When KPop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix in June, nobody could have predicted the global phenomenon the animated movie would become. Clocking in at over 236 million views to date, it’s secured the crown as the most popular Netflix film of all time. Months after its release, the hype is still going strong.
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The creatives behind Prime Video’s Lee Soo Man: King of K-pop documentary have heard your outcry about the controversial trailer. The trailer features snippets of SHINee’s Jonghyun’s funeral as the discussion of “the Dark Side of K-pop” plays over it. The negative impact of K-pop culture has been discussed from the lens of the West, as if K-pop is the only problematic industry.
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Updated: 9.22.24: Ticketholders can now take photos of the entire exhibition.
Updated: 9.8.24: New reports from ticket goers have told us they have completely rearranged the layout. Please review the article with the changes.
Updated: 9.7.24: Ticketholders told us they cannot take photos of the exhibition portion, including the artwork made by the idols.
After postponing the original opening date for D’FESTA Los Angeles, the global K-Pop exhibition is finally opening at The Source OC in Buena Park on Saturday, September 7th.
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Netflix’s animation programming proves to be innovative and daring. With Oscar-winning titles like Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and acclaimed films like Sea Beast and Klaus, it’s no wonder why the streaming giant is considered groundbreaking. As amazing as their serialized television slate announcement was, their films could be even better!
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For many actors, they go through great lengths to understand their character and the reasoning behind their actions. There are some that shadow the careers of the characters they portray or even experience it for themselves. But for actress Suzy Bae, she lived the life in Netflix’s Doona!
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Loungefly, the fan-forward lifestyle brand from Funko, has revealed their all-new collection in collaboration with global K-Pop stars BTS. This October, fans (and ARMY) will see a collection of accessories inspired by their Dynamite era.
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Despite the tropical storm (and little earthquake), KCON Los Angeles successfully wrapped up its 11th year at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena with over 140,000 fans in attendance.
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It’s World Tetris Day!
In honor of the day that inventor created the game in 1984, Apple TV+ wanted to release a special video tied to their recent released film, Tetris. Very fitting with the gaming/AI theme, global K-pop sensation, asespa, teamed up with the film for a song — “Hold On Tight.”
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KCON Los Angeles is finally upon us this Friday, August 19 through Sunday, August 21 — and people are wondering WHAT DO I DO?! How do I navigate through this mecca of all things Hallyu?
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CJ ENM revealed their headline artists for the World’s No. 1 K-Culture Festival, KCON 2022 in Los Angeles! Celebrating its 10th anniversary, KCON 2022 LA presented by Toyota will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena from August 19-21.
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Success never comes easy and especially when the odds are stacked against you, but with an authentic voice it can shape a generation. Daniel Park knows this personally as he is most notably known for his work with Far East Movement and his production company Transparent Agency. Daniel Park has been pushing the boundary of Asian American media and music into the broader American culture for more than a decade. Now as we are starting to see more Asian and Asian American artists take center stage on the path he helped create, we got sit down and talk with him about his thoughts on representation, the music industry and producing the K-drama, IDOL: The COUP.
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The American Music Awards have announced their musical lineup for their star-studded award show, airing live at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 21st on ABC.
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Just when you thought BTS and McDonald’s was done with their merchandise collaboration, they decided to drop a whole new collection for fans to fight over on WeVerse!
The two new collections, which one is appropriately called the “Saucy Collection” features characters hand-drawn by BTS themselves. It’s not like their BT21 characters. No. These characters are based on McDonald’s menu and are so adorable. I want them all.
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With the release of BTS’ new hit song Butter, it makes sense for McDonald’s to jump at the chance of a collaboration since we know McDonald’s isn’t the healthiest option for our cholesterol. But, to have one of the biggest global phenomenons team up with a global food brand is genius marketing for McDonald’s.
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BTS Meal Day is HERE!!!
The anticipated BTS and McDonald’s collaboration is now at your local McDonald’s. You can order the BTS Meal, which consists of a 10-piece chicken nugget meal with French fries and a drink, along with two special sauces — Cajun and Sweet Chili. Get your scrapbooks ready for the BTS labels that are placed on the meal.
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In what is the greatest idea that McDonald’s has ever done, besides the McRib, is finally happening. McDonald’s has announced they are teaming up with one of the biggest icons in the world — BTS.
McDonald’s are creating a one-of-a-king “tour” which kicks off on May 26 in the U.S. where fans can enjoy the BTS meal at participating restaurants worldwide. The BTS meal consists of the group’s favorite item from McDonald’s — 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, medium World Famous Fries®, medium Coke®, and for the first time ever in the U.S., Sweet Chili and Cajun dipping sauces inspired by popular recipes from McDonald’s South Korea.
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As some of you know, I spent some time with the Pop Culture Collaborative as their Senior Fellow on Fandoms and how Fandom power can be used to add to the social good. What follows is a distillation of my research and findings. There are hundreds of pages that I’ll do something with at a later date. Also, for those who want it, there will be an audio version coming soon. Here’s the intro:
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