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Rolling with

K-wave

While COVID-19 put brakes on travel, cross-border sales and concerts, in
Hong Kong, fans and business operators do not see the local K-pop craze
stemmed.

By Lesley Lam

kea Lam Tsz-kwan used to fly to Lam is a fansite owner who posts ing. I feel like I have nothing to do
different places to see her idols photos of Korean pop idols she has and have to stay at home every day
Ionce every three to four months. taken at events and concerts since now,” Lam says.
Now, she cannot do so due to govern- January 2019. She has nearly 6,000 Knowing that fans like Lam are
ment restrictions around the world followers on Twitter. eager to see their idols but cannot see
and flights cancellation during the “I feel really bored now. I miss them in person, K-pop entertainment
COVID-19 pandemic. those days when I could follow my companies have organised online
idols to different places. It was fulfill- concerts and events to soothe their

I feel really bored now. I miss those days when I could

follow my idols to different places. it was fulfilling.