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BBC Minute: On how K-Pop took over the world

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They call it Hallyu, the Korean wave. It’s the global rise of South Korean culture. And that wave made another big splash recently - with Korean boyband BTS dominating the 2018 Asia Artist Awards. People call K-pop a culture, a community. And it's only getting bigger. (Photo: K-Pop stars perform onstage during the 2015 Gangnam Hanryu Festival in Seoul, South Korea. Credit: ilgan Sports, Getty Images)

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