KPOPCON University of California, Berkeley 2:00-3:30 p.m. Hello Hallyu!: Kpop Fictions, Facts and Fans in the Global Academy KPK Presenters: Crystal S. Anderson, PhD, Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S., Mark Jaehoon Byon, Kuylain Howard All Kpop fans are tweenage Asian girls. Idols are manufactured and have no talent. Male Kpop idols aren’t “real” men. Kpop music is unoriginal. It doesn’t…
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Fugitive: Plan B (2010)
Click to jump to a section: BASICS REVIEWS AWARDS BASICS Title Fugitive: Plan B/Runaway: Plan B Genre Action/romance/comedy Episodes 20 Network KBS2 Main Cast Bi (Rain) as Ji Woo Lee Na Young as Jin Yi/Jini K Lee Jung Jin as Chief Detective Do Soo Yoon Jin Seo as Detective Yoon So Ran Daniel Henney as…
The Unsung And The Unsaid In Kpop
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University Kpop is subject to a lot of criticism. A LOT. The most repeated charge against Kpop is that it is manufactured. But is that really true? Usually when critics level this charge, they make sweeping generalizations about the whole landscape of pop. In doing so, they perpetuate stereotypes about…
Secret Garden (2010/2011)
Click to jump to a section: BASICS REVIEWS AWARDS BASICS Title Secret Garden Genre Romantic comedy Episodes 20 Network SBS Main Cast Hyun Bin as Kim Joo Won Ha Ji Won as Gil Ra Im Yoon Sang Hyun as Choi Woo Young Kim Sa-rang as Yoon Seul Lee Jong Suk as Han Tae Sun Yoo…
City Hunter (2011)
Click to jump to a section: BASICS REVIEWS AWARDS BASICS Title City Hunter Genre Action, Romance Episodes 20 Network SBS Main Cast Lee Min Ho as Lee Yoon Sung Park Min Young as Kin Na Na Lee Joon Hyuk as Kim Young Joo Kim Sang Joong as Lee Jin Pyo Chun Ho Jin as Choi…
Hong Gil Dong (2008)
Click to jump to a section: BASICS REVIEWS AWARDS BASICS Title Hong Gil Dong Genre Romantic Comedy, Action Episodes 24 Network KBS2 Main Cast Kang Ji Hwan as Hong Gil Dong Sung Yu Ri as Heo Yi Nok/Ryu Yi Nok Jang Geun Suk as Lee Chang Hwi Kim Ri Na as Seo Eun Hye Kim…
My Lovely Sam Soon (2005)
Click to jump to a section: BASICS REVIEWS AWARDS BASICS Title My Lovely Sam Soon/My Name Is Sam Soon Genre Romantic Comedy Episodes 16 Network MBC Main Cast Kim Sun Ah as Kim Sam Soon Hyun Bin as Kyun Jin-heon Jung Ryu Won as Yoo Hee-jin Daniel Henney as Dr. Henry Kim Kim Ja Ok…
Super Junior K.R.Y.
Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS Name Super Junior K.R.Y Meaning of Name A sub-group of Super Junior; K.R.Y. stands for the names of the members of the sub-group Members Kyuhyun (Cho Kyuhyun) Ryeowook (Kim Ryeowook) Yesung (Kim Jongwoon) Debut November 5, 2006 Status Active Label SM Entertainment…
A BIG Thank You To Our New Friends At DramaFever!
Yes, KPK was quite busy during our trip to New York, but not too busy to make new friends! We were very fortunate to be able to spend some time with David Hou and Jackie Sia of DramaFever. As you probably know, DramaFever is a major online destination for those who are serious about getting…
CONFERENCE ABSTRACT: Challenging Gender Roles in Korean Dramas @ Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities
She Is Straight Gangster: Challenging Gender Roles in Korean Dramas Dr. Crystal S. Anderson Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities January 8-13, 2012 ABSTRACT Korean television dramas (Kdramas), particularly those that are historically based, represent sprawling stories that blend history with culture. Often consisting of high production values and unfolding over 50+ episodes, these…
KPK: Kpop Kollective 