When I think about politics impacting the consumption of culture and media and how they do so, my mind immediately goes to #China and #Japan (and their responses to Korea's #hallyuwave). In this I will be discussing primarily China as I have just a little more knowledge on that compared to Japan.

My thoughts on #culturalappropriation in Kpop in the context of 2025.

According to Jin and Ryoo, why does English appear in K-pop and to what extent do you agree with their points?

Saying that the government "made K-pop" is disrespectful to the artists: a rant #kpop #disrespect

The development of Korean popular music is steeped in a #complicatedhistory. The 1970s saw a rise in #democraticprotests and movements, and unsurprisingly music played a large role.

Reading this attached article by Kim, I very much believe it teaches an important lesson about #culturalcontext of music as well as the unconscious #rosyretrospective generations seem to experience. english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...

To quote tatiana loves PLV (@sugasaranghaeee) "Awareness is knowing your fandom is toxic and not trying to dismiss the reality with "we have to protect the boys". " When it comes to #K-idol fan culture, especially given the refined and #perfect images the idols have to maintain,

#신중현 revolutionised Korean #rock&roll. While starting off as a musician for #미팔군 concerts, he eventually "graduated" into performing at more exclusive events and quickly gathered a fanbase.

Applying contemporary narratives of #appropriation to colonial era.... I personally believe that music should be examined through the lens of the time period itself. Especially since colonial music, while yes, influenced by external sources, still maintained Korean aspects in it's music.

Given the intricate and very recent history of Korea, it is unsurprising that nationalistic expectations are pushed upon celebrities and idols - given that they are a representation of Korea's ideal citizen. #nationalism

I evaluated #신노이's #한강 performance.

First away I noticed the elongation of words, a vibration to the words very much characteristic of #traditional Korean music #aesthetics

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People argue that Idols are factory made but I beg to differ. I don't doubt that there is a produced aspect behind idol's personas - they are afterall a representation of neo-liberal expectations, but, especially in the older generations, candid personalities of the idols were/are known to fans.