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What’s hot in Korea: Top K-pop stars on Instagram, new K-dramas on Netflix, and the 6-year-old YouTuber who just bought an US$8 million pad

STORYLim Li Ying
Lee Jong-suk (left) and Lee Na-young in Romance is a Bonus Book. Photo: Netflix
Lee Jong-suk (left) and Lee Na-young in Romance is a Bonus Book. Photo: Netflix
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Lisa from BLACKPINK, Mamamoo’s Hwasa, YouTube star Boram’s expensive new home, Oliver London and Jimin, and Romance is a Bonus Book

What a whirlwind month July has been – as the saying goes, there is no rest for the wicked, and in the world of K-pop and K-drama, there is no sign of slowing down. So here we are with the top stories on the K-pop stars you need to know, plus one unsuspecting YouTuber who is just six years old …

1. Which K-pop stars have the most followers on Instagram?

Thai K-pop star Lisa, a member of BLACKPINK, has 22.3 million Instagram followers.
Thai K-pop star Lisa, a member of BLACKPINK, has 22.3 million Instagram followers.
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BLACKPINK’s Lisa is in the list (no spoilers there, surely), but who else made the cut?

2. Sexy and fearless goddess of pop

Hwasa is the lead vocalist of South Korean girl group Mamamoo.
Hwasa is the lead vocalist of South Korean girl group Mamamoo.

It’s impossible to live in K-pop land and not know Hwasa, whose audacious fashion choices and trend-defying style has turned her into a sex goddess in her own right. But who exactly is Hwasa?

3. The six-year-old YouTuber who just bought a swanky new US$8 million pad

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