K-pop Research Articles

Female Empowerment and Radical Empathy for the Sustainability of Creative Industries: The Case of K-Pop

Contrary to the critical understanding of the cultural and/or creative industry that unduly emphasizes demoralized commercial activities of profit-maximizing, accompanied by the concomitant destruction of individual self-realization, the 21st century perception of the industry highlights its potentials for both creativity and more importantly, sustainability. The global success of Korean pop music (K-pop) unlocks a new possibility for the creative industry in a postcolonial country, with a newly constructed value chain that strategically allows female empowerment through radical empathy, a concept that bridges social empathy among formerly oppressed groups with their new political opportunities of political struggles. Based on survey data and structural equation modeling, this paper empirically corroborates a theorized conceptual link between participation in the K-pop industry and the resulting radical empathy among female fans toward industrial sustainability.

The Fading of the Existence of Pancasila Values Towards the Rise of Korean Wave in Indonesia

The implementation or application of Pancasila values in this globalization or modern era is still not optimal. In this era of globalization, many foreign cultures have entered Indonesia, especially K-pop culture. K-pop culture (Korean pop) has received a lot of attention, especially young people. The K-pop (Korean pop) music culture originating from South Korea is very popular with young people, both boys and girls. Today's young people, especially women, tend to like this culture. The youth should not be more fond of culture that comes from outside. Because young people are the next generation of the nation who must preserve local culture. Therefore, this attitude does not reflect Pancasila values. It's okay if you want to like culture that comes from outside, but young people who like kpop usually tend to be more fanatical about kpop music culture. This should not happen because if it happens and develops rapidly it is not impossible that young people will prefer this culture over the local music culture. Therefore in this paper it is hoped how important the application of Pancasila values is in dealing with the rapidly developing kpop music culture.

DAMPAK CELEBRITY WORSHIP TERHADAP PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE PADA REMAJA PENGGEMAR K-POP DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the world, including Indonesia. New regulations had to be made in order to break the chain of spread. People are starting to look for their own hobbies and pleasures to fill their time at home. Fans of Korean Pop (K-Pop) music are also forced to spend their hobbies listening to songs, following their idol's activities, and others at home. The activities of K-Pop fans are forced to be done online and by accessing the internet. The subjects of this research are K-Pop fans. This research is quantitative research that examines the role of celebrity worship variables and problematic internet use. The research participants were young K-Pop fans aged 11-20 years. Celebrity worship is measured using the celebrity attitude scale (CAS), and problematic internet use is measured by the generalized problematic internet use scale 2 (GPIUS 2). The data were processed using simple linear regression. The results of this study are that there is an impact between celebrity worship on problematic internet use in adolescent fans of K-Pop. The impact of celebrity worship on problematic internet use is 10.1% while the other 89.9% is caused by other factors outside this research.

Gendered melancholia as cultural branding: fandom participation in the K-pop community

ABSTRACT K-pop poses several conundrums to international business and marketing specialists regarding its global success. This paper tests two hypotheses drawn from branding theory, feminist theory and fandom studies to corroborate the argument that cultural branding is a key to the success of K-pop. Cultural branding is the most prominent of all branding strategies in the 21st century as its success is anchored in the creation and dissemination of a performing myth that can challenge ongoing contradictions in society, including sexism. What K-pop tries to convey to its fans all over the world is this performing ideology of gendered melancholia that is commonly shared among women due to sexism. However, no previous study has tested this theoretical implication from branding and feminist theories, which are also beneficial to business studies. Using survey data collected from 15 countries, we employ a logistic regression method to corroborate a hypothesis that gendered melancholia motivates women in all parts of the world to participate in the fandom of Hallyu and K-pop, or Korean pop culture.

