BTS: Who made Korea cool?
The rise of K-pop in the west.
An episode of the Beyond Today podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "BTS: Who made Korea cool?" was published on January 25, 2019 and runs 21 minutes.
January 25, 2019 ·21m · Beyond Today
Summary
Korean culture is increasingly playing a bigger role in our lives: We eat Korean BBQ, watch Korean dramas, and buy Korean cosmetics. But the big drive behind the Korean wave is Korean Pop, better known as K-pop. The country’s music industry is taking the world by storm, penetrating the top music charts in Europe and North America. With the help of journalists, Tamar Herman and Jenna Gibson, and K-pop industry expert Bernie Cho, we ask who made Korea cool? Producers: Georgia Coan and Seren Jones Mixed by Nicolas Raufast Editor: John Shields
Episode Description
Korean culture is increasingly playing a bigger role in our lives: We eat Korean BBQ, watch Korean dramas, and buy Korean cosmetics. But the big drive behind the Korean wave is Korean Pop, better known as K-pop. The country’s music industry is taking the world by storm, penetrating the top music charts in Europe and North America. With the help of journalists, Tamar Herman and Jenna Gibson, and K-pop industry expert Bernie Cho, we ask who made Korea cool?
Producers: Georgia Coan and Seren Jones Mixed by Nicolas Raufast Editor: John Shields
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