Korea JoongAng Daily Choices in K-pop raise serious questions Korea JoongAng Daily “Koreans don’t really raise or see racial issues in K-pop videos [because they are so used to seeing Hollywood-style videos of the same nature], so [it’s… Sourced through Scoop.it from: koreajoongangdaily.joins.com This story takes up the issue of representation of other ethnicities in…

The recent trend of K-pop idols opening up Chinese social media accounts shows the importance of the Chinese market to the success of Hallyu stars. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.kpopstarz.com As K-pop continues to make inroads into China through social media, it will be interesting to see how that works in light of China’s record…

Nearly everything about Nickelodeon’s new show Make It Pop sounds similar to what TV fans have already seen — including the platform (musical-comedy, just in time for Glee’s finale) and the setting (a boarding school a la Zoey 101) — but its main… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.billboard.com Nick Cannon mentions that he used social media to reach out to fans who were…

Way back in 1992, a dropout metalhead by the name of Seo Taiji released the first K-pop song: “Nan Arayo.” It was an ambitious mess of import aisle genres and moods, and it sold millions – making the geeky rebel South Korea’s very own Elvis,… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.spin.com Mainstream music publication talks about…

Any K-pop fan residing in Mongolia, listen up! Because Crayon Pop, MAMAMOO, and K-Much are coming!Th Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.allkpop.com K-pop continues to spread globally, holding concerts in Asia outside of the usual countries like Japan. See on Scoop.it – Hallyu: Korean Popular Culture