Jay Park, right, of K-pop band Enhypen, who was born in Seattle, prepares to throw ceremonial first pitches with bandmates before a Seattle Mariners game, April 29, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) May 2, 2024 Global auditions are changing the ‘K’ in K-pop Tae Yeon Eom, University of British Columbia New K-pop groups comprised entirely of North Americans, Korea’s ‘K-culture training visa’ to attract international participation and K-pop auditions in Canada are all signs of a K-pop evolution.
SEVENTEEN are the first K-pop band to perform at Glastonbury. TCD/Prod.DB/Alamy Stock Photo March 18, 2024 Glastonbury’s first K-pop group is a reflection of years of Korean government strategy Sarah A. Son, University of Sheffield SEVENTEEN’s performance will mark a major milestone in Korea’s decade’s long strategy to take Korean popular culture to the world.
Jon Pack/A24 September 12, 2023 Past Lives: inyeon is a Korean philosophy of how relationships form over many lifetimes Sarah A. Son, University of Sheffield You can be connected across lifetimes in so many different ways, from lovers to passerbys.