{
  "id": 16154454,
  "title": "Korean pop artist Rydia trades verses with Dutch rapper on bilingual single 'Saranghaeyo'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/korean-pop-artist-rydia-trades-verses-with-dutch-rapper-on-bilingual",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T05:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/globalcommunity/20261024/korean-pop-artist-rydia-trades-verses-with-dutch-rapper-on-bilingual-single-saranghaeyo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korean pop artist Rydia, born in Seoul and now 41 years old living in the Netherlands, has made a late career change. After six years in Rotterdam, she officially launched her independent music career on June 19. Over the following four months, she released seven tracks, leading up to her upcoming bilingual single \"Saranghaeyo\" (I Love You), set to drop on October 23.\n\nThe track features a duet between Rydia and Dutch rapper Jermaine Kool, showcasing their contrasting rap styles in Korean and Dutch. The pair's verses alternate throughout the song, with a shared English-Korean chorus expressing love for beautiful women, and all genders. The collaboration emerged unexpectedly when Rydia enrolled in a K-pop and European crossover songwriting camp organized by a Dutch studio. The producer on her team recognized Rydia's Korean heritage and introduced her to a friend who was also passionate about Korea.",
  "summary": "In Korea, a pop career is supposed to start in a trainee dormitory when one is a teenager. Rydia’s started in Rotterdam at 39. The Seoul-born singer-songwriter, now 41 and six years into life in the Netherlands, put a music career off for most of her adult life before deciding it was never too late to reinvent herself. She officially launched as an independent artist on June 19. Four months and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korean pop artist Rydia launches independent music career at 41",
    "Bilingual single Saranghaeyo features Dutch rapper Jermaine Kool",
    "Collaboration born from K-pop and European crossover camp"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The bilingual collaboration between Rydia and Jermaine Kool marks a shift toward cross-cultural genre blending as the Seoul-born artist establishes her independent music career within the Netherlands.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}