Indonesia election candidates turn to K-pop to pull votes
Feb 14, 2024
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 14: Indonesia holds its presidential election on Wednesday but candidates are looking to another country's export to win votes - K-pop, the South Korean sensation that has swept much of the world. At an event held by young volunteers for candidate Anies Baswedan in the capital Jakarta, die-hard K-pop fans had photoshopped his face with sunglasses on merchandise fashioning him in the style of a South Korean pop star.