How Hallyu Spread In South Africa
Google is a great tool to track patterns of fascination over the years. We used it to track interest in the Hallyu. The Hallyu...
10 Bingeable K-Dramas For Beginners
If you’ve never watched a Korean drama, or K-drama, in your life: allow us to introduce you to some really good television. K-dramas are...
VMAs: K-pop Category Is No ‘Win’ For Music Diversity
K-pop should be in a category of its own, according to the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). MTV announced their new K-pop category during...
‘BTS World’ Is ARMY’s Dream
Go back to 2012 with BTS World. The game developed by Netmarble is the newest release of the biggest band in the world, BTS....
SA’s Got Talent: The K-Pop Edition
You would have thought you were in the heart of Gangnam in South Korea - the home of K-Pop - if you were at...
Map Of The Soul Persona: Nothing But Luv For The BTS...
By SHAAZIA EBRAHIM and FATIMA MOOSA.
It’s official. K-pop group BTS are back and better than ever! Following their August comeback with Idol, the...
How A Financial Crisis Created K-pop
Anyone who is on the internet has to know about K-pop. (Or indeed, anyone who reads The Daily Vox - editor) With synchronised dance...
K-pop In 2019: What We’re Looking Forward To
After K-pop's dramatic successes in 2018, we are giddy with excitement for what 2019 has in store for the industry. With all of the...
The Ultimate K-pop Summer Playlist
There's a k-pop song to satisfy your every summer whim. Whether you're road tripping to a holiday destination, chilling on the beach or getting...
How BTS ARMY Worldwide Has Shared The Love Myself Campaign
When BTS launched the Love Myself campaign in November 2017 with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Korea, its message was heard...
What The Kris Wu/ Ariana Grande Drama Says About the US...
When Chinese-Canadian artist Wu Kris Yifan (stage name Kris Wu) released his first-ever solo album Antares the track November Rain went straight to number...
EXO Up The Tempo With Their New Comeback
EXO just made a comeback with their brand new album Don't Mess Up My Tempo and, as expected, its pure fire. It's been over...
This South African Is Making Waves On The K-Pop Scene
Watch out, South Korea: South Africa's Lindsay Katlego Setlema is coming for your dance scene! Setlema has just arrived back in South Africa after...
#BTSComeback: The Answer Is Here!
"You can't stop me lovin' myself," BTS sing in their single Idol that dropped on August 24. ARMY were beside themselves in anticipation for...
True Love Is Loving Yourself, BTS Tells Fans
BTS started a self-love revolution and it's beautiful to see. It started in September 2017 with Bangtan Sonyeondan leader RM telling fans during the...
The Critical Stans Episode Five: “The (Mostly) Wonderful World of K-pop”
Join The Daily Vox journalists SHAAZIA EBRAHIM and FATIMA MOOSA every week as they chat all things fun and serious around fan culture, fandoms...
The World Cup Has BTS And EXO Fever!
The Hallyu Wave has ensnared the greatest sporting tournament of our time! Brace yourselves ARMYs and EXO-Ls, BTS Fake Love and EXO Power will...
What It Means To Be Part Of BTS ARMY
As Korean idol group, BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) dominates more and more headlines, there are important questions to ask about why their fans (known as...
SA ARMY Put Up A Billboard To Celebrate BTS’s Five-Year Anniversary
From 1 June to 4 July, two billboards of K-pop group BTS will be displayed at the Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town....
Presenting BTS: What You Need To Know About Each Member
On 18 May BTS, also known as Bangtan Sonyeondan, one of the hottest K-pop groups, made their much awaited comeback with their album Love...
