We share our survey results periodically. As some of you may know, we received approval to lower the survey age to 16, so we have two sets of this time: Survey Results (18 and over) Hallyu Kpop Survey 1 Hallyu Kpop Survey 2 Survey Results (16 and over) Hallyu Kpop Survey 1 Hallyu Kpop…
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An Informal Review of Sun Jung’s “Korean Masculinities”: Part 3, Misplaced Chinese Literary Metaphors and the Shower Show
All right, time to talk about Rain and Sun Jung‘s treatment of the Almighty Godfather of Modern Kpop. I will try my best to point out both the good and the bad in this chapter, but unfortunately there is a lot more of the bad than the good. Let’s begin.
An Informal Review of Sun Jung’s “Korean Masculinities”: Part 1
Don’t get too excited: this book may have a very, very sexy picture of Rain on the cover, but it’s a trap. Published in 2011 by the Hong Kong University Press, Sun Jung‘s Korean Masculinities and Transcultural Consumption: Yonsama, Rain, Oldboy, K-Pop Idols has been talked about quite a lot in the academic field of Cultural Studies….
Hallyu Kpop Survey Results (as of 6/15/11)
Update! We will always share the results of the survey. Since the last update, we’ve had lots more people take the survey, and here is what they are saying. Don’t see your favorite Kpop artist here? Take the survey and let your voice be heard! If you have taken the survey, tell your friends to…
A BIG Thank-You to SHINee World!
WOW! It has been an amazing day, thanks to sisters Gökçe and Merve Talay who run the Facebook page “SHINee World” (http://www.facebook.com/liveinshineeworld)! We contacted them a while ago asking for some help, and within this ONE day they have responded, put up a link to us on their page, and had a HUGE impact on…
Michelle Asks “What about KYU JONG?!”
Hello. My name is Michelle, and my Ultimate Bias is Kim Kyu Jong of SS501. Now that we have that out of the way, it’s time to fill you in on why he doesn’t have his own, special profile on the site. We were deciding today what to do about Kpop idol groups who have…
Kkap
A term used to describe over-the-top, hyper active behavior. Can sometimes also mean cheap/cheesy behavior.
Hallyu
Hallyu is a term used to describe the spread of South Korean culture internationally. KPop, Korean drama (Kdrama) and Korean film are the primary cultural exports. Credit: photo@yukotvxq.deviantart
Really Useful Links!
Hey everyone! I’m sure that one of the things you’re all constantly on the search for is a good site for Kpop – info (like this site! :D), shopping, music, general news, places online to learn how to read and speak Korean, etc. So, below you’ll find a list of useful sites that WE like,…
Survey One Results (as of 5/28/11)
KPK: KPop Kollective is conducting a study of international fans of KPop. If you have already taken Survey One, check out the results (you may have to click on a link to see some results). If you haven’t taken Survey One, what are you waiting for? Get your opinion out there! 🙂 Survey One Results…
KPK: Kpop Kollective 