By Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University (U.S.) Most people identify K-pop by its use of Korean language and culture. Some see these as obstacles to the spread of K-pop worldwide. However, 142 responses by 18-to 30-year-olds show that Korean culture, and especially Korean language, appeals to global fans. These responses are part of a…
Author: Crystal S. Anderson
Is Collaboration the Only Way to Do DH?
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University While collaboration is a huge part of digital humanities, is it the only way to do DH? If you are working on a digital humanities project by yourself, does it count as DH?
Am I Doing This Right?: Excavation of Korean Popular Music as Digital Humanities Project
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University I just finished my first digital essay, Seo Taiji: President of Culture, for my digital humanities project on the cultural history of Hallyu-era Korean popular music, 1992-2009. But as I continue to build this Omeka site and design the project, I wonder: Is my project a digital humanities project? What am I doing?…
Noona, Unnie, Oppa, Hyung: Research Shows Adults Like K-pop For The Music
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University Academic research suggests adults like K-pop for a variety of reasons, the chief of which is music. These findings complicate assumptions about the identity of international K-pop fans and their preferences. According to 638 responses among 18- to 30-year-olds from around the world, other top reasons include choreography and…
Korean Popular Culture in Digital Humanities
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University This past spring, I attended my first THATCamp at the University of Virginia. I was nervous. Although I’ve been a humanities person practically all my life, I was unsure if the collaborative projects I manage on Hallyu (Korean wave) popular culture on the Internet qualified as a digital humanities…
Let’s Call This Song Exactly What It Is: Defining K-pop
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University Everybody uses the term. Some folks proudly embrace it; others run from it like the plague. But what is K-pop, and why is defining it important?
Survey Results: Favorite Kpop Groups (As Of 8/8/2011)
Don’t have time to scroll through the survey results? Here are the results for our favorite question: What are your favorite Kpop groups? 18 and over (Top 9) 16 and over (Top 9)
Hallyu Survey Kpop Results (As of August 8, 2011)
We share our survey results periodically. As some of you may know, we received approval to lower the survey age to 16, so we have two sets of this time: Survey Results (18 and over) Hallyu Kpop Survey 1 Hallyu Kpop Survey 2 Survey Results (16 and over) Hallyu Kpop Survey 1 Hallyu Kpop…
Hallyu Kpop Survey Results (as of 6/15/11)
Update! We will always share the results of the survey. Since the last update, we’ve had lots more people take the survey, and here is what they are saying. Don’t see your favorite Kpop artist here? Take the survey and let your voice be heard! If you have taken the survey, tell your friends to…
Survey One Results (as of 5/28/11)
KPK: KPop Kollective is conducting a study of international fans of KPop. If you have already taken Survey One, check out the results (you may have to click on a link to see some results). If you haven’t taken Survey One, what are you waiting for? Get your opinion out there! 🙂 Survey One Results…
KPK: Kpop Kollective 