The Hallyu Wave, also known as the Korean Wave, is the spread of Korean culture across borders. The term was first used by the Chinese media in the 1990s to refer to the influence of Korean entertainment in China, Japan, and other South East Asian countries.
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JD Relic’s Trip to Korea; Meets Up With U-Kiss
On May 18th popular K-Pop English cover artist of Youtube fame, JD Relic, left for a trip to South Korea. Throughout his ten day stay he was able to see and experience a lot. JD often updated his followers with statues messages, photos, and vlogs from his trip. A few noteworthy stops were: Seeing Baek Ji Young perform “Bad Girl” live at Inkigayo, shopping in Busan, riding the Korean bullet train, eating with president Ryan Jhun of Marcan Entertainment (who JD is now signed with), and visiting the SM Entertainment building. He seems to be mum on the goings on at the SM Entertainment building. Besides sharing a few pictures he took while he toured the famous establishment.
2NE1’s “Lonely” Seen More Than 7 Million Times on YouTube
The total YouTube view count for 2NE1’s latest single “Lonely” has surpassed seven million today. The “Lonely” MV has been setting new view count records on YouTube since its release on May 12th as it reached the 3 million mark on the day of its release and broke the 5 million milestone within a week on May 19th.