From K-pop to K-poetry: Lessons from Korea’s historic city of Gwangju
A month ago, while in Glorietta to meet a friend over drinks, I stumbled upon a K-pop dance fest sponsored by Spotify. Korea, it seemed, was drawing a large share of the “revenge travel” traffic, and K-pop, again, was undoubtedly a factor. Gwangju is a city of 1.5 million people located in the southwest part of South Korea, around 270 kilometers from Seoul as the crow flies. In her presentation, the young novelist Park Seo-ryeong talked about the reality of discrimination experienced by non-Korean K-pop artists and fans. Play VideoCertainly, not everyone despises foreign K-pop fans.
2 months ago
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