2022
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SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean superstar PSY said his new album marks a “farewell to ‘Gangnam Style’”—the hit song that propelled him to superstardom exactly a decade ago. Indeed, the music video for the lead single—”That That” featuring Suga from BTS—shows PSY in the famous blue suit he wore in the “Gangnam Style” video. “So, a…

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3 Members of K-Pop BTS Diagnosed With COVID-19

December 25, 2021
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SEOUL, South Korea—Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus after returning from abroad, their management agency said. RM and Jin were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday evening, the Big Hit Music agency said in a statement. It earlier said another member, Suga, tested positive for the virus on…

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Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Success Could Cut Korean Film Industry’s Relaince On China: Korean Filmmaker

October 23, 2021
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Netflix’s South Korean drama “Squid Game” has become the most popular TV series in the platform’s history. It has exceeded 132 million views in only 23 days after its launch and ranked first in more than 90 countries worldwide. A South Korean documentary filmmaker suggests its success could end the South Korean film industry’s reliance…

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Korea Insists That China Stop Pirating Its Hit Program, Squid Game

October 22, 2021
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Although Netflix hasn’t entered the Chinese market, this didn’t prevent its global hit, a Korean drama Squid Game, from creating a boom in China. Online shopping sites filled with imitation derivative products from the drama. Korean officials are trying to protect their intellectual properties. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has imposed a “Korean restriction order”…

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