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Nothing seems to be able to stop the K-Pop wave. Coming from South Korea, it left the fashion phenomenon to anchor itself in world culture as a fundamental trend. France is no exception. Meeting with Antoine, a French K-Pop fan.
Antoine is 24 years old. He is a student in Paris, and does not go a day without listening to or dancing to K-Pop. This hit South Korean music changed his life. He’s not the only one who likes K-Pop. That evening in Paris, there were 15,000 other fans for the concert of blackpinkthe female superstars of the K-Pop. “There are really lots of varied styles in the K-Pop“, explains Antoine. This group has more than 91 million subscribers on Youtube.
A culture that appeals to an entire generation
For Antoine, the K-Pop is a devouring passion. Every Sunday, he comes to dance, like other fans, in the La Défense district of Paris. They perfectly reproduce the choreographies of “idols“, name given to the stars of K-Pop. The seven boys of BTS became the boys band the most popular in the world. There K-Pop was born in Seoul (South Korea) In the 90s. Groups are either male or female, never mixed. They sing in Korean and English, and talk about love, kindness and self-confidence. Antoine made every fan’s dream come true K-Pop : leave for Seoul, 12,000 kilometers from Paris. Korean culture appeals to an entire generation.