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Satirical Guide to K-Pop Questions and Answers

By

The Onion Staff

3mo ago· 2 min readen

Summary

The article is a satirical piece from The Onion that humorously answers questions about K-pop's growing influence in American pop culture. It mocks common questions about K-pop with absurd answers, such as listing NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans as major K-pop groups, claiming groups are formed by a Korean version of Simon Cowell with excessive power, and suggesting young people like K-pop to confuse and enrage others. The piece parodies typical K-pop explainer articles while acknowledging the genre's real-world impact through hits like 'KPop Demon Hunters' and groups like BTS and Katseye.

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BTS, EXO, NCT, NCIS, and NCIS: New Orleans.
By the Korean version of Simon Cowell, who has far more power than the British Simon Cowell could ever dream of.
To confuse and enrage you.
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With the popularity of streaming megahit KPop Demon Hunters, the formation of “global girl group” Katseye, and the reunion of superstars BTS, Korean pop music’s influence on American pop culture is stronger than ever. The Onion shares everything you need

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