Jackson Wang: The Magic Man

Nikita Punia, Mumbai, Maharashtra Imagine that you practised for this one sport so hard since the age of seven and went on to achieve international feats in it and at the end of it all decided you wanted to become a singer. That would mean leaving something you have been doing for years to venture…

K-Song Review: Beautiful Beautiful by ONF

Kaamaakshi Bhat, Zirakpur, Punjab “Beautiful Beautiful” is the title track of ONF’s first full album “ONF: My Name.” It was followed by the pre-release single, My Name Is. It’s written by Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) and Wyatt. It’s composed and arranged by Hwang Hyun (MonoTree). Beautiful Beautiful is a song with an 80’s synth-pop vibe. The…

K-Drama Review: Jewel in the Palace

Haarini Angappan Balasubramaniam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Jewel in the Palace (Dae Jang Geum) is a 54-episode, historical fiction drama starring Lee Young-ae, Ji Jin-Hee, Hong Ri-na, and Lim Ho. The drama is based on the life of The Great Jang Geum. It aired on MBC from September 15, 2003, to March 23, 2004, and has…

K-Event Review: BTS Yet To Come in Cinemas Screening

Seema and Ekta Aggarwal, New Delhi BTS announced special screening for their Busan in person live concert and online live streaming “Yet To Come in Busan” to promote Busan’s bid for World Expo 2030, which held on 15th October 2022 and “Yet To Come in Cinemas” with worldwide release from 1st February 2023 for limited…

R&B singer-songwriter oceanfromtheblue Releases His First Full-Length Album

Smriti Lakra, Indore, Madhya Pradesh K-R&B artist oceanfromtheblue released his first album on February 2nd. A well-made self-titled album that contains warm and introspective R&B tracks. The artist’s self-titled album goes beyond a simple full-length album as it opens up the intimate details of his life including his current status and mindset towards life. Credit:…

Korean Packet Snacks that You Should Try

Anushka Gupta, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Growing up we all must have had numerous kinds of amazing, delicious and unique kind of snacks. And we can all agree that we all love our snacks. Koreans too are huge fans of snacks. And we must have seen various snacks in many popular high school K-Dramas, which have…

K-Album Review: TXT’s MINISODE 1: BLUE HOUR

Smiti Iyer, New Delhi TXT or TOMORROW X TOGETHER is a five-members boyband that debuted on 4th March 2019 under BigHit Music, which is now under the company HYBE Labels. The members, SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN and HUENINGKAI released Minisode 1: Blue Hour on October 26, 2020, right after their Dream Chapter series, which consist…

Webtoon Review: The Boxer

Sameen Murtaza, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh The Boxer is an intense sports webtoon by Jung Ji-hoon that started in 2020. Centered around the sport of competitive boxing, it is the kind of story that gives you a rush of adrenaline! Much darker than usual light-hearted and serotonin-boosting sports comics, we follow the protagonist Yu, whose a…

Nation’s Little Sister: Lee Ji-eun/IU

Anuja Vijayan, Kolkata, West Bengal “She doesn’t adapt to the energy in the room, she influences it.” Or shall I say, “She is just a queen building her empire.” The daring and bright Lee Soon-shin [You are the best!], The quirky and playful Kim Bo-tong [Bel Ami], The diva-like singer Cindy [The Producer], The optimistic…

K-Drama Review: Navillera

Vidhi Gosain, New Delhi Navillera, starring Song Kang, Park In-hwan, Na Moon-hee and Hong Seung-hee, premiered on 22 March 2021 on tvN and is also available on Netflix. The show is based on a webtoon of the same name that is written by Hun and illustrated by Ji-min. The show consists of 12 episodes and…