BTS, EXO and the power of K-pop
There’s more to K-pop than Psy: A younger Korea that dances to a different beat K Pop supergroup EXO listen to the premiere of their song 'Power' played with the Dubai Fountain from the Armani Hotel, Dubai on 16th January, 2018.Photo Clint Egbert/Gulf News Why is K-pop such a rage? I don’t know. Admitted, they are all pretty boys. Their dance moves are slick, very slick. But they sing in Korean, a language I don’t understand. And that’s true for most of their fan base. I know they say music transcends barriers — language too. But still, the K-pop mania is baffling. Surely, they are not like the Beatles. Not even Abba. Tell that to the K-pop fans! The K-pop phenomenon, why do I even bother? Well, my daughter is a huge fan. Yes, you guessed it: She’s a teenager. BTS is her favourite; she calls it her bias (whatever that means). When EXO came to Dubai, she gave me a master class in K-pop. I was forced to watch a series of BTS videos: Their albums, BTS at the Grammys, BTS on the El...