January 28th was bright sunny morning, perfect for members of KPK heading over to the campus of University of California-Berkeley to hear the keynote at KPOPCON12, the first collegiate convention designed “to bring together individuals from across the nation to foster stronger fan relationships, provide university-level educational workshops and discussions, and positively impact fan identity.”
Category: The Secret Category
This is for all the things we want to keep on this wordpress site, but we don’t necessarily want other people to SEE it on our main site ^^;
Oppa – Don’t Approve SOPA!
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster By the time this post is published, Wikipedia (the English site) will not be accessible. That’s right, the place where you go to gather preliminary information on everything from the history of the letter “A” to breaking down the MBLAQ acronym will be blacked out on January…
KPK Goes To KPOPCON on January 28, 2012!!!
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…
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…
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…
Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities Abstract: “My Pretty Prince! Gender-role Gymnastics in the Shojo Manga Series Otomen”
Originally written for Em Bee Bee. Published October 18, 2011. Hello everyone! Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything on my site! A lot of things have been going on – including looking at graduate schools – but one of the most exciting things that has happened is… I’m taking Otomen to Hawaii! Dr. Anderson helped me…
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…
Why Is KPK on YouTube?
As you probably know, KPK does Hallyu. Most international fans of Kpop and Kdrama access their Korean popular through the Internet in general, and YouTube in particular. We know that’s where you are watching Hello Baby and Happy Together! We go where fans go, so we’re now on YouTube! Check out the KPK Channel! Like…
An Informal Review of Sun Jung’s Korean Masculinities, Part 4, Or Who Are You Calling a Cult?
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University So now I’m going to tackle Sun Jung’s analysis of fan reaction to Chan-wook Park’s film, Oldboy. Basically, Sun Jung argues that, well, I’ll let her explain it: Chapter 4 focuses on Western cult fandom of the Korean genre film, Oldboy, and discusses how postmodern South Korean masculinitiy is…
An Informal Review of Sun Jung’s “Korean Masculinities”: Part 3, Misplaced Chinese Literary Metaphors and the Shower Show
All right, time to talk about Rain and Sun Jung‘s treatment of the Almighty Godfather of Modern Kpop. I will try my best to point out both the good and the bad in this chapter, but unfortunately there is a lot more of the bad than the good. Let’s begin.
KPK: Kpop Kollective 