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Filipino ARMYs, save the date

K-pop boy band finally made their comeback on March 22 with the release of their new album “Liberty: In Our Cosmos.”

K-pop, Korean dramas and Korean food are the first things that come to mind among youths in countries under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including the Philippines.

A total of 57.09 million physical copies of K-pop albums were sold in 2021, according to Korea’s Gaon Music Chart.

Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, celebrated the seventh year of its flagship “K-pop Daebak” playlist and revealed the top 10 streaming countries.

The first-ever Globe Kmmunity PH’s K’tizens’ Choice Awards ceremony was held online on Aug. 7 and announced the fan-voted winners in different Hallyu categories including favorite Korean album and drama. 

Once travel is allowed, Silang in Cavite is where you can drop by a Korean temple and start your Korea-inspired day.

It is another record-breaking year for K-pop on Twitter.

Korean singer Seo In-young, 36, known for appearing on the reality TV show “We Got Married,” tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

What are the elements that have popularized Korean drama and pop culture in the Philippines, especially during the pandemic?

UPDATED: Can they make it?

Seven-member rookie K-pop girl group TRI.BE debuted last Feb. 17 with the single album “TRI.BE Da Loca” featuring the songs “Loca” and “Doom Doom Ta” under TR Entertainment and Universal Music Group.

May is Family Month in South Korea and in line with this, the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines is offering different activities for enthusiasts of Korean films, K-dramas, K-pop and K-Culture.

It was back in 2017 when the fame-driven K-Pop girl group Brave Girls released their single entitled “Rollin’” (롤린) ,which got them on the Mnet Comeback Stage Countdown, and a few other K-Pop shows and performance stages in South Korea. Though it hasn’t gain much traction and attention for the past four years of its existence, this year, the song currently sits second place in South Korea’s Gaon Digital Charts.

Rising P-pop group shares how they plan to put P-pop on the world map

Here are just some of the reactions from Filipino netizens and BTS fans also known as the PH ARMYs.

For one, Korean leaders have long subsidized culture and entertainment and now the dividends are paying off.

This Tiktoker gives the rundown, in case you need it.