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K-Pop
August 30, 2019
The Development of K-Pop Without China
By Layne Vandenberg
China is one of the world’s largest markets; but K-pop continues to be a global phenomenon without it.
August 29, 2019
K-Pop Phenomenon BTS Takes a Break
By Layne Vandenberg
Who can replace the K-pop group that experienced six years of nonstop success?
August 15, 2019
What Puts the K in K-pop?
By Jenna Gibson
Non-Korean singers raise questions about race and identity in Korean pop music.
March 14, 2019
South Korean Police Question 2 K-Pop Stars in Sex Scandals
By Hyung-Jin Kim
The #MeToo movement takes hold in South Korea's famed music industry.
March 01, 2019
BTS and the Global Spread of Korean Soft Power
By Wantanee Suntikul
People-to-people cultural diplomacy fuels the band’s burgeoning global fame and influence.
December 07, 2018
Bridging Cultures Through Music: K-pop, China, and the US
By Layne Vandenberg
Kevin Shin trained to be a K-pop star. He’s now making hip hop hits in China.
November 15, 2018
K-Pop Group BTS Caught in Latest Tensions Between South Korea and Japan
By Jenna Gibson
Amid a rising wave of tensions, Korean entertainment is once again getting caught in the crossfire.
August 15, 2017
South Korea: You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby!
By Aidan Foster-Carter
On Liberation Day, let’s take note of Seoul’s many successes.
August 09, 2016
Time for China to Rethink South Korea Relations?
By Jin Kai
China may need to rationally rethink its approach to South Korea.
August 03, 2016
Is China Already Taking Its Revenge for THAAD?
By Jenna Gibson
Cultural exchanges have started to become restricted, but can China really give up its addiction to Hallyu?
May 10, 2016
K-Culture Diplomacy: From São Paulo to Tehran
By Anaïs Faure
Seoul rides the "Korean Wave" to promote its soft power far beyond East Asia.
February 21, 2016
K-Popaganda on the Korean Border
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Which songs does South Korea choose to broadcast across the border?
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