K-pop music and dance acted as a draw for fans, who filled the lawn in front of a stage on Aug. 10 at the Chicago Taste of Korea Festival in Skokie at Oakton Park. The Saturday and Sunday festival ...

Arirang Texas Group keeps the traditional Korean folk song alive in Carrollton. At Carrollton Senior Center, metallic clicks ring out as pingpong balls are served. The soft buzz of chatter floats ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Korean popular culture is taking the world by storm, whether it be bands like BTS or the newest hit move “KPop Demon Hunters” and its hit soundtrack. A local educator is hoping to ...

“One Dance,” part of Korean Arts Week at Lincoln Center, puts a contemporary spin on rituals and ceremonies. Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theater, making its United States debut, is bringing its ...

Korean Dance By Kim Malborg Translated by Lee Jean-young (Ewha Womans University Press) Although local ballet troupes have developed their original Korean repertoires ― such as “Shim Chung” and ...

Africa Week, an annual event promoting the cultures of numerous African countries in Korea, will spotlight the music and ...

TO DANCE THEIR FEET OFF. K-POP IS IN THE HOUSE AT THE MFA. THE MUSEUM PARTNERED WITH CJ ENTERTAINMENT, ONE OF KOREA’S BIGGEST MEDIA COMPANIES, TO FLY IN K-POP STARS FROM SEOUL. 4700 FANS SHOWED UP TO ...

Even before names like BTS, Blackpink and NewJeans got cozy on Billboard charts and shows like Netflix’s “Squid Game” and Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” became required viewing, Korean pop culture has been ...

Unsuk Chin onstage at the L.A. Phil's "Seoul Festival," featuring a new generation of Korean composers. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) K-pop. Oscar-celebrated cinema. Samsung in the living room.

The birth of modern K-pop is often dated to 1992, when Seo Taiji and Boys, a dance-oriented trio led by an ex-metalhead, performed their song “I Know” on the South Korean network MBC. Not only did the ...

Instructor Kyong Sun Kim leads the Arirang Texas Group during practice at the Carrollton Senior Center. At Carrollton Senior Center, metallic clicks ring out as pingpong balls are served. The soft ...