Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Director, KPK: Kpop Kollective Recent developments involving award and competition shows reveal the impact of mainstreaming on K-pop. As stakes increase for industry and media, accolades and competition are perceived as metrics for quality. However, they largely measure popularity, which is subject to manipulation. While many K-pop acts are managed by…
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This Week In K-pop: K-pop Game Changers, New Releases, Choreo Versions (6/16-6/22)
Finding The Most Important K-pop Stuff So You Don’t Have To News K-pop Game Changers Bang Shi Hyuk, CEO of Big Hit Entertainment, and Lee Soo Man, founder of SM Entertainment make Variety’s “International Music Leaders of 2018” list. The article credits Bang with BTS’s recent global success and charting in the United States in…
This Week in K-pop: TVXQ in Japan, New Releases, Choreo Versions (6/10 – 6/15)
Finding The Most Important K-pop Stuff So You Don’t Have To News The Return of the Kings TVXQ broke attendance records by attracting one million to their “Begin Again” Tour in Japan that began in November 2017. This also sets a new record for most concertgoers in a single tour for a foreign artist in…
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