Writer: Pragya Brigit Indwar (Ranchi, Jharkhand, India) Editor: Divya Sonawane (Pune, Maharashtra, India) Indian readers, we’re all familiar with The Kapil Sharma Show—a popular comedy program where Bollywood artists promote their upcoming movies or songs. Now, imagine a Korean version of that, with quirky humor, celebrity interviews, and loads of feel-good moments. Enter MMTG—a Korean…
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K-Event Review: “Gems of Gemini” Birthday Cupsleeve for A.C.E’s Junhee and NCT’s Haechan in San Jose, California
Writers: Jes (California, USA) and Shruti Jha (Delhi, India) Editor: Prachi Vaid (Delhi, India) On June 14, K-pop fans in San Jose were treated to a vibrant and heartfelt celebration at Bobaholics, as organizers Jes and Kei hosted Gems of Gemini for A.C.E.’s Park Junhee and NCT’s Lee Haechan. Park Junhee, born June 2, 1994,…
K-Event Review: SMTOWN LIVE 2025 [THE CULTURE, THE FUTURE] in L.A
Writers: Riya Choudhary (Delhi, India), Aishwarya Ravichandran (Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India), and Karina Giselle Villarreal (Raymondville, Texas, USA) Editor: Pooja Vishwanathan (Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India) SMTOWN LIVE 2025: The Culture, the Future is a commemorative concert tour celebrating SM Entertainment’s 30th anniversary. SMTOWN LIVE was held on 11th May 2025 at Dignity Health Sports Park…
K-Interview: Mike Daley (Songwriter And Producer)
Interviewer: Deena Jasmine, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka Editor: Pooja Vishwanathan, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh Mike Daley is a multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer whose music knows no borders—born and raised in Chicago, now based in Los Angeles. Mike Daley has worked with many K-pop and international artists such as ENHYPEN, NCT 127, NCT, SHINEE, WAVY, STRAYKIDS, HWASA,…
K-Interview: Gabriel Brandes (Singer and Songwriter)
Interviewed by: Kaamaakshi Bhat (Zirakpur, Punjab) and Deena Jasmine (Chikmagalur, Karnataka) Edited by: Jayati Bhardwaj, Delhi Meet Swedish sensation Erik Gabriel Henrik Brunell Brandes (Gabriel Brandes), a multi-talented singer and songwriter who has made a significant impact in the K-POP Industry with his creative endeavours. He has collaborated with famous artists like BTS, SEVENTEEN, ZEROBASEONE,…
K-Interview: Songwriter and Producer Carlyle Fernandes
Kaamaakshi Bhat, Zirakpur, Punjab Carlyle Fernandes is a Swedish-Indian songwriter and producer who has worked with several K-pop artists such as SUPERKIND, ASTRO, THE BOYZ, KINGDOM, Red Velvet, TRENDZ and many more. His songs have reached #1 on Billboard Music Charts and have sold Multi-Platinum. First of all, thank you so much to Carlyle Fernandes…
K-Song Review: KICK IT BY NCT 127
Chandra Joshi, New Delhi NCT 127 is the second subunit of the South Korean boy band group NCT formed by SM Entertainment. NCT stands for “Neo Cultural Technology” and is the first group in K-Pop history with unlimited members. At present, NCT has four units; NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream, and WayV (WayV is…
Rang De Korea – The Biggest Korean Culture Festival in India.
Sanskriti Saxena, New Delhi The Korean Cultural Centre of India held its 10th anniversary celebration in New Delhi in the form of a Korean culture festival called Rang De Korea on 15th & 16th October, 2022. It was marked as one of the first offline events held after the long pandemic. The entry to the…
K-Album Review: NCT 2020 RESONANCE Pt.1 & Pt. 2
Nehal Tambe, Mumbai, Maharashtra: NCT or Neo Culture Technology, a K-Pop boy group under SM Entertainment are known for their unique concept of having unlimited members in a group who are further divided into different subunits under the brand NCT. Back in 2018, the group started with the Yearbook concept project wherein all the subunits come together as one single group. 2020 marked the group’s 2nd time to do so, where the mega yearbook project was titled NCT2020, this time with 23 members namely Taeil, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Taeyong, Ten, Mark, Yuta, Winwin, Haechan, Renjun, Jeno, Jaemin, Chenle, Jisung, Johnny, Jungwoo, Lucas, Kun, Xiaojun, Hendery, Yangyang, Shotaro, and Sungchan.
Halloween with Hallyuism: Stories and Art Winners
Hallyuween Story 1: Forever Together; Nehal Tambe, Maharashtra: Taeyong has been a great artist, this was what he was meant for in life and he was an ace. Everybody knew this. That’s why his team didn’t stop him when SM entertainment offered Taeyong a solo career and a world tour. They were supportive and let him have the chance. Taeyong went from country to country and place to place and was finally coming back after 6 months of touring the world.