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What’s hot in Korea: a round-up of January’s top K-pop, K-drama and cultural news

STORYAydee Tie
The seven-member boy band BTS – which twice topped the US Billboard album chart in 2018 – features in ‘The Bloomberg 50’– a list of those people who ‘changed the game in global business’ over the past 12 months. Photo: Mnet
The seven-member boy band BTS – which twice topped the US Billboard album chart in 2018 – features in ‘The Bloomberg 50’– a list of those people who ‘changed the game in global business’ over the past 12 months. Photo: Mnet
What's hot in Korea

EXO’s Kai declares his love for BLACKPINK’s Jennie, Lai Kuanlin prepares to film a TV drama and BTS makes Bloomberg’s 50 game-changers list

Here’s a quick round-up of the cool things that have taken place in South Korea in January.

K-pop star Kai of EXO goes public over romance with BLACKPINK’s Jennie
Kai (right), of the K-pop boy band EXO, revealed on New Year’s Day that he is dating Jennie (left), from the girl group BLACKPINK.
Kai (right), of the K-pop boy band EXO, revealed on New Year’s Day that he is dating Jennie (left), from the girl group BLACKPINK.
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Lai Kuanlin, from Taiwan – one of the members of the disbanded K-pop group Wanna One – plans to start work on a television drama series in mainland China in January. Photo: Instagram @wannaone.official
Lai Kuanlin, from Taiwan – one of the members of the disbanded K-pop group Wanna One – plans to start work on a television drama series in mainland China in January. Photo: Instagram @wannaone.official
K-pop star Chungha releases a new single
Singer Chungha is ready to release her second single. Photo: MNH Entertainment
Singer Chungha is ready to release her second single. Photo: MNH Entertainment
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK to make US debut at Coachella 2019
Girl group BLACKPINK will perform at Coachella 2019 in California on April 12 and 19. Photo: BLACKPINK/Facebook
Girl group BLACKPINK will perform at Coachella 2019 in California on April 12 and 19. Photo: BLACKPINK/Facebook
K-pop band BTS joins American singer Taylor Swift on Bloomberg 50 list
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