Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Associate Professor of English, Longwood University One of the things that happens when conducting qualitative surveys is that they can raise more questions than they answer. This is what happened with the preliminary data from Last Fans Standing: Longtime and Adult Fans of Korean Popular Music (K-pop). Response rates were unusually low,…
Tag: SS501
SS501: Five Men United As One
SS501 debuted in 2005 under DSP Media, the same year as SM Entertainment’s mega-group, Super Junior. The male group, made up Park Jung Min, Kim Hyung Joon, Kim Hyun Joong, Heo Young Saeng and Kim Kyu Jong, displays a range of pop music styles marked with complex Kpop dance moves. The members chose SS501 as…
iFans: Mapping Kpop’s International Fandom
IFANS: Mapping K-pop’s International Fandom is a scholarly research project that examines global fan attitudes and activities through surveys, collection of information on online communities and analysis of websites. Crystal S. Anderson, PhD (Elon University) is the Principal Investigator of the studies and Curator of the iFans project site.
KPK 2.0: The Next Generation of K-pop Profiles
As you know, KPK is dedicated to collecting information about Hallyu-era K-pop. To that end, we are in the process of creating enhanced profiles of Kpop artists and groups, with even more information! KPOPIANA is a collaborative digital humanities project that aims to collect and organize information about Korean popular music of the Hallyu era (1992-present)….
The Unsung And The Unsaid In Kpop
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University Kpop is subject to a lot of criticism. A LOT. The most repeated charge against Kpop is that it is manufactured. But is that really true? Usually when critics level this charge, they make sweeping generalizations about the whole landscape of pop. In doing so, they perpetuate stereotypes about…
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)
Boys Over Flowers: Episode 4
Originally published on High Yellow on March 20, 2011, Written by Nabi I have so much love for this episode! It’s packed full of treats and SO much happens. A lot happens in every episode, but I guess that’s what you get when you have episodes that are over an hour long. Let’s talk about…
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…
Park Jung Min
Click to jump to a section: BASICS VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS Name Park Jung Min Debut January 24, 2011 Status Active Label CNR (2010-present) Fan Name None Origin of Fan Name N/A Official Website http://www.parkjungmin.net Related Websites http://www.facebook.com/OfficialParkJungMin?sk=wall#!/OfficialParkJungMin Click to Return to Top VIDEOS Not Alone Click to Return to Top DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES…
Kim Hyung Jun
Click to jump to a section: BASICS VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES DISCOGRAPHY: JAPANESE RELEASES Name Kim Hyung Jun Debut March 8, 2011 Status Active Label S-Plus Entertainment (2010-present) Fan Name JUNUS (Korea)JUNAWAY(Japan) Origin of Fan Name JUNUS=Jun + UsJUNAWAY (presumably, Jun away from Korean) Official Website http://www.hyungjun.co.kr Related Websites http://kimhyungjun.net/ Click to Return to Top…
KPK: Kpop Kollective 