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BTS has connected with millennials around the globe even though -- or really, because -- the act seems to challenge boy-band and K-pop orthodoxies. Sure, it’s got love songs and dance moves. But BTS’ music, which the members have helped write since the beginning, has regularly leveled criticism against a myopic educational system, materialism and the media, venting about a structure seemingly gamed against the younger generation. “Honestly, from our standpoint, every day is stressful for our generation. It’s hard to get a job, it’s harder to attend college now more than ever,” says RM, until recently known as Rap Monster. “Adults need to create policies that can facilitate that overall social change. Right now, the privileged class, the upper class needs to change the way they think.” Suga jumps in: “And this isn't just Korea, but the rest of the world. The reason why our music resonates with people around the world who are in their teens, 20s and 30s is because of these i

KOREAN drama or K-Drama has been gaining support from Filipino fans, especially millennials. Some of the popular K-Dramas aired in different television stations in the country are Lovers in Paris, Stairway to Heaven, Boys over Flowers, City Hunter, Princess Hours, The Heirs, and Goblin: The Lonely and Great God, among others. But what do these K-Dramas have that Filipinos love? Millennials said in an interview with SunStar Philippines that they love Korean dramas because of the plot, especially the twists, which is different from Filipino dramas. “I love K-Dramas because they offer a refreshing kind of storytelling that I don't find in common sex-bombarded western plotlines and shows. Oppas (means older brothers) seem like the human versions of the anime ‘senpais’ I used to watch, so that's definitely a plus. The girls are so attractive too, so if you're bisexual like me, it's really a win-win situation. Story-wise, I love the creativity of the stories. Clichés

After North Korea sent a musical delegation to the Winter Olympics, Seoul will respond in kind with  a show of its own . Around 160 musicians, including several high-profile K-pop stars, will visit Pyongyang on March 31 — the first South Korean performers to head north on the peninsula since 2005, Reuters reports. The upcoming, four-day lineup will feature K-pop sensation Red Velvet, a five-member all-girl group, and singers Baek Ji Young and Lee Sun Hee. Pop singer Cho Yong Pil will also perform. He was the last South Korean singer to grace Pyongyang’s stage in 2005, according to Reuters. “Our first task will be to instill the same awe in North Korean audiences as we do our South Korean ones, and make sure nothing is awkward,” Yoon Sang, a singer and record producer who will direct the upcoming concerts, told Reuters. The South Korean ensemble will put on two shows, one in the East Pyongyang Grand Theater, and one in the Ryukyung Chung Ju-yung Gymnasium, a facility buil