K-pop craze reached Japan

Apparently the popularity of K-pop has turned Shin-Okubo, Tokyo’s Korea Town, into a Harujuku-like area filled with crowds of young Japanese shoppers:

Whereas the old “Korean Wave” of TV dramas and movies was mainly popular among older housewives, the new K-Pop “boom” seems to be strong with junior high and high school girls. They are fans of pop groups like Girls Generation and Big Bang, and they come to Shin-Okubo’s Korean shops to buy fan merchandise.

The news report also features some of the good Korean food one can buy in Shin-Okubo. One yakiniku place has served K-pop groups, and it advertises the fact that customers can sit in the same place and order the same meals as their idols.

Source: japanprobe.com