Mexico’s President Makes Formal Request to ROK President for BTS to Visit
It is amazing how popular K-Pop has become over the past two decades:
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 19. EPA-Yonhap
Huge demand to see K-pop boy band BTS, among the world’s most popular artists, has led Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to formally request of her counterpart, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, that he help arrange more concerts in Mexico.
“Everyone wants to go,” Sheinbaum said at her daily morning press conference on Monday, adding that she had sent a diplomatic letter to South Korea’s Lee seeking more concerts.
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That’s fair… The best Mariachi band I ever saw was playing in Daehakro, just up the short street from KFC (though it was a pizza place at the time) where there was a Mexican restaurant opening up… probably long gone now…