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BTS' Strongest Message? A Reminder to Love Ourselves “BTS: Burn the Stage”: encore review of Episode 5

We all want to be loved. But often, we’re so busy living that we fail to love ourselves. In this episode of BURN THE STAGE, BTS reminds us to take time to love ourselves.

Sounds like Aimee Rinehart is making up excuses to justify her own job. Rare is the reporter who can report and write their own article? Really? It's literally a journalist's job requirement to do both. Or at least it used to be.

Not a coincidence! Script writer Hwang Jin-young said she was inspired by the book, so she created a Korean interpretation of it.

Go away with ... Alan Williams As a music professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, ethnomusicologist Alan Williams said that his students don’t know that he’s a recording artist as well. “I did have an

"Seeing my students listening to K-pop, Congolese street bands playing heavily distorted metallophones and Cambodian pop from the golden age before the Khmer Rouge gives me hope for the future." -Alan Williams

In The Latest Edition of 'You’re Not Korean Enough,' the Internet Attacks a Transnational Adoptee Accusing a Korean adoptee of 'Not Being Korean Enough' isn't the slam dunk losers think it is

In another edition of You’re Not Korean Enough, we have a contingent of people on the internet who are taking a Korean adoptee to task for not being a real Korean. Why? Because she initially mispronounced the name of a Korean folk song, “Arirang." Are you done rolling your eyes yet? Because I’m not.

In The Latest Edition of 'You’re Not Korean Enough,' the Internet Attacks a Transnational Adoptee Accusing a Korean adoptee of 'Not Being Korean Enough' isn't the slam dunk losers think it is

In another edition of You’re Not Korean Enough, we have a contingent of people on the internet who are taking a Korean adoptee to task for not being a real Korean. Why? Because she initially mispronounced the name of a Korean folk song, “Arirang." Are you done rolling your eyes yet? Because I’m not.

"Melo Movie" This emotionally-engaging show is less of a rom-com than it is a slice-of-life K-drama that explores how familial loss greatly impacts who we are today.

MELO MOVIE is an emotionally-engaging slice-of-life K-drama that explores how familial loss greatly impacts who we are today. Lead actors Choi Woo-shik & Park Bo-young are so good at exploring their characters & the traumas that led them to where they are today. (+She initiates the 1st kiss in Ep1!)

Go away with ... Claudia Ferri Claudia Ferri portrays Raquel Kimberley-Marco on the Apple TV+ series “Palm Royale.” She describes her character as one of the Palm Beach elite. “She, like other women socialites of this exclusive clu...

"I love to capture eagles in flight, sunsets, a full moon in broad daylight... I once lost a phone that way. There was a beautiful eagle right in front of us. I wanted to capture it clear of the insect spots on the windshield. Oh well! It did not stop me." -Claudia Ferri of "Palm Royale"

Jae: Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?

Sarah: Tokyo. Croatia. Brazil. Peru. Montana. Georgia, the country. Iceland. Nepal.

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Korean influencer: "She's Just a Housewife" Them's fighting words, my clueless sir.

When a country experiences such fast economic growth, it doesn’t give generations enough time to adapt to modern realities. You end up thrusting people into modernity without changing the structures around them. In South Korea, gender roles within households remain stuck in the past. —Claudia Goldin

Korean influencer: "She's Just a Housewife" Them's fighting words, my clueless sir.

When a country experiences such fast economic growth, it doesn’t give generations enough time to adapt to modern realities. You end up thrusting people into modernity without changing the structures around them. In South Korea, gender roles within households remain stuck in the past. —Claudia Goldin

Go away with ... Arianna Davis Arianna Davis portrays a college cheerleader on the NBC series “Stumble.” As someone who started dance lessons at the age of two, Davis – who is also a singer-songwriter – is a perfect fit for this mo...

"San Francisco was a joy. I’m from a landlocked state, so when I got there for work and saw the beautiful ocean town, I was mesmerized. I later visited with my family and did all of the activities by the water." - Arianna Davis, "Stumble"

"Growing up as a mixed-race person made me acutely aware of the complexities of prejudice. This had a deep impact on my perspectives from young age. It informed my creative voice in more ways than one." -Henry J. Star in print in the Sunday Chicago Tribune
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This article is amazing and I only cried a little bit

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Go away with ... Sarah Kinsley Singer-songwriter Sarah Kinsley has shared the stage with Mitski and gotten a shout-out from Chappell Roan, but what she vividly remembers is the line around the block for her first professional gig i...

"My favorite band of all time is the Cocteau Twins. I’ve been on a wave of loving New Order and the Blue Nile recently. When I was younger, I was definitely inspired by French classical music as well, the stuff of Ravel & Debussy was absolutely coursing through me when I was writing." -Sarah Kinsley

Katseye wants to be the biggest girl group on the planet The Grammy-nominated singers are breaking out of the K-pop mold — and going global

“I like that KATSEYE seem to be telling their fans the parts of their lives that could be difficult to talk about in public,” Jae-Ha Kim says. “It helps a lot of fans with their own issues when you have a celebrity this beautiful and talented and well loved saying, ‘Hey, I’m going through this too."

Katseye wants to be the biggest girl group on the planet The Grammy-nominated singers are breaking out of the K-pop mold — and going global

“I like that they seem to be telling their fans the parts of their lives that could be difficult to talk about in public,” Jae-Ha Kim says. “It helps a lot of fans with their own issues when you have a celebrity this beautiful and talented and well loved saying, ‘Hey, I’m going through this too."

LANDMAN films mostly around Ft Worth & parts of Texas where the story takes place. I grew up in Snyder & worked in oil for my dad while I was in high school, so it was awesome to go and portray this character that hit so close to home. -Tanner Beard
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Thank you so much! 💜 I think you're the only one who caught that footnote. 😁

How The Korean Folk Song "Arirang" Ties In With BTS' March Comeback Plus: Interviews with Korean diaspora and an ethnomusicologist on the significance of "Arirang"

I have a theory that ARIRANG has been a part of #BTS' long-term plan from the get-go. In my latest article, I discuss the relevance of the album title with an ethnomusicologist, as well as Korean elders who lived through trauma and found comfort in the folk song song.👇

Go away with ... Henry J. Star "I was raised amongst an odd amalgamation of folks," said singer-songwriter Henry J. Star (née Devin Badgett), 26. “As a result of this bizarre hodgepodge, I was introduced to many

"Growing up in the American South as a mixed-race person made me acutely aware of the complexities of prejudice. This had a deep impact on my perspectives from a very young age. It has informed my creative voice in more ways than one." -Henry J. Star

I'm so glad! Thank you for letting me know!

Bruno Mars and Rosé's 'APT.' Is a Hit, But What Does the Song Mean? Lyrics Explained The hit is up for three Grammys.

Rosé and Bruno Mars' "APT." is nominated for three Grammy Awards tonight. I explained to the @todayshow.com what apateu/아파트 is all about.

Congrats to #ARKAI, who won their first GRAMMY Award tonight! Be sure to check out my interview with this Asian American duo today in Sunday newspapers like the
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How an Incident Within BTS Reminded Me of the Korean Fable “The Tiger’s Whisker” “BTS: Burn the Stage”: encore review of Episode 4

It's not often that I think of a Korean fable when I review a docu-series, but that's exactly what I thought of during an argument in BTS: BURN THE STAGE. THE TIGER'S WHISKER speaks of patience and kindness. Those traits were always there within them. They just needed a way to channel them.