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Feb 11, 2021
Today (Friday, Feb 12) is Lunar New Year. While this is a time most idols would get a break and spend time with their families, several foreign idols will be unable to return home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are 10 popular foreign idols who will be spending Lunar New Year in South Korea, without their families.
1. BLACKPINK Rosé
(Photo : Rosé Instagram)
Roséwas born in Auckland, New Zealand, but was raised in Melbourne, Australia. Before moving to South Korea at the age of 16, after passing the YG Global Auditions in Sydney, Australia, the idol grew up in the Oceania country. Rosé spent most of her teenage years and her young adult life away from her family, but she continues to have a lot of love for them.
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The BTS singer RM has been named one of Art Council Korea s art sponsors of the year Photo: Dispatch
South Korea’s best-selling boyband, BTS, continue to make their mark in the art world. One of the group’s singers, known as RM, has been honoured by the state-run organisation Arts Council Korea, which gave the singer an “art sponsor of the year” award last month. RM was one of a number of individuals and companies honoured for “art patronage”.
According to the
Korea Herald, RM was recognised for donating 100 million won ($90,400) to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul last September (the money was used to republish books that had gone out of print, which were then distributed to public libraries and schools). Arts Council Korea could not be reached for further comment.