• Screenshot from a streamed live performance of BTS where an Italian fan’s comment reads «Guys, an open umbrella indoors brings bad luck» (additional graphic design by Marina Benetti).
    Short Essay
    Italy might be 9,000 km away from South-Korea and yet, K-pop has reached its shores nonetheless. NTS Radio-affiliated Paola Laforgia reflects on the reason behind its popularity both inside and outside of the Peninsula.