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Beijing condemns Dalai Lama’s Grammy win as ‘anti-China political manipulation’
Buddhist spiritual leader wins best audiobook and says he sees win ‘as a recognition of our shared universal r…
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BTS named their new album Arirang. What is so striking about their choice?
The title is loaded with meaning for all Koreans, and will give fans globally an insight into the folksong cul…
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‘Almost collapsed’: behind the Korean film crisis and why K-pop isn’t immune
Both industries dominate the world but now face fundamental transformation and uncertainty at homeSouth Korea’…
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Baby Shark: South Korean court rejects US composer’s claim song was plagiarised
Ruling upheld that there was insufficient evidence of copyright infringement on song that is YouTube’s most vi…
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‘I feel equally rooted in bhangra and hyperpop, queer anthems and Sufi poetry’: Pakistani star Ali Sethi on his defiant debut album
The Pakistani-American singer has fused traditional singing with Technicolor pop to express forbidden love, ta…
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‘Once-in-a-generation artist’ Arijit Singh to be first Indian musician to headline UK stadium
Bengali singer who has more Spotify followers than Taylor Swift to bring ‘sheer power’ to same London stage as…
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Police in India stop Ed Sheeran busking on street before concert
Local channels show police officer walking up to star as he sings Shape of You and unplugging microphoneEd She…
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Zakir Hussain, legendary Indian tabla musician, dies aged 73
The classical musician, who performed with George Harrison and Van Morrison, died in a San Francisco hospital …
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Indian police investigate ticket resales for Coldplay Mumbai gigs
After tickets quickly sold out, some began to reappear on unauthorised third-party websites for more than £750…
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‘The Taliban tried to silence us’: the musicians who escaped to Portugal
With music now a crime in Afghanistan, Braga has become one of the few places where the practice is being pres…
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Playing for survival: the blind Japanese woman keeping a music tradition alive
Goze – women who earned a living as musicians despite sight impairments – are all but forgotten in Japan but R…
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‘Only in Rio’: South Korea’s ambassador to Brazil is an unlikely samba star
Lim Ki-mo first heard Brazilian music 50 years ago in his home town of Busan; now his consular crooning marks …
- Asia Pacific, BTS, Culture, Film, Food, K-POP, Music, Parasite, Pop and rock, South Korea, Squid Game
BTS, Blackpink, Squid Game, kimchi … what’s the secret of South Korea’s world-conquering culture?
From K-pop to K-beauty, via film and fashion, South Korea is punching way above its weight. The boyband BTS al…
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The Filipino superfans travelling thousands of miles to see Taylor Swift
Swifties from across the country are spending big so they can travel to see star’s Eras tour in Japan, Singapo…
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Dissident rock band Bi-2 leave Thailand after Russia deportation fears
Human rights groups had urged Thai government not to deport Russian-Belarusian band, who are now in IsraelA di…