I remember having an argument with an expat EFL teacher in a Sinchon pub circa 2007/8 about how it was only a matter of time before Hallyu stuff got big in the West... it seemed so obvious to me, but he was absolutely certain it would never happen. I wonder whatever became of that dude...
@aggualaqisaaq Quebec cegeps have had a kpop dance competition for 7 years. High schools also have them. The fandoms are so huge and so global. My first year Intro students describe becoming BTS Army, etc by grade 6! How wrong he was!
@mythologyandhistory Like the fragments of clay pottery today, they'll probably figure out what toothbrushes are once they've found their four billionth one 😔