Sound City showcase at Zandari Festa
Sound City Korea, an initiative supported by Arts Council England and the British Council, has seen the Liverpool festival take a handful of British artists out to South Korea every autumn for Zandari Festa.
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Drinking Boys & Girls Choir sign to Damnably
Daegu skate punks Drinking Boys & Girls Choir today announced the band has signed to Damnably.
Korean Drag Queens talk identity with i-D
Over the past ten years VH1’s ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race‘ has brought worthy attention to the spectacular art form of drag. Kim Chi, top three on Season 8) is, without doubt, the most known name...
K-Music Festival 2018
Once again, London will play host to the K-Music Festival across October and November. An interesting line up will this year include Ssing Ssing and Urban Sound.
Years & Years release remix featuring SHINee’s Key
British synthpop band, Years & Years, have released a remix of their single ‘If You’re Over Me’ featuring SHINee’s Key.
Holland: Paving the way for LGBTQ+ idols in South Korea?
UnitedKpop has released their Summer e-magazine. The magazine features two articles by BritROK, including this piece on LGBT Kpop artist Holland.
Highsnobriety capture Bajowoo’s street style
Among their street style photos from Paris Fashion Week, popular style website Highsnobriety managed to capture South Korean punk fashion designer, Bajowoo.
Park Jiha album named one of The Guardian’s best of 2018 so far
The Guardian has published a list of the albums the newspaper considered to be the best releases of 2018 so far.
In The Endless Zanhyang We Are, Eyre Llew tour exchange
Korean indie band In The Endless Zanhyang We Are embark on a UK tour this week, playing ten shows supporting UK group Eyre Llew.
Koreaboo & its Problematic Coverage of Mental Health
Koreaboo is one of a number of western Kpop news sites that utilises the ‘Buzzfeed style’ of reporting and often employs clickbait as a hit grabber, though this does not exclude them from the responsibilities...
