[ad_1] This weekend, Kounain Fathima (Kushi) and her friends are all set to head to Bengaluru, for her first ever K-pop concert experience at the K-Wave Festival. “I am really excited to see my favourite musicians perform,” says the 20-year-old Chennai resident. For fans of all things Hallyu with a special inclination towards music from […]
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[ad_1] At Seoul Store in Saidapet, the first thing that catches your eye when you walk in are shelves of Maxim coffee. The bright yellow boxes that have coffee premix sticks are a K-drama staple; Song Joong-ki as Vincenzo in the 2021 show of the same name, downs cups of Maxim coffee and memorably proclaims […]
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[ad_1] A still from ‘BTS: Yet to Come’ concert film In February this year, I caught BTS: Yet To Come in the theatres. The concert, which was held in October 2022 in Busan, was a special one for ARMY for a number of reasons. Not only were the septet — RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V […]
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[ad_1] VSK Stationery shop at Sholinganallur, OMR. | Photo Credit: KARUNAKARAN M Bunder Street is hot and busy in June. The narrow road is littered with paper and plastic string, crushed underfoot by a horde of parents and students searching for deals, discounts, and last-minute stationery. Stores lining the street are packed. A shopkeeper’s sweaty […]
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[ad_1] Plush toys of characters from BT21 | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT It is no longer news that Chennai’s young adults are tuned in to everything K. What started as adoration for K-pop and its stars like the boy band BTS, soon turned into the voracious need to adopt the many aspects of Korean culture: […]
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[ad_1] Sai Divyanjali with her mother Shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts. Bucket hats, anti-fit denim, chunky combat boots. It rained K-fashion in purple that evening. Spotting BTS ARMY (Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth) from a distance at Irrum manzil metro mall was not a tough task, thanks to the colourful outfits. The ARMY gathered in large numbers […]
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[ad_1] BTS ARMY is happy and excited as they gear up to join RM, Jin, SUGA, J-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook on the big screen in a special cinematic cut, re-edited and remixed 103-minute film of BTS’ Yet To Come concert which was held in Busan in October 2022. In the concert film titled […]
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[ad_1] Whether the band’s seven members must serve in the army is one of the hottest issues in South Korea because its oldest member, Jin, faces possible enlistment early next year after turning 30 in December Whether the band’s seven members must serve in the army is one of the hottest issues in South Korea […]
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[ad_1] Numerous questions remain about K-pop band BTS and its seven members after last week’s surprise announcement that the group was going to spend more time focusing on solo projects Numerous questions remain about K-pop band BTS and its seven members after last week’s surprise announcement that the group was going to spend more time […]
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[ad_1] Band member RM, speaking at the annual FESTA dinner that celebrates the group’s founding, said he had been feeling a need to explore his own work without the constant recording and performing required of BTS Band member RM, speaking at the annual FESTA dinner that celebrates the group’s founding, said he had been feeling […]
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