K-pop megastars BTS are back. Their comeback album is “Arirang,” a Korean folk tune that is considered an anthem of resilience and identity. The first-ever recording of “Arirang” was not made on the Korean peninsula, however, but at Howard University in 1896, the historically Black college in Washington DC. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Mai Anna Pressley, director of strategic partnerships and public programming at the National Association of Black Engagement with Asia, about the relationship between Black music and K-Pop.
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