We beg to differ.
Every now and then I re-share an article I wrote some time back, “Regine Velasquez is ‘Queen of Song’ in a country of low standards” just for fun, and every time I get the same rabid responses asserting the contrary. That Velasquez was crowned “Queen” and that the belief that she is “Asia’s songbird” persists…
In his PhilSTAR article “Could there be a Pinoy BTS?” today, Boo Chanco longingly beholds the rise of boy band BTS to astounding heights of fame, in the process doing its country proud, contributing billions to its economy, and putting South Korea at the top tiers of the planet’s cultural map. To further punctuate his…
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When I was a young teenager my aunt gave me a Leif Garrett long playing record. Of course she meant well but I don’t think I even took the record out of the plastic wrapping. Today the BBC reported that a German radio host is accused of comparing Korean performing artists BTS to the Coronavirus….
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