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Going the Hallyu way: Why more Mumbaikars are learning Korean

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Updated on: 09 January,2022 10:03 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Sarasvati T | sarasvati.nagesh@mid-day.com

Fuelled by binge-watching K-dramas and eagerly tracking K-pop, the 'K-wave' sweeping over India is a phenomenon one cannot ignore. In the second part of a series on growing Korean cultural influence, three Mumbaikars share why they are persevering to learn the Korean language despite very few options for full-time courses in the city

Going the Hallyu way: Why more Mumbaikars are learning Korean

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“The urge to learn Korean definitely started with my obsession over K-drama and K-music. Now I want to eventually move to Korea and live there,” says 25-year-old Rasya Menon from Mumbai, who started learning Hangul, the Korean alphabet, during theCovid-19 lockdown in 2021. She has watched over 30 K-dramas including ‘Crash Landing on You’, ‘What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim’, ‘Reply 1988’ and ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’. She is also a huge Black Pink, BTS, EXO, TXT and Hwasa fan.

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