As we know politics has a big impact in our life. Political system and varying degrees of control over cultural life, sounds terrible, but very real. For example Chinese government strictly controls media and entertainment and they have their own censorship and state controls.
#censorship #controls

According to a class K-pop hip-hop had three different kinds of eras in cultural appropriation: complete lack of knowledge, called out by fans, and now cultural appropriation minefield. At first K-pop hip-hop area tried to find cool cultures, but the result looked like they try to mock culture.

If I think about how K-pop girl groups were sexualized about 15 years ago and how they are presented now, I would say it is different, but still they sexualize women groups. Before we can say very well like almost every video was sexual and giving fantasies to men, not to women.
#sexual #women_kpop

I can describe earnings, feminism and Korea - "Women experience a daunting realization that they are not valued as much as their counterparts and their careers are more precarious" (Jonas 2022, 241). I think it is because of the history and fear to have changes in our daily life.
#feminism

PSY is a good example how the Western world saw K-pop male idols in 2013 - as a comedic one. Psy´s physicality in the video evokes one of the Asian male stereotypes the emasculated and clownish Asian male - funny but sexless - who You can laugh at (Park 2015, 197).
#psy #funny_asian

In Dal Yong Jin & Woongjae Ryoo 2014 artickle "Critical Interpretation of Hybrid K-Pop: The Global Local Paradigm of English Mixing in Lyrics" they say English is something that added to k-pop. Hybridization in Korean popular music (Jin and Ryoo 2014, 114).

Saying the government "made K-pop" is disrespectful to the artists. In my opinion the government want to help only when the things go well, they do not want to invest something what may not be good deal. And only money will give amazing music? No, You need to have a great people and good industry.

I searched NewJeans advertising campaigns and for example in 2024 they were in 16 different company ads: 16 ads for example:Coca-Cola,Nike,Calvin Klein,Pepero, ambassador for the city of Seoul. Also they were the most popular female k-pop group,(second LE SSERAFIM 10 ads).
#NweJeans #ads #LESSERAFIM

Today I talk about JYP Entertainment. Founder: Park Jin-young (also known as J.Y. Park). He was an artist, but in 1997, Park founded his label and agency. He was the one training them in singing and dancing before his company adopted teachers and trainers.
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Today I introduce folk singer Kim Min-gi. The government said that Kim´s song "Morning Dew" is very political. That song was closely associated with student activism and Korea's democratic movement during that time, which led to the song being banned by the Park Chung Hee regime.
#morningdew

Today´s topic - Suicide. In home readings we read that the deaths of famous musicians in the ‘27 Club". Some of the point for celebrities suicide is like "good option", because they do not see any other ways. But how we can end this "good option" and how we can keep our idols safe?
#shame #27club

To refer Kim Seon-joo´s column "Music and oppression in the 1970s". It that column she talks about how music can bring all the memories about that time. The memories can bring good or even bad memories and can represent history in that time.
#music_brings_memories

A social media post about Taecyeon and his non-celebrity girlfriend. The point is that his girlfriend may be in trouble, because Taecyeon's ultimate fans live in their imagination, that he belongs to them. When Idol found a partner, the "pretty world" collapsed.
#love_but_in_trouble

Today I introduce Korean Kittens were active female vocal group in 1960´s. They even went to Vietnam War American military bases to perform and entertain men that they will be motivated to fight.
#entertain_with_beauty

I will introduce colonial musical artist - Choe Seunghui (in artist name Sai Shoki). Korean dancer, who gained international fame in colonial time. Because mixed Korean and Western dance techniques and made a unique dance style that captivated audiences all over the world.
#mixed_right_ingredients

In my opinion, nationality is very important, but in a decent way and among. A nation would like to represent stars because they have a big value to the world—for example, tourism has grown a lot because of stars.
#perks_to_be_famous #rising_because_idols

About perfomance what we watched in a classroom (Korean Gimpsy), Korean traditional music is actually very catchy #old_but_catchy.
I saw western and Korean traditional instruments harmonized together. A guitar with ajaeng and a lot of sogos. At the end of the song they even chuimsae.

Indeed, they are made in factories, but You can not make it without companies. If it is their dream, they have to do it. But "factory things" are all around the world, but they are like big secrets. If You want to become someone, You will learn how to do it.