SEOUL (AFP) – Thanks to quirks of South Korean election law and history, almost every candidate on the campaign trail has a theme song, a dance routine, and politically-tweaked lyrics to make their message hit home. From K-pop chart toppers to Baby Shark, still the world’s most-watched song on YouTube, seemingly no music is safe […]
K-pop Campaigning: S Korean Candidates Embrace Song To Pull Votes barrons.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from barrons.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Thanks to quirks of South Korean election law and history, almost every candidate on the campaign trail has a theme song, a dance routine, and politically-tweaked lyrics to make their message hit home."The party headquarters gave us some guidelines, but the candidate's staff have a lot of decision-making power," over song selection and dance routines, said Kim, who is not a full-time dancer but works as a civil activist outside election time.
K-pop campaigning: South Korean candidates embrace song to pull votes philstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from philstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Thanks to quirks of South Korean election law and history, almost every candidate on the campaign trail has a theme song, a dance routine, and politically-tweaked lyrics to make their message hit home. From K-pop chart toppers to "Baby Shark", still the world's most-watched song on YouTube, seemingly no music…