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What's Up With K-Pop?

Learn about the sensation of Korean pop music.

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What's Up With K-Pop?

Learn about the sensation of Korean pop music.

Intermediate
Read and listen to this story in Beelinguapp!

On June 14, 2020, seven Korean boys were ready to do what they do best: sing and dance in a music studio in Seoul. That night, the K-pop supergroup BTS broke the record for the largest paid virtual concert ever. Roughly 756,000 people from 107 countries watched online. These numbers are no surprise for a group like BTS: people around the world love K-Pop.

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