SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Top K-pop girl band Red Velvet will be the star turn at a historic concert in Pyongyang this weekend, in a country where entertainment is usually state-sponsored and served with a big dollop of propaganda. With performances on Sunday and Tuesday, the outfit sashay onto territory more normally occupied by North Korean’s own mega girl group, the Moranbong band. In the peninsula’s own Battle of the Bands, here’s how the […]
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K-Pop idols give their best in the Philippine Arena
by Jay Paul G. Carlos BOCAUE, Bulacan, Philippines (Eagle News Service, April 21) – K-pop fans all over the metro rushed to the world’s largest indoor arena last April 12, 2015 to catch their idols perform live. K-pop is the shortened version of “Korean pop”, a type of music from South Korea characterized by catchy tunes and easy-to-remember lyrics, performed by boy and girl groups. It is a very popular genre in South Korea. What’s […]





