#K-pop

K-popnomics: How Indonesia and other nations can learn from Korean pop music industry

Americans have Taylor Swift, Maroon 5 and Bon Jovi. On the other side of the world, South Koreans have equally big names like BTS, Hyuna and Girls’ Generation.
By Tommy Soesmanto

K-pop fans are creative, dedicated and social - we should take them seriously

The phenomenal success of K-pop (Korean pop music) and its biggest export bands such as BTS, EXO, Blackpink, MONSTA X and Red Velvet can largely be credited to their highly active and dedicated fandom.
By Joanna Elfving-Hwang

Explainer: what is K-pop and J-pop?

While the average listener may now be familiar with K-pop as a novel genre of global pop, K-pop’s precursor – and sometimes rival – J(apan)-pop is less well known.
By Rosemary Overell

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