K-Pop

K-pop’s reach extends to Muslim Malaysia

17 Jan 2013

Maznifa Mustaffa doesn’t understand Korean, and would be unable to get away with dressing like her favourite Korean pop stars due to conservative attitudes in Muslim-majority Malaysia.

Letters to the Editor, December 7, 2012

7 Dec 2012

Many Western countries face difficulties balancing their budgets. One of the biggest factors is the ever increasing cost of health care, with a greying population and the development of better but...

Australian PM promises to battle zombies to the end of the world

7 Dec 2012

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard weighed into the debate about whether the world will end on December 21 under the Mayan calendar, in a spoof video about Korean pop and flesh-eating zombies...

What's being said on facebook.com/southchinamorningpost

5 Dec 2012

On calls for greater transparency over rents at West Kowloon arts hub:

K-pop's dark side: little artistic freedom

30 Nov 2012

Girls' Generation, Wonder Girls, Rain, Big Bang. South Korea's major entertainment companies have, over the past decade, churned out some of the most familiar faces in Asian music. All are...

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How Korean culture stormed the world

With his slicked back hair, powder blue suit and goofy horse dance, South Korean rapper Psy, who is in Hong Kong today, turned Gangnam Style into one of the musical hits of the year.

Listen to Mama

Hong Kong's love affair with K-pop will reach new heights when the Mnet Asian Music Awards (Mama) are held on Friday at the Convention and Exhibition Centre. Tickets ranging from HK$480 to HK$1,...

Pop idols lead a resurgent Korean wave across the region

For a while, it looked as though hallyu, the craze for all things Korean that swept across the region about a decade ago, was finally on the wane.

SOUTH KOREA

'Gangnam Style' star Psy receives prestigious South Korean honour

South Korea has awarded one of its highest cultural honours to rapper Psy for taking the world by storm with his Gangnam Style hit.

ON SECOND THOUGHT

Gangnam Style: loved by America for all wrong reasons

The Chinese author Mo Yan may have won the Nobel Literature Prize, but the most popular, talked-about and imitated Asian artist of the moment in the United States is a pudgy South Korean guy with...

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SOUTH KOREA

South Korea tries to curb the sexual exploitation of underage K-pop stars

South Korea authorities want to curb over-sexualised performances by teenage stars of the country's thriving K-pop scene.