black music – KPK: Kpop Kollective

Writing the Book I Wanted to Read – Soul in Seoul: African American Popular Music and K-pop

Soul in Seoul: African American Popular Music and K-pop (September 2020, University of Mississippi Press) is a scholarly book that examines the ways that Korean pop (“idols), R&B and mainstream hip-hop of the Hallyu (Korean wave) era incorporate elements of black popular music and how global fans understand that influence. As a senior scholar in…

3 Useful Things To Know About Cultural Appropriation and K-pop

It was great to be a part of the “Black Popular Music and K-pop” panel at #KCON17LA. The session was lively! In light of that discussion, here are three things that may be useful as people continue to think about the session or for those who could not attend. The session was important, not…

Black Popular Music and K-pop

Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Associate Professor of English, Longwood University One of the major forces driving the appeal of K-pop around the globe is the music, but it seems to receive the least attention. When commentators do turn their attention to K-pop, they recognize that it draws from a variety of musical genres and styles….