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North Korea knows its troops could desert in Ukraine. It has chilling ways to keep them in line.
Kim Jong Un is "scared to death" of outside influence on his people — so he'll deploy brutal means …
Mia Jankowicz
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In a rare act of defiance, a top K-pop group is going rogue
The high-profile spat is a rarity in the world of K-pop, where groups are developed and closely man…
Geoff Weiss
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North Korea accused of executing dozens of teens for watching South Korean dramas
According to a South Korean news outlet, around 30 middle schoolers were publicly shot last week in…
Hannah Abraham
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North Korea’s trash-filled balloons cause South Korea’s Incheon international airport runways to briefly shut down
Flight delays due to bad weather, security scares or medical emergencies are the usual culprits we …
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Why is North Korea sending hundreds of trash and turd-filled balloons to South Korea?
On Sunday, a North Korean official announced to the world that they would be scattering “mounds of …
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South Koreans are dealing with burnout and loneliness by getting pet rocks
Millennials in South Korea are using pet rocks to help with feelings of burnout and isolation. The …
Mikhaila Friel
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The 2 Koreas are poised for a summer of weird warfare, with poop balloons, blaring K-Pop songs, and floating $1 bills
With South Korean activists in the mix, the last month of inter-Korean conflict has seen choco pies…
Matthew Loh
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NFTs may finally leverage India's fandom for Korean drama and music, which Indian brands have failed to cash in on
For most fans, the affair with South Korean culture began with Korean popular music (K-pop) and …
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Thanks to Squid Game and BTS, more Indians are now learning Korean
Thanks to Squid Game and BTS, more Indians are now learning Korean
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Korean-American influencers say US interest in Korean culture is helping their careers, but they worry it could also be masking casual or overt racism
Insider spoke to six Korean-American influencers about how the popularity of Korean culture, food, …
Lindsay Dodgson
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The Korean entertainment giant that manages BTS saw its stock drop 25% after the boy band said it's on hiatus
About $1.5 billion was wiped out from Hybe's market value as BTS members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jim…
Carla Mozée
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Four years ago, I moved to Korea without speaking the language. Now, I'm K-pop's first African idol.
Fatou Samba is a Senegalese-Belgian rapper and singer of the K-pop group Blackswan.
Yoonji Han
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North Korea has executed at least 7 people for watching South Korean videos, including K-Pop music, rights group says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is cracking down on foreign influence and defectors say people are …
John Haltiwanger
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One of Korea's top K-pop companies is opening a K-pop school, and a semester there will cost you at least $6,700
The company that birthed global K-Pop groups NCT and Red Velvet — SM entertainment — is…
Reena Koh
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Kim Jong Un declared K-Pop a 'vicious cancer' that threatens North Korean culture
North Korea has pushed back on cultural influence from its southern neighbor and beyond.
Sinéad Baker
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K-pop sensation BTS made manager 'Hitman' a billionaire after their record label's IPO
The seven members of BTS also became multimillionaires after their record label Big Hit Entertainme…
Taylor Nicole Rogers
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We have to talk about how good the K-pop needle drops are in Netflix's 'XO, Kitty'
"XO, Kitty" has a soundtrack that includes songs from Seventeen, BTS, Momoland, Blackpink, and Jeon…
Palmer Haasch
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Meet Fifty Fifty, the K-pop band behind the song 'Cupid' that's gone viral on TikTok
K-pop group Fifty Fifty released the song 'Cupid' in English and Korean on February 24, and it quic…
Reena Koh
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Gwen Stefani is only the latest glaring example of cultural appropriation in pop music
Stefani has been accused of appropriating Japanese aesthetics, but she's just one of many pop stars…
Callie Ahlgrim,Yoonji Han
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Chinese social media users attacked K-pop group BTS over its leader's apparent support of a South Korean Olympic speed skater
Chinese social media users bombarded the group's Instagram account with harsh comments. Fans fought…