How Korea Took Over the World

How Korea Took Over the World

Growing up in Toronto, Maggie Kang felt she needed to conceal her obsession with H.O.T., the mid-1990s idol group whose tightly synchronized choreography, chantable hooks and lurid crimson hair — sometimes topped with ski goggles — helped define the template for modern K-pop. “I had to hide that I liked K-pop,” says Kang, co-writer and…

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BTS announces 79-date world tour

BTS announces 79-date world tour

The K-pop ensemble will tour behind their fifth album, due March 20. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Korean pop titans BTS are coming to a stage near you. The K-pop group is set to hit nearly every continent (sorry Antarctica) in support of their forthcoming fifth LP, announced last week. Per a press release, the tour will…

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Review: Netflix’s Surprise Smash Is a Dazzlingly Animated, Infectiously Soundtracked Treat

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Review: Netflix’s Surprise Smash Is a Dazzlingly Animated, Infectiously Soundtracked Treat

K-pop has become such a global music phenomenon that it’s a wonder its groups haven’t been tapped to star in more Hollywood movies. Netflix has somewhat rectified that with their animated musical that has seemingly come out of nowhere to become one of its most popular offerings ever (take that, Adam Sandler). It’s not hard…

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