TRENDZ, the K-POP group is back to Switzerland!

TRENDZ, the K-POP group is back to Switzerland!

After lighting up Geneva last year, TRENDZ is making history with the first-ever K-pop concert in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland! DMK – KPS: Hi TRENDZ! Since we last met you in June in Geneva (see our article), you have released ‘CRIME’ which shows a...
SEOLLAL, THE LUNAR NEW YEAR –  by Tomasz Sleziak, PhD

SEOLLAL, THE LUNAR NEW YEAR – by Tomasz Sleziak, PhD

“And here we are — a new sign added to the collection!Ah… horses… what wonderfully complicated creatures — I was a bit intimidated by them! But I’m absolutely happy with my pony, and I hope you’ll accept him just the way he is, as much as he feels ‘on fire’!” Mina...
XLOV – When K-POP Becomes an Initiatory Ritual

XLOV – When K-POP Becomes an Initiatory Ritual

For those encountering XLOV for the first time, the group can be disorienting – in the best possible way. WUMUTI from China (Uyghur), RUI from Taiwan,  HYUN from South-Korea and HARU from Japan do not immediately fit into the familiar categories of K-pop: their...