Dancing monk charts a new beat for Buddhism in South Korea

SEOUL – On a Friday evening at a dance studio in Seoul, a monk in austere grey robes cuts a solemn figure, until the music starts. As G-Dragon and Taeyang’s 2014 hit Good Boy blares from the speakers, he begins bouncing on his feet, his long sleeves flapping as he breaks into a series of energetic dance moves, including the signature hip-hop dance moves of chest-popping and dabbing.