All posts tagged "K-pop"

  • 2NE1
    Hallyu expo to take place in London next month

    Korean cultural industry targets European markets By Chung Hyun-chae The Korean cultural industry will make inroads into European markets through “hallyu” (Korean wave) content from K-pop, animation, and traditional to contemporary art. The “Korea Brand and Entertainment...

    • Posted October 10, 2013
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  • Seoul Fashion Week Opens Oct. 18

    By Chung Hyun-chae “Seoul Fashion Week,” a global fashion business event combining K-pop and fashion, will be held at IFC Mall and Yeouido Park in Yeouido, from Oct. 18 through Oct. 23, the Seoul Metropolitan government said...

    • Posted October 10, 2013
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  • K-rock band Jang Ki-ha and the Faces pose at a press meeting held to promote “MU:CON Seoul 2013” at the Broadcast Center in Mok-dong, Seoul, Tuesday. International music moguls will gather at the 2nd international music market, to be held from Oct. 10 to Oct. 11. The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the organizer of the event, will select promising Korean artists and promote them for overseas exposure. / Courtesy of KOCCA
    Looking for Another Psy

    International Music Moguls to Attend Korean Event To Find Out If Indeed K-Pop is Much More Than Psy By Lee Kyung-min Psy has cemented himself as the K-pop icon. Now it is time for the world to learn that...

    • Posted October 9, 2013
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  • Hangeul Day, which falls on Oct. 9, has been re-designated as a national holiday from this year. Comprising 24 letters — 14 consonants and 10 vowels, hangeul, a Korean writing system, was completed by King Sejong the Great and scholars of the Joseon Kingdom in 1443 and promulgated in 1446. / Korea Times file
    October 9 is Hangeul Day

    By Chung Hyun-chae Hangeul is no longer an alphabet only for Koreans. Some people who don’t have a writing system have adopted it, while others learn it to better understand lyrics of K-pop or watch Korean dramas...

    • Posted October 8, 2013
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    K-pop fans perform on ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ stage

      ‘Creative stage arts and performances are best selling point’ By Park Jin-hai Johnny Sevas, 20, from Australia, recalled the first time he saw SHINee’s “Ding Ding Dong” music video a few years ago. “The colors were...

    • Posted October 3, 2013
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  • G-Dragon
    Why is G-Dragon so hot?

    By Park Si-soo Can G-Dragon (GD) rock the global music scene as Psy did with “Gangnam Style” last year? The leader of five-member boy band Big Bang is undoubtedly a K-pop juggernaut adored by hundreds of thousands...

    • Posted October 2, 2013
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  • Some 1,000 K-pop fans hold a flash mob performance, promoting the “K-pop Festival in Gangwon 2013,” at Almaty Park in Kazakhstan, on Aug. 19. / Courtesy of Visit Korea Committee
    Cover dance is ‘interactive communication’

      By Park Jin-hai Cultural critics say that “hallyu” or Korean wave that the unlikely star Psy ignited to a global craze has seen better days. But Han Kyung-ah, secretary general of Visit Korea Committee, points to...

    • Posted October 2, 2013
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