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Masayuki Furuya & Kenta Takada talk about the future of K-POP! A light-hearted talk at a conversation event – Kstyle

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KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. held a “[Masatoru Furuya & Kenta Takada double publication commemorative talk]Talk show to discuss the future of K-POP!!” on Saturday, April 13th at the KADOKAWA Fujimi Building.

A new book by Masayuki Furuya, who is active as a Korean wave navigator and radio DJ, “BEATS of KOREA: Words of hit makers that I want to convey now” and the first essay by Japanese K-Pop idol Kenta Takada, “K At this event, which was held to commemorate the publication of “The Story of Becoming a POP Idol,” a talk between two people who have looked at the K-Pop world from different perspectives attracted a lot of attention.

The talk show was held in two parts, and the two, who are close friends in their private lives, gave a perfect talk. The venue was filled with excitement and there was constant laughter.

The first talk theme was the reason why we decided to hold a joint event and each of us.
About the book. He also talked about his conversation with Masayoshi Furuya, which was included in Kenta Takada’s book, and the episode about the filming.

Additionally, the first and second parts of this talk show had different themes. The first part was about “K-POP’s past and future,” and the second part was about “K-POP and the Japanese market.” Both topics were very interesting for fans. Masayuki Furuya, who has been watching the K-Pop world for many years as an observer, and Kenta Takada, who has been through the K-Pop world as a person involved, will talk about the “history” of the K-Pop world from their respective perspectives. There was a great deal of interest in the future.

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In the Q&A section, there was a question, “What if Mr. Takada’s nieces and nephews and Mr. Furuya’s son…
What would you say if I told you that I wanted to be a K-POP idol? ” and “The relationship between the two of you has been quite long.
I think it’s gotten to the point where you’re thinking, “What, is it too late now? Are there any new facts about each other? ” and other unique questions were asked, and “surprising answers” came from the two people’s mouths.

After the talk, a book handover event was held, and the first-ever double publication commemorative conversation event ended with great success.

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[Bibliographic information]
“BEATS of KOREA Words from hit makers that we want to convey now”
Author: Masatoshi Furuya
Regular price: 1,760 yen (1,600 yen + tax)
Release date: April 2, 2024
Click here to purchase

“A story about a Japanese person who moved to Korea and became a K-Pop idol.”
Author: Kenta Takada
List price: 1,650 yen (1,500 yen + tax)
Release date: January 23, 2024
Click here to purchase


The article is in Japanese

Tags: Masayuki Furuya Kenta Takada talk future KPOP lighthearted talk conversation event Kstyle

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