Japanese PM performs K-pop hits – and then calls snap election

The pair played several popular K-pop songs, including Dynamite by the boy band BTS and the viral hit Golden from the hugely ...
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Japan, South Korea leaders drum up viral moment with K-pop jam

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi played two K-pop songs during a post-summit drumming session with South Korean ...

Japanese and South Korean leaders bang out surprise K-pop drum duet

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says he always wanted to play the drums, so Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi surprised him ...

Drumstick diplomacy for Japan and South Korea as leaders bang out K-pop hits

The leaders of Japan and South Korea staged a surprise drum session on their first day of talks in Japan, smashing out K-pop ...
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South Korea’s Kakao partners with China’s Tencent Music and Japan’s Line to launch ‘K-pop Artist Chart’

Kakao Entertainment signed separate memoranda of understanding with China’s Tencent Music Entertainment and Japan’s Line ...

Japan, South Korea leaders share K-pop drum session

This week, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi invited South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to join an impromptu drum jam ...

KCON Sets 2026 Los Angeles, Japan Dates: When The K-Pop Fest Returns

KCON 2026 will return to LA in August after hitting Japan in May this year with details about the lineup, venue, location, on ...

Japanese and South Korean leaders jam to K-pop hits at a summit

The musical performance between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung followed ...
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Japan And South Korea Leaders Conclude Bilateral Summit With K-Pop Drum Duet

The power of K-Pop cannot be overstated. No one could’ve predicted the wild success of “Golden” from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, which just won Best Original Song at the Golden Globes. It was also ...
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Drumming Diplomacy: Japan and South Korea's K-Pop Jam Session

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung deepen diplomatic relations with a surprise ...

Japan and South Korea leaders break into K-pop drumming after summit

Japan and South Korea leaders break into K-pop drumming after historic summit - Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to ...
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Japan, South Korea leaders drum to K-pop after summit

The impromptu jam session followed their summit yesterday (14 January) in Nara, Japan’s ancient capital and Takaichi’s hometown.