THE INFLUENCE OF KOREAN POPULAR CULTURE TOWARDS THE INTENTION TO VISIT SOUTH KOREA (Survey on Student’s in Sam Ratulangi University Manado)

The popularity of Korean culture around the world has made people affected by this culture. This Korean culture well known as Korean Wave or Hallyu phenomena cover various aspects such as drama, music, fashion, make-up and etc. Korean Wave or Hallyu is a term to describe South Korean pop culture that has been successfully exported across the globe, including Indonesia specifically in Manado City. The objectives of this study are to determine the students in Sam Ratulangi University Manado perceive South Korean images as a Potential tourist destination that is seen in Korean Pop, Korean dramas, and Korean Food could lead to the intention to visit South Korea in the future. The research respondents were 108 respondents. Questionnaire distribution is carried out online using Google Form. The method that researchers use in this study is a quantitative method. The data analysis method used was multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS as a data processing tool. The results from research data on the influence of the Korean Wave on the South Korean tourism sector, researchers found that Korean wave (K–Pop, K–Drama, K–Food) influence the students intention to make South Korea as a Potential Tourist Destination. In other words Korean Wave can affect the South Korea tourism sector. Keywords: korean pop, korean drama, korean food, south korea, intention to visit

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy dalam Mengubah Perilaku Fanatik Korean Pop pada Santri

In Indonesia, people are starting to like Korean Pop, starting with Korean drama series. Korean Pop really affects all people from all sectors. Starting from the urban community to the village, from children to adults including students as people who study at Islamic boar[1]ding schools. There are things that don’t work out in harmony when a student likes Korean Pop. There are six principles of the santri lifestyle in Islamic boarding schools. One of them is exemplary. There are lifestyle principles that start to shift if the students are fond of Kore[1]an Pop and even fanatical. Mainly on the principle of exemplary. Santri choose idols without filter and exaggeration. The purpose of this study is to describe Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in Changing the Behavior of Korean Pop Fanatics in Santri. The research method used is Action Research. Action research is a method used to study a problem, find a solu[1]tion to the problem and make improvements in real action on a particular class. The results of this study are able to make the counselee reduce the habit of fanaticism. Such as daydrea[1]ming, hysterics, screaming, wasting money and neglecting duties. So that the counselee can live healthily and effectively.

Analisis Penggunaan Teknik Editing Pada Music Video Stray Kids Thunders

Video is the latest communication media which is a part of electronic media in digital form. Video comes with the characteristics of a film, and video can also be integrated into the world of music, which is like being used as a music video. Korean pop (K-Pop) is a term that is no longer common for lovers of Korean pop music. K-Pop or Korean pop is music that is currently popular and originates from South Korea. The development of K-Pop music is spreading very quickly among young Indonesians. One of the popular Korean pop groups today is Stray Kids with one of their songs entitled Thunders. The purpose of this study is to find out the editing process used in the music video. This research uses a qualitative descriptive type and the method used is observation. Then the results of this research are obtained, namely that readers understand some of the terms in editing and can implement them into videos that you want to make look attractive.

A Brief Analysis of Factors for the Worldwide Popularity of K-pop

As a kind of Korean pop music culture, K-pop has achieved great success worldwide in recent years. This paper uses network resources to comprehensively analyze and interpret the relevant literature and data. The global popularity of K-pop can be attributed to its unique music and dance style, professional music production and marketing, and widespread use of social media and digital platforms. The combination of these factors has made K-pop a global cultural phenomenon, attracting a large global audience and fans. The research conclusions of this paper are of great significance for further understanding and promoting the global spread of K-pop culture.

Gender Construction in the Chinese Fandom of Korean Pop Culture: A Case Study of BTS and BLACKPINK Fans

This research delves into the influence exerted by BTS and BLACKPINK, prominent K-pop idol groups, on Chinese K-pop fans’ perceptions of gender, gender equality, and inclusivity. Employing data collected through a comprehensive survey distributed among a diverse cohort of fans (35 young Chinese K- pop fans), the study examines the impact of these musical phenomena’s image and temperament on their Chinese followers’ conceptualization of gender constructs and roles. A transformation from traditional binary notions of gender is revealed, that is, most respondents ascribe gender to a complex interplay of biological sex and social constructs. Besides, Fans’ enthusiasm for gender temperaments, in particular, exhibits subtle patterns that resonate with K-pop’s acceptance of a variety of gender presentations. Overall, this study substantiates the pivotal role of popular music acts in shaping Chinese K-pop fans’ contemporary conceptions of gender and fostering a climate of inclusivity, as well as underscoring the vital importance of taking cultural context into account when interpreting gender representations in K-pop.

