James Walton

Why are these dead-eyed K-pop groups represented as some kind of ideal?

Plus: a piece of investigative journalism on MBS that combines the unfailingly solid with the eye-opening

James, Olly, Blaise, Reese and Dexter with the K-pop cowboy at the 'Gangnam Style' statue in Seoul. Image: BBC / Made In Korea Ltd / Moon & Back
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