More Than Passion: Kpop and the Everyday Work of Digital Humanities

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S University of South Carolina Lancaster When you click the “KPK Members” link on our site, our bios’ upbeat language states we have certain skill sets that match well with the work of KPK, and you know that we are Kpop fans. I think our identification as Kpop fans is one of…

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick discusses Hallyu scholar(ship) mining at Academia.edu

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick was interviewed about how she uses the scholarly social networking site, Academia.edu, as a tool for promotion and tenure – and how she uses it as a tool to locate scholars working on Korean popular culture: “By cultivating an international following on Academia.edu, Kendrick has developed networks that span across disciplines and…

For Your Reading Pleasure: A Hallyu Bibliography Part 1: BOOKS

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster Earlier this year I introduced KPK readers to the work I’m doing to collate and annotate as much scholarly information about Hallyu as I can. Without further ado, I share with you the first section, focusing on books covering Hallyu. Subsequent parts of this series will…

For Your Reading Pleasure: Introducing A Hallyu Bibliography

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster Last month I shared why my background in Library and Information Science matches so well with the mission and work of KPK: Kpop Kollective.  One of the roles I play is information provider (billed “Research and Information Clearinghouse” on that fine chart from last month’s blog). More and…

Digital Humanities is 21st Century Librarianship

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster This past May I presented at a Library and Information Science (LIS) conference to talk with my colleagues about how I am using my professional skills at KPK (and why they should do similar work). If you browse the KPK site, you will quickly come across…

Brian Joo (Fly to the Sky)

Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS NEWSWORTHY VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES DISCOGRAPHY: JAPANESE RELEASES BASICS  Name  Brian Joo  Debut Fly to the Sky: December 9, 1999 – August 2009 Solo artist : December 2006  Status  Active  Label SM Entertainment (1999 – 2004) PFull Entertainment (2004 – 2010) Jellyfish Entertainment (2010 – )  Fan…

Dok2

Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS  Name  Dok2 (Dokki; Gonzo The Notorious Kid; The Dirty South Korean) (Lee Joon Kyoung)  Debut November 2009  Status  Active  Label Map the Soul, Inc 1llionaire Records (CEO)  Fan Name  None  Origin of Fan Name  N/A  Official Website  Related Websites

U;Nee

Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS  Name  Heo Yoon (Lee Hye Ryeon -actress stage name; U;Nee singer stage name)  Debut  June 2003  Status  Deceased (January 21, 2007)  Label  Synnara Music  Fan Name  None  Origin of Fan Name N/A  Official Website  Related Websites http://www.myspace.com/uneejetlink http://www.freewebs.com/tribute-to-unee/