terms of their soft power. I believe also maybe in the future SE asia will grow in terms of their pop culture but it'll take longer for it to become worldwide/ more mainstream as East Asia pop culture is.

#hallyu #korea #japan #China #KPOP #JPOP #CPOP #V-POP

maybe in the future I believe their could be a rise in Chinese content throughout the world, as recently I've been seeing less stigmatization about China on the media. As Chinese products ( not the cheap stuff ) gets pushed onto the world I believe that China's image will be better and will grow in

etc etc. In regards to hallyu content, I believe that its the most popular content in Northeast Asia, and essentially rivals Japan with how popular their content is, I do believe over time other countries "hallyu" content will get better, but nothing beats the original!

Politics impact on consumption, fandom, and circulation of popular culture in Northeast Asia is essentially all about the soft power that it comes with being the most popular. Having soft power means that you have influence all over the world and it spreads your "media" everywhere (ie. K-POP, anime)

understood the context about why the slur was bad and not just a word to use for your K-Pop audition. #blackpink #Jisoo #Lisa #Jennie #jisoo

an example I have of K-Pop using cultural appropiaiton : is Blackpink audition videos using a slur, I remember the internet being extremely divided as the fans tried defending it as while others were cancelling them . I also believe 3/4 of the members wern't orignally from Korea so they shoulve

you're Korean and you've dealt with struggles growing up, IE. your own experiences rather than pretending to rap/ sing about a culture you haven't experienced / don't know anything about.

#kpop #krap #appropriation #drake #idol #bias

(KATSEYE). I believe one main issue you can tell if K-Pop or in general (for K-Rap) is if you try to rap about like being oppressed in America or trying to profit off its culture. An example I Have is Drake profiting off of Black American culture as he didn't have to struggle. BUT I believe if

other cultures; post 2010 I believe that K-pop has mostly stopped using material where it is seen as stereotypical , but have implemented ways to mediate being seen as cultural appropriating, such as by hiring artist from said culture , or maybe even having idols from different nationalities

today & Cultural Appropriation: I believe that cultural appropriation in KPOP still exists today, but it isn't as racist as it was as it was pre- 2010s. The main difference between pre 2010s and post 2010 is that pre 2010 the material used in K-POP was derogatory, racist, and used steryotypes from

unintentionally.
#K-POP #music #Newjeans #hipsdontlie #sexualizationinkpop

to music to discover new songs or to make me feel a certain way ( hype, excited, etc.) I also dont believe that the sexualization will go away any time soon due to the fact that everyone wants to be the most popular or famous group and sadly sexualization comes with fame, intentionally or

popular to be seen as sexual now, I believe that now its more popular to be seen as 애교 or to stick to your theme so, while being sexual is still apart of main k-pop it isn't the driving factor in bringing these groups success. For me, I don't really watch any of the music videos because I listen

K-POP, a lot of Music videos now are still sexualized but they try to keep it subjective/ use your imagination. for girl groups it may be an action theyre doing , vs for guys it could be the manerisms . Another reason oversexualization might not be as popular may also be due to the fact it isn't as

I believe the change between early 2000s K-POP vs. K-POP now can be attributed to the fact that it was what was more "socially normal." (Not a K-POP song, but as an example, Anaconda by Nicki Minaj is an example of an overly sexualized video; compared to today, it isn't as sexualized. going back

didnt like the way they were acting/responding to the situation (which is understandable) however it stills undermines feminism that they'll believe a company over women. I believe in the future that change will happen but maybe it'll take a long time till that happens #kpop #feminism #feminist #njz

They believe that it was good that they spoke out about their harassment, stating that for them to speak up about it means that something truly did happen; another thing related to this situation was the backlash that Hanni and Dannielle received for being the most vocal about it. A lot of people

backlash for it, for example, when NewJeans spoke out about the harassment they've received from ADOR, a lot of K-pop fans were divided based on the issue: for starters Newjeans was at the peak of their career so they felt like without the company they wouldn't have gotten that far while for others

I believe, considering the gender relations in Korea today, that it might take a while for K-Pop female empowerment movements to be seen as more than just a marketing tactic. My reasoning when I say this is due to the fact that any time a female speaks out in Korea or in general they generally get

as non-threatening and sexless, the article makes us question challenges how race, gender, and media intersect, and whether the wesr is ready to accept Asian male idols as authentic masculine figures rather than as jokes or novelties.
#KPOP #PSY #BTS

prexisting stereotypes towards Asian male clown or jester, which could symbolize asian men not seeming as strong or superior to men in the west; as in the west men are supposed to promote "manly, masculine" but Psy didn't promote that which allowed them to paint him

When reading the article by Park, we can understand the narrative of how Psy's masculinity was perceived differently compared tor K-pop groups in the industry. Due to Psy's popularity in the west, he was popular due to his song and dance but he also became popular due to how his image promoted

#kpop #english #globalization #hybridization

The authors assess whether cultural hybridity is a useful framework for understanding the ongoing cultural changes in Korea’s music scene amid globalization. With that being said , I believe english being used in kpop helps with the globalization of kpop as it helps connects other culture to kpop

Throughout the article, we study the development and extent of how much English is used in K-pop and consider its role in cultural hybridization. We also as explore whether this hybrid form fosters creative independence from Western influence or reinforces cultural dominance.

The article "Critical Interpretation of Hybrid K-pop: The Global-Local Paradigm of English-Mixing in Lyrics" written by 진달용, 류웅재. Where it talks about mixing English words into KPOP as it globalizes. The article examines how English mixing reflects broader cultural changes and globalization.

Korean cultrue has, by investing in it, it will help the culture grow over time! supportation
(pictures below are current projects the goverment is helping as it builds infrustructure for Cultural and Creative Sectors)
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#KoreanCulture #koreangov #kpop #softpower

Within the article it says "The market size of the creative industries in South Korea surpassed USD 113 billion in 2022" as "The share of South Korea in global CCS market, which was 2.6% of the total market in 2018, ranked as the 7th in the world. Which I believe shows how much of a global impact

Mok-dong: which is a new Media Startup Center to support content production and editing and in Chungmu-ro: Seoul Film Center opening in 2025 to revitalize Korea’s film industry hub.

An example of where Korea is investing in its cultrual sector is where its building multiple infrustrue to help the industry grow more, key examples of this include : Seoul Creative Industries Hub which is set to be completed by 2027, as well as Sangam aka the "Digital Media City" as well as