CONFERENCE ABSTRACT: The Cultural Politics of Asian/Americans in Kpop @ Association of Asian American Studies

A Far East Movement: The Cultural Politics of Asian/Americans in Kpop Dr. Crystal S. Anderson Association of Asian American Studies Conference, Washington, DC April 11-14, 2012 ABSTRACT With the global spread of Hallyu (global Korean cultural movement expressed through music, television dramas and film), many have focused on the reception of Korean culture by other countries. …

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KPK @ KPOPCON: Part 2, Hello Hallyu

Members of KPK, CeeFu (Crystal S. Anderson, PhD), Nunee (Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S.) and JaeHoon (Mark Byon) presented at KPOPCON12, the first collegiate conference on Kpop at University of California at Berkeley on January 28, 2012.  Our presentation, Hello Hallyu: Kpop Fictions, Facts and Fans in the Global Academy, covered questions about Kpop fans, artists and the industry….

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Ahn Jae-Wook

Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES DISCOGRAPHY: JAPANESE RELEASES BASICS Name Ahn Jae-Wook Meaning of Name N/A Debut April 24, 1997 Status Active Label Sony Korea Fan Name N/A Origin of Fan Name N/A Fan Club Website(s) N/A Related Websites http://www.ahnjaewook.co.kr/ Click to Return to Top FAN FACTS Television…

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Miryo (Brown Eyed Girls)

Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS  Name  Cho Mi Hye (Miryo)  Debut  February 1, 2012 (official)  Status  Active  Label NegaNetwork (2012-present)  Fan Name  None  Origin of Fan Name  N/A  Official Website None  Related Websites  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Miryo-Brown-Eyed-Girls/377945562093

Minzy

Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS  Name Gong Minji  Debut November 20, 2009  Status Active  Label YG Entertainment  Fan Name None  Origin of Fan Name N/A  Official Website http://www.ygfamily.com/artist/About.asp?LANGDIV=K&ATYPE=2&ARTIDX=28  Related Websites Click to Return to Top FAN FACTS Official Fan Color:  Awards Television Appearances Concert Tours News Click…

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K.Will

Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS  Name  Kim Hyung Soo (K.Will)  Debut  March 6, 2007  Status  Active  Label Big Hit Entertainment (2006-2007)  Starship Entertainment (2007-present)  Fan Name  None  Origin of Fan Name  N/A  Official Website  http://starship-ent.com/artist1.php  Related Websites  http://allaboutkwill.wordpress.com/

Casker

Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS Name   Casker Meaning of Name  The name “Casker” is derived from the character Caska of the Japanese manga Berserk Members Lee Juno Lee Yoong Jin Debut   February 7, 2003 Status   Active Label   Pastel Music Fan Name N/A Origin…

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My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010)

Click to jump to a section: BASICS REVIEWS AWARDS BASICS  Title My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox [내 여자친구는 구미호], My Girlfriend is a Gumiho  Genre  Romance, comedy, fantasy  Episodes  16 Network  SBS  Main Cast Lee Seung Ki as Cha Dae Woong Shin Min Ha as Gumiho (The nine-tailed fox) No Min Woo as Park…

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East of Eden (2008-2009)

Click to jump to a section: BASICS REVIEWS AWARDS BASICS  Title East of Eden [에덴의 동쪽]  Genre  Action, romance  Episodes  56 Network  MBC  Main Cast Song Seung Hun as Lee Dong Chul Shin Dong Woo as Dong Chul – 5 years old Kim Bum as Dong Chul – 15 years old Yun Jung Hoon as…

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