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Reporter : Park Ji-won
Tue, May 30, 2023 | 10:22
Meet the women of cover dance crew Chocomint HK, whose 'K-pop in public' videos have gone viral
HONG KONG - You may have seen them if you are living in Hong Kong: six young women performing in some of the busiest and most scenic spots in the city, their dance moves slick and stylish. The women make up Chocomint HK, a K-pop cover dance crew whose members are taking part in “K-pop in public,” a popular trend on social media platforms such as YouTube.
K-pop | 2022-11-03 15:29
Hong Kongers find Itaewon tragedy reminiscent of past, question lack of crowd control in Seoul
HONG KONG - Some claim the Saturday crowd crush in Itaewon, which killed at least 154 people as of Monday, was like a natural disaster that no one could have prevented. However, many Hong Kongers who learned lessons from a similar incident in Lan Kwai Fong in 1993 think it was the government's job to control the crowds to prevent such a tragedy from happening.
Society | 2022-11-01 08:34
K-pop industry reduces dependence on Chinese market
HONG KONG - Since the early 2010s, K-pop groups recruiting Chinese members had been a common phenomenon. Most successful idol groups, such as EXO, have at least one foreign member from Greater China - including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan - to target fans from the area. Many of those members led their bands' activities in the region, creating fan bases there a...
K-pop | 2022-10-24 08:21
Soprano Sumi Jo, HK idol band Mirror's Keung To sing in harborfront concert in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Soprano Sumi Jo and Keung To of Hong Kong's idol boy band Mirror will be singing a Mirror song in Cantonese and Korean during the opening concert on Nov. 18 for a music festival scheduled at Hong Kong's scenic West Kowloon harborfront. It will be one of the first large-scale concerts to be held as well as the first public appearance of a Mirror member singing sinc...
Entertainment & Arts | 2022-10-22 09:47
'We love you': Hong Kong's Tony Leung finds new generation of fans in Korea
HONG KONG - Legendary Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai has been the center of attention at this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), held in South Korea's second-largest city. Not only was the star of the much-loved films, “In the Mood for Love” (2000), “Infernal Affairs” (2002) and “Lust, Caution” (2007) crowned the 2022 Asian Filmmaker of the Year, but fans h...
Entertainment & Arts | 2022-10-13 17:59
Korean language education expands in Hong Kong
Learning a foreign language is difficult and it takes a lot of time and energy to see certain visible outcomes. But a growing number of people in Hong Kong are learning Korean nowadays. Once a hobby restricted to K-pop fans, learning Korean is now more common, being included in the foreign language category for the university entrance exam as well as among regular school lang...
Trends | 2022-10-09 08:16
Festive Korea held to promote Korean culture in HK
HONG KONG - Festive Korea, the largest cultural event held by the Korean Cultural Center and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong, is being held in Hong Kong, hosting up to 35 cultural events between October and November.
Shows & Dramas | 2022-10-07 17:08
Korean immersive art exhibition to be held in HK
HONG KONG - D'strict, one of Korea's leading commercial design companies famous for its site-specific media art installations, will present its first overseas exhibition in Hong Kong on Oct. 7.
Theater & Others | 2022-10-06 08:41
Korean choreographer's work called 'Chinese dance' by Hong Kong troupe as 'kimchi wars' extend to the stage
The Hong Kong Dance Company (HKDC) has discovered to its cost that the “kimchi wars” can extend to dance, as it defends its latest program against South Korean claims of Chinese cultural imperialism. On Wednesday, one of the choreographers behind the company's “Myth of the Dancing Durumi” program, which runs until Sept. 18, demanded that the troupe remove the Chinese term “ch...
Trends | 2022-09-21 08:21
Korean food industry sees diversification in HK amid pandemic and hallyu
HONG KONG - For foodies, Hong Kong has been a go-to place to enjoy various cuisines from all over the world even though it has never been known as a place for Korean eats. If you ask Hong Kong residents about Korean food, they mostly think of Korean BBQ or spicy things, with many other dishes remaining unfamiliar for the majority. But the trend has been changing with the dive...
Travel & Food | 2022-09-10 09:56
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