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Friday, November 1, 2024
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Topic: K-pop

K-pop industry needs a Taylor Swift revolution—openness on failed romances, mental health

An NYT article on singer Goo Hara’s life cut short by suicide angered K-pop fans. But it has reignited a necessary conversation that otherwise surfaces only when a K-pop star takes the extreme step.

Big K-pop stars aren’t coming to India and it’s because fans aren’t rich enough

Everyone in showbiz wants to tap into and capitalise on the fan base in India, but it’s insulting to think that we are so obsessed with K-pop that we mindlessly consume all things Korean.

North Korean teens get 12 years of hard labour for watching K-pop

The video footage, released by an organisation that works with North Korean defectors, shows two 16-year-olds in Pyongyang convicted of watching South Korean movies & music videos

Delhi celebrates ‘Rang de Korea’ with live K-pop, freebies. But diehard fans were disappointed

The second edition of the festival, ‘Rang de Korea’, held on 10 December, was a display of South Korea’s influence on popular culture in the national capital.

Naga mom’s K-skincare wave swept India. Her Beauty Barn now competes with Nykaa, Amazon

COSRX snail mucin, Holika Holika ceramide cream, to Klairs vitamin-c serum--Beauty Barn products have become household names in India.

Dear Indian men, toxic masculinity is harming you too. Stop making fun of Korean band BTS

From a young age, children are taught that specific behaviours are linked to their gender. Boys are instructed to act tough, cold, strong, and responsible, while girls are encouraged to be gentle, sweet, and attractive.

South Korea building on K-pop craze to boost art scene. And India is part of its ‘big mission’

Seoul’s National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art aims to ‘build an overseas network’ for Korean art and has already collaborated with New York’s popular Guggenheim Museum.

Parasite to Past Lives—PVR is in on K-culture boom. Audience is now ‘mature, language agnostic’

PVR has been screening concert films of K-pop bands since 2018. Their other biggest international draw is anime. Suzume, released in April across 85 cities collected Rs 10 crore

Created by web designers & AI, South Korean girl band offers glimpse into metaverse

The group's almost human-like avatars provide an early glimpse of how the metaverse is likely to evolve as South Korea's entertainment and tech industries join hands.

Naatu Naatu South Korean embassy is pure Gangnam-style public diplomacy. Lesson for India

Time is ripe for India to establish a working group on public diplomacy with South Korea and learn from the Asian tiger economy.

On Camera

Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.