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Why are K-pop stars so secretive about their private lives?

2023/8/4
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Blackpink’s Jisoo has announced she’s in a relationship - the 28-year-old K-pop star and actor Ahn Bo-hyun, 35, are "getting to know each other with good feelings", according to Korean media reports. The BBC’s Fan Wang explains why K-pop stars are usually so secretive about their private lives. Costs of petrol are rising in Nigeria because the President has said he’ll cut fuel subsidies - so Hannah tries a thought experiment with our special “Presidential Simulator 2K23” and the BBC’s business reporter in Nigeria, Nkechi Ogbonna - what would you do if you were in charge of a country? And Nomia Iqbal, BBC North America Correspondent brings you up to date on all things Trump.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Julia Ross Roy, Alex Rhodes, Mora Morrison Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks