Welcome to WWLT, or What We’re Listening To, which features mini music analyses that provide context and introduce readers to K-pop music that may be new-to-them. This issue features analyses of tracks by Anyband, Suho, Red Velvet, BigBang and V. Anyband, “Talk, Play Love + Promise You,” EP by Anyband (2007) N Lina An This…
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Into the New World: Research Suggests Multi-Fandom the Norm for Veteran K-pop Fans
While it may seem that the current norm in K-pop is single-fandom (the tendency to support just one artist), data suggests that older K-pop fans started and continue to be multi-fandom. This may be another way the overall K-pop fandom has shifted in the past few years. With the rise of K-pop groups, their individual…
IFANS PROJECT UPDATE: Online Interview with BigBang Fan
iFans: Mapping K-pop’s International Fandom is a digital project that examines the attitudes, practices and creative output of global K-pop fans. VIPs (as fans of BigBang are called) were given the opportunity to participate in an online interview with questions geared toward their experience as BigBang fans. Whale, a VIP, wrote about the criticisms about BigBang as well as the…
iFans Update: Anniversary Fan Projects
One of the most common projects for K-pop fans is the anniversary fan project. It is usually the result of a call for fans to participate in a project by sending a photo or making a video, then some enterprising K-pop fans combine them together for an anniversary video Because the iFans project seeks…
Like Vs. Love: Research Reveals Degrees of Attachment Among K-pop Fans
K-pop is well-known for the introduction of new groups, even while established groups continue to thrive. But are fans fickle in their K-pop choices? Do they abandon older groups for newer groups? Research suggests that while K-pop fans readily accept new groups, they have a deeper connection with veteran groups. These conclusions are based on data…
Bring The Boys Out!: Fan Attitudes on Male Kpop Groups Differ
By Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University, NC (U.S). Some people think that male K-pop groups are all the same. However, research suggests that fans differ in their attitudes towards individual male K-pop groups. Responses collected from fans of Super Junior and BigBang reveal that they also hold different opinions on their music and group…
iFans Case Studies Status Update
If you keep with research on K-pop, you may be aware of the iFans: Mapping Kpop’s International Fandom project. The surveys that make up the qualitative studies seek to understand how the fandoms differ from one another and their relationship to the groups they support. K-pop fans know that the fandoms are unique. Because they…
Seungri (BigBang)
Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS NEWSWORTHY VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS Name Lee Seung-Hyun (이승현) Debut August 19, 2006 Status Active Label YG Entertainment Fan Name V; VI Origin of Fan Name Seungri in Korean means victory, so V for victory Official Website http://www.ygfamily.com/artist/About.asp?LANGDIV=E&ATYPE=2&ARTIDX=17 Related Websites Click to Return to Top FAN…
Survey Results: Favorite Kpop Groups (As Of 8/8/2011)
Don’t have time to scroll through the survey results? Here are the results for our favorite question: What are your favorite Kpop groups? 18 and over (Top 9) 16 and over (Top 9)
KPK: Kpop Kollective 