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Big Date reveals how K-culture has spread from Asia to North America, All K-pop puts Korea's gay community in the spotlight, hear what it's like being a teenager in North Korea, and cultural leaders gather to discuss the spread of culture across national boundaries.

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"6 Things you didn't know about Korea's gay culture"

Curious about South Korea's gay community? Korea is still largely conservative, but even though being part of the LGBT community is still seen as taboo, "gay culture is expanding in Korea and becoming more recognised amongst millennials". In this post, All K-Pop reveals some surprising facts and characteristics of South Korea's growing gay community...

...READ ON ALLKPOP

"Big data show K-pop stretching from Asia to US"

A state-run media research institution, the Korea Press Foundation (KPF), has shown just how South Korea's popular culture has managed to spread from its Asian roots to the North America continent. The report notes that "fast-growing information technology, such as digitalized music, smart devices, video-sharing platforms and social media, has sped up the global spread of K-pop culture", with K-pop music, TV series, and films being the most common currency.

...READ ON THE KOREA TIMES

"What it's like to be a teenager in North Korea"

What is it like growing up in one of the most repressive countries in the world? The Independent explores what it's like growing up as a teenager in North Korea and speaks to a young defector, Jimmin Kang, about his upbringing: "Everyone aged between 15 and 30 has to be in the union. I taught people North Korean culture and encouraged them not to listen to American pop music or watch dramas from South Korea and China". Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll? More like absence, national duty and state-approved local music...

...READ ON THE INDEPENDENT

"CCF delegates point to Korea's modern adaptions of traditional culture"

The way in which South Korean culture has spread over the past decade or so is incredible, and any country looking to improve its cultural exports will want to take a close look at what South Korea has managed to achieve in such a short period of time. But the spread of K-culture is not a one-way street, and as the world becomes increasingly globalized, South Korean culture itself has been adapting and evolving with the tides. The Cultural Communication Forum recently took place where a number of cultural leaders from 18 countries came together to experience K-culture and discuss ways to help promote culture that traverses national boundaries. "There is a rediscovery and reframing of traditions here in Korea", said Benson Puah, CEO of Esplanade, "The important thing is that the young can connect with it".

...READ ON THE KOREA HERALD

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