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI SIKAP REMAJA PADA BUDAYA KOREAN POP DI KOTA SURABAYA

At present the global influence in the spread of culture is increasingly visible due to various factors. Supporting factors such as social media and mass media. In the development of the phenomenon of K-Pop (Korean Pop) or the wave of the Korean Wave in Indonesia, this has led to the emergence of many communities of lovers of K-Pop artists, especially for teenagers, of course many have formed a community so that they can share information or knowledge about the Korean Wave. Korean pop culture is highly accepted by teenage fan groups in the city of Surabaya. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of role models and the expression of idolization of Korean pop culture on adolescent attitudes in the city of Surabaya. The theory used is Korean pop culture which consists of Role Models and Expression of Idoltation. Besides that, it also uses the theory of adolescent attitudes. The research method used in this research is quantitative. With data collection techniques through the distribution of questionnaires/questionnaires. The results of this study show the results of multiple linear regression analysis, the dimension of Korean pop culture that has the greatest influence on adolescent attitudes in the city of Surabaya is role mode with an overall indicator mean of 2.95. Then the results of the hypothesis test show that the influence given by Korean pop content culture on adolescent attitudes in the city of Surabaya has an influence of 81%.

K-pop, Social Networks, Gender Representation: The Problem of Presentation and Perception (The Case of BTS)

Over the past ten years, Korean pop culture has gained enormous popularity around the world. The Boy Band BTS is one of the brightest representatives of this culture. The BTS fandom (ARMY) has about 90 million people around the world, most of which are teenagers and young people. Musical creativity and non-concert activities of the group broadcasted through social networks significantly affect BTS listeners’ perceptions of a wide range of issues, including those related to gender relations. Although there are a lot of research papers devoted to the phenomenon of BTS both in South Korea and abroad the gender aspects of this topic have not yet been studied. The purpose of the article is to analyze the gender representation contained in BTS songs and the nature of gender perception by BTS fans in the process of network communication between the boy band and the fans. The method of qualitative analysis of documents (lyrics of songs) was used and an analysis of a case related to a discussion on the network about one of the songs of BTS, which users rated as misogynistic, was carried out. Research results. Social networks are the key channel for interaction between BTS and their fans. Equally important, fans are not merely an object, but also a subject of communication, they play a huge role in the promotion of the group in the network space. In terms of gender representation, BTS songs can be subdivided into three groups: songs with a discriminatory presentation of gender relations, those with an egalitarian presentation, and songs that do not address gender representation. The third group makes up the absolute majority in the work of the boy band, since BTS focuses on universal problems that are equally important to both girls and boys. The discussion on the song “Joke” taken place in 2015–2016 showed that today fans have real means of controlling the content of the group’s songs and in order to maintain their popularity BTS songwriters need to avoid misogyny. Fans therefore are becoming a deterrent to the spread of discriminatory gender representation in the work of the group, strengthening the group’s positive influence on its fans, including in promoting gender equality. This applies not only to BTS, but to other K-pop groups as well.

More or less a foreigner: Domestic reception of multinational K-pop groups

With K-pop's tremendous growth transnationally, scholars have pointed to the industry's inclusion of singers from different national and ethnic backgrounds, highlighting them as examples of successful glocalization. But there has been little attention paid to how these “foreign” singers, now integrated into the Korean pop music industry, are received within South Korea itself. In South Korea, public attention towards these idols has intensified as a result of the global success of multinational K-pop groups like Blackpink and NCT. The public visibility of these idols complicates South Korea's image as an ethnically, linguistically, and culturally homogenous nation. This article examines the domestic reception of these idols, exploring the tensions that emerge at the intersection of Koreanness, K-pop, and multiculturalism in South Korea today. Drawing on focus group interviews with Korean K-pop fans as well as Koreans who do not actively follow the industry, the article explicates how foreign K-pop idols alternately challenge and reinforce contemporary understandings of Koreanness.

