Among the items on display at 'Hallyu! The Korean Wave' exhibit in London are K-Pop costumes, K-drama props as well as a replica of the bathroom set in 'Parasite.'
to a large sculpture of rapper G-Dragon, London’s V&A museum is celebrating South Korean popular culture and its rise to global prominence in a new exhibition opening this week.
“‘Hallyu’ actually means Korean wave and it refers to this meteoric rise of popular culture from South Korea that has taken the world by storm in the past few decades.” Greeting visitors is the pink jacket singer Psy wore in the music video for his 2012 mega hit “Gangnam Style”. Other outfits on display include ensembles worn by G-Dragon and K-pop groups ATEEZ and aespa as well as colorful designer creations.
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