Rising Tides, Rising Voices
At 36 years-old Kulkalaig woman Tishiko King embodies a powerful intersection of worlds,marine biologist, climate justice defender, and advocate for Traditional Owners in Zenadth Kes, theTorres Strait.
She's launching a documentary about Sea Country known in her language as Malu Lag. Tishiko's advocacy emerges from one of the most climate-vulnerable regions, where rising seas are threatening homes and a way of life that connects generations of Torres Strait Islanders to their ancestors.
Then, Jackson Van Issum and Lewis McKenna, one half of the Australian rock band Beddy Rays, stop by to perform live in the Awaye studio.
Plus for Word Up Brooke Wandin shares the Woiwurrung word for 'river' or 'creek'.
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"I think that's one important reason so that makes it very likely for the trainees, which they are at first, to at least be familiar with the sounds so they can pick up Korean quite easily even if they didn't always speak Korean at home or outside in public. "So, I think the language aspect is quite significant." Professor Maliangkay says demographics plays a part. "Of course, we are a very small country in terms of population but if you look at cities like Sydney and Melbourne then the concentration of Asians around you will be much greater which probably provides a bit of an impetus for young people to try and establish their own identity and be noticed. "And I think that is another driver for young Australians with an Asian background to perhaps try their luck at becoming a K-pop artist." "Another factor is that communication amongst Australians tends to be rather positive," Professor Maliangkay said. "People here communicate in a very positive manner. 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"If you're a young person and you want to go to a workshop in Korea and try your luck at an audition, at the moment, the time difference between us and Seoul is one hour only," Professor Maliangkay said. "So, that makes going back-and-forth even when you're in high school just a little easier. "Again, that's a tiny reason just like the political one but the other reasons I'm more sure of, that is, the language aspect, the greater convergence of Asian Australians and then the communication and the representation of Australians in general." So, who has made it big and who is on their way? Blackpink's Rosé made history when her collaboration with Bruno Mars APT debuted at number one on the ARIA singles chart making her the first solo female K-pop star to top the ARIA chart. "She was born in New Zealand but then she was raised in Melbourne, I think from the age of seven and then she trained herself singing in church choirs," says Professor Maliangkay. "She just suddenly had the courage when she was quite young, I think she was 16, to pack her bags and go to YG entertainment where she went to train, and it worked out. "In the beginning, she was an absolute nobody, of course, and risked a lot doing all this and spending money on this. NewJeans broke a Guinness World Record when they became the fastest K-pop act to reach a billion streams on Spotify, unseating BTS. They have two Australian members. "Danielle was born outside a big city, in Newcastle, NSW," Professor Maliangkay said. "She has an Australian father and a Korean mother. "And they moved to Korea in 2019 at around the age of 14. "She was kind of scouted by HYBE. "Hanni was born in Melbourne and she's half Vietnamese. "[She] moved to Seoul around 2020 at the age of 16 so that would make her 21 right now. "She also ended up with the same company, with HYBE." Fans of K-pop would be aware of some recent news surrounding the multinational entertainment company HYBE. 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"Lily was born in Marysville, Victoria to a Korean mother and an Australian father," Professor Maliangkay said. "About 10 years ago, she left to work for JYP Entertainment. "She signed a contract in 2015 and eventually then into 2022 she then debuted with NMIXX, which means seven years of training and preparation before you actually end up being a frontline act. "It's a long time to just be training, it's a bit like doing a PhD." "Jake was born in South Korea but then grew up in Brisbane,' Professor Maliangkay said. "He moved back to Seoul in 2019 and then trained under HYBE. "Roughly after one year he was made part of Enhypen and I think they're doing quite well. "Of course, Brisbane also has a very large Asian community, so I suppose there's a little bit of an impetus for young Asian Australians to kind of stand out a little bit and do something different, be noticed, and then of course with all trainees the lure of fame, money, fashion, and perhaps cosmetic surgery, which is definitely one of the perks, because the agencies will help you arrange that." Others to watch out for are Robin from who has debuted, and who said on TikTok that he went to the same school as Felix from Stray Kids and cites the whole group as role models. And Mackiah from ampers&one who is from Western Sydney and debuted in 2023.