대만 한국학 전공자 대상 한국문화교재 개발을 위한 기초연구 : 한국 대중문화를 중심으로

본 연구는 대만 내 한국학 전공자들을 대상으로 하는 한국문화 교재 개발의 필요성 을 탐색하고 이를 위한 기초 연구로 학습자 요구조사를 분석하는 데에 그 목적이 있다. 교재 내용 구성에 있어서 한국문화 중에서도 특히 대중문화를 통하여 현대 사회와 문 화를 이해할 수 있도록 하며 학습자들이 한국대중문화를 비판적으로 수용함으로써 한 국문화의 올바른 이해를 돕는 데에 초점을 두었다. 이에 대만 한국학 전공자를 대상으 로 하는 교재를 개발하기 위한 기초 작업으로 대만 내에서 한국학을 개설한 2개교에서 한국학을 전공하고 있는 82명의 학습자를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시했다. 설문조사는 학습자들이 관심을 갖는 한국문화 요소 및 주제 등을 파악하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 설문조사 분석 결과, 대만의 한국학 전공자들은 미디어를 통해 대중문화로 한국어와 한국문화를 이해하고 있다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었으며, 차후 교재 집필 시에는 위의 설문조사 결과를 반영하여 한국학 전공자들이 관심을 갖는 주제를 우선적으로 선별할 계획이다.

“Yea I’m a f* Tomboy”: “girl crush,” postfeminism, and the reimagining of K-pop femininity

ABSTRACT “Girl crush” is a relatively new genre in South Korean pop music (hereafter “K-pop”). Unlike the stereotypes of female idols being cute and submissive, idols of the “girl crush” genre usually show provocative “girl power,” challenging the patriarchy by incorporating feminist messages in their works. In March 2022, a girl group (G)I-DLE released a song entitled Tomboy, which went viral for its outrageous music video delivering a bold statement about women being independent, fearless, and abandoning toxic heterosexual relationships. This study conducts a social semiotic analysis of Tomboy with a postfeminist lens and comes up with three findings: first, the music video of Tomboy has shown a postfeminist sensibility by exhibiting an entanglement of feminism and antifeminism; second, Tomboy has tackled a queered theme by focusing on women’s collective empowerment and sisterhood against patriarchy; third, “girl crush” has revealed the limitations of celebrity feminism, making the relationship between “girl crush’s” success and feminism questionable.

Legal Protection for Unregistered Clothing Design on Marketplace: Comparison Between the Indonesian and the UK Law

The industrial design protection system in Indonesia uses registration requirements, without registration, there is no protection. This is in contrast to the UK’s existing industrial design protection system, where the UK implements two protection systems, namely the registered design right or unregistered design right. This unregistered protection system is used in products that do not last long on the market such as fashion products and as an alternative for companies to test design prospects on the market. Unregistered protection systems are also used as design protection alternatives to prevent copying or plagiarizing of designs that do not yet have registration numbers. This article will discuss the following issues: 1) The legal protection of Korean pop idol clothing designs is reviewed based on Indonesian and English laws; and 2) The urgency of legal novelty in the industrial design law in Indonesia. In this study, the legal research method used is normative legal research with an approach through statutory regulations, a conceptual approach, and a comparative approach. The legal materials used are primary legal materials and secondary legal materials. The conclusion is that the industrial design protection system in Indonesia still has to go through the registration process, this is irrelevant to products or goods that cannot last long in the market because trends change easily. This is different from that in the UK where it implements an unregistered design right system where industrial design rights are obtained automatically.

