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…
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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)
An Informal Review of Sun Jung’s “Korean Masculinities”: Part 2, or Why We’re Not Going to Talk about Bae Yong Joon
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University So, Nabi has given you a pretty good overview of the book and our general observations of it. Chapter 2 includes Sun Jung’s reading of the masculinity represented by Bae Yong Joon. We here at KPK have pretty strong opinions because most of the time, we are fairly confident…
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….
TVXQ!
Name TVXQ!/DBSK/Tohoshinki Meaning of Name TVXQ!: Tong Vfang Xien Qi (Chinese) DBSK: Dong Bang Shin Ki (Korean) Tohoshinki: Japanese name All: “Rising Gods of the East” Members Jung Yunho (U-Know, leader) Kim Jaejoong (Hero)* Park Yoochun (Micky)* Kim Junsu (Xiah)* Shim Changmin (Max, maknae) *left to form JYJ Debut December 26, 2003 Status Active Label…
KPK: Kpop Kollective 