About this episode
'Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience' is coming to the BBC. It will show five boys from across the UK as they are put through the K-pop training process, the end goal being to launch a new boy band on the global stage. Why has South Korean become the cultural beacon for some many young people with K-Pop at it's heart? In Mumbai with Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant married over a months long ceremony that has seen musician, politicians and many many others in attendance. How do these private gigs come about and what are they worth? Lastly, Marina take us through the reasons why we are having such huge delays between TV seasons and what could be done to tighten production schedules to stop audiences floating away. Sign-up to The Rest Is Entertainment newsletter for more insights and recommendations - http://www.therestisentertainment.com Twitter: @restisents Instagram: @restisentertainment YouTube: @therestisentertainment Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producers: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Recommendations: Marina: Andrew O'Hagan - Push Me Pull You (Read) 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/trie It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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