Japanese scholar says K-pop’s roots lie in Korea’s 1990s yearning for freedom

The global success of K-pop can be traced back to Korea’s turbulent social atmosphere of the 1990s — a time when young people ...
Rolling Stone

The 100 Greatest Songs in the History of Korean Pop Music

The birth of modern K-pop is often dated to 1992, when Seo Taiji and Boys, a dance-oriented trio led by an ex-metalhead, performed their song “I Know” on the South Korean network MBC. Not only did the ...

CJ ENM Celebrates 30 Years by Doubling Down on Its Asian Storytelling Bet

By Pious Jung As CJ ENM enters its fourth decade, we are once again betting big on Asian storytelling. CJ ENM is the ...
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From ‘kimbap’ to ‘maknae,’ Oxford English Dictionary sees explosion of Korean loanwords

The lion’s share of terms of Korean origin have been added within the last four years, with a total of 48 Korean loanwords now listed in the OED ...
Los Angeles Times

There’s more to Korean music than K-Pop. Young composers show how in L.A. Phil’s Seoul Festival

K-pop. Oscar-celebrated cinema. Samsung in the living room. Political urgency in the press. However prominent Korean culture seems to be, there is surprising lack of coverage of the classical scene at ...