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SEOULIAN desk · ENTERTAINMENT
K-pop, Korean film and television, with context. Performances, releases and the fan culture that connects them.
37 published stories in this section.
K-pop · Film & TV · Fan culture
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A trip to look at the night sky led to an unexpected subject on the shore. The making of GROWTH THEORY offers a different route into Korean pop.
AI-generated editorial illustration; not documentary evidence.You do not have to start with a chart or a fandom. One critic's country, folk and swing signposts offer another way into AKMU's 2026 album.
AI-generated editorial illustration; not documentary evidence.The setting is modest, but the production choices are deliberate. A guide to the people, format and viewing habits behind a different kind of Korean variety show.
AI-generated editorial illustration; not documentary evidence.A notification can be a miniature musical idea. MayTree's archive offers an easy way into the craft of arranging for voices.
AI-generated editorial illustration; not documentary evidence.The instrument is easy to spot. Its role in making the songs is the more interesting place to begin.
AI-generated editorial illustration; not documentary evidence.Four saxophones are only the beginning. The credits of Square One reveal the people who turn a bandleader's idea into a record.
AI-generated editorial illustration; not documentary evidence.A Korean animated romance imagines Seoul in 2050. Its director's most revealing question was not simply what to add, but what the future might keep.
AI-generated editorial illustration; not documentary evidence.An animated face does not tell you who is making the music. PLAVE offers a useful way to separate the performer, the character and the production.
AI-generated editorial illustration; not documentary evidence.The route from Seoul to Broadway involves a story written in two languages, not a collection of familiar hits. Here is how to approach the show without knowing its ending.
AI-generated editorial illustration; not documentary evidence.Haddangse's Waiting! brings a live-camera adventure to Sydney. Here is what an English-speaking family should know before booking.
AI-generated editorial illustration; not documentary evidence.Yanggeum, bass and percussion offer a route into Korean music that does not begin with translated lyrics. The trio is listed at Rich Mix on November 11.
AI-generated editorial illustration; not documentary evidence.A show appearing abroad is not always a finished production packed into a suitcase. Sometimes the journey changes how the story is told.
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