Woroni Edition 3 2021

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ARTWORK: Natasha Tareen

LibidO, Onlyoneof and representation in K-pop By Ashley Davies Some of you are probably looking at this title quite confused. What do all of these words have to do with each other, you wonder? So let me explain a couple things firsts. “libidO” is the name of the recently released track from South Korean boy group, Onlyoneof. The song was released in midApril and after the music video dropped, the group garnered a lot of new attention. Along with this attention there was a lot more backlash with some people even calling for subsequent performances and promotions to be cancelled entirely. But why is that? And what does it have to do with representation? Let’s talk about it.


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