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Posted inLifestyle

The bubbly rise and appeal of K-pop

by Lyndon Zass 8 July 202121 September 2021

The success of the genre, especially that of boy band BTS, subverts the archaic notion that only English-language music can have worldwide appeal and that celebrities need to appear on pedestals

Posted inGeneral

South Korea’s national obsession with education

Reader Blog by Reader Blog 11 June 201211 June 2012

By Deva Lee On Monday mornings, I always ask my students how their weekend was. I expect tales of teenage parties and perhaps a family picnic, but am usually disappointed. Most of the time they tell me they did not have a good weekend, and that they are tired and sad. “Why?” I ask, remembering […]

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