Recipe for The Global Plate

Low Indonesian culinary exports indicate that Indonesian cuisine is not well-known internationally. Culinary promotes national identity, multiethnic cultures, and tourism. On the other hand, tourism exposes local culinary practices and can become a country's international brand. Furthermore, culinary relevance to public diplomacy is recognized. Through these connections, Indonesia can utilize gastro diplomacy to capture the global culinary arts market. Indonesia can learn from Thailand and South Korea how to implement the program more effectively by using the policy transfer framework. Thailand programs addressed various elements that must be developed when opening an overseas culinary arts business. They involved governmental and non-governmental agencies because the programs are board. The South Korean program was more formalized than the Thai programs by enacting a specific law and establishing a distinct organization to oversee the program’s execution. In addition to the healthy image of South Korean cuisine and the global trend toward healthier lifestyles, South Korea's program rode the Korean pop culture wave, which set the stage for the success of the program. Based on the analysis, the recommended model for Indonesia’s program implementation consists of six components in terms of menu and target diners, regulation, responsible organizations and coordination, goals, financing sources, and personnel.

Between universes: Fan positionalities in the transnational circulation of K-pop

Transnational fans of South Korean pop music (K-pop) are known for their cosmopolitan sense of belonging and community beyond geocultural boundaries. Academics who are also fans (i.e. aca-fans) and who have conducted recent ethnographic studies have developed a favorable perspective on the potential of global K-pop fandom. While acknowledging the alternative force generated by the grassroots K-pop universe, this article suggests that transnational fans do not constitute a homogeneous group; rather, they inevitably have to negotiate their own positionalities, such as race and gender, when engaging with K-pop’s virtual fan universe. Drawing on qualitative interviews with K-pop fans in Canada, this study comparatively analyzes how young people of White and Asian backgrounds experience K-pop as an emerging cultural genre whose meaning is not yet clearly situated in their local contexts. The study suggests that transnational fans’ experiences reveal the gap between the socially divided real universe and the cosmopolitan virtual K-pop universe.

Hallyu And Multitrack Diplomacy Of South Korea By Sm Entertainment

For the past decade, the spotlight of Pop culture global sensation head to South Korea, Hallyu, Korean Wave, known as South Korea’s public diplomacy which promotes Korean culture, start to spread in the mid-1990s and got bigger in 2000 with the boom of Korean Pop (K-Pop). As a tool of public diplomacy, Hallyu not only depends on the South Korean Government's direction but also encourages the private sector to take a part in promoting Korea culture. SM Entertainment (SME) as one of the big entertainment management in Korea also take a part, not only through the entertainment industry activity which is the main business but also in promoting public diplomacy through cooperation with Non-Government Organization (NGO) and supporting Saudi Arabia goverment. SME promotes Hallyu not only through regular public diplomacy also by applying multitrack diplomacy. Using the qualitative methods by applying the Multitrack diplomacy concept, this paper will explain how SME activity does not only reflect public diplomacy but is also part of the Multitrack diplomacy of the South Korean Government.

Humanism Against Bullying in Sohn Won Pyung’s Almond Novel

Korean Pop culture has millions young followers around the world including Indonesian. Starting from music, Korean style also emerges in the form of its drama and novel. One of valuable Korean works which is worth to analyze is Almond. Beside this novel has been translated into 13 different languages, it contains humanism values. This study reveals humanism classifications in Almond by applying a theory proposed by Copson (2015). Since this study deals with literature, library research is applied. The researchers collected the data from the novel by reading and highlighting parts based on Humanism theory. After that, the results of classification were analyzed using formalism approach and delivered qualitatively. This research found that Yoon Jae, the main character, fulfills most of the classifications of humanism, namely starting with human being, valuing truth, death, tragedy, the pursuit of happiness, personal development, making connections, the origins of morality, and the aim of morality in the story. Some of the humanism classifications were reflected in Yoon Jae when experiencing bullying, namely: valuing truth, having personal development, and making connections. He managed to get through bullying when he started to feel the pursuit of happiness and when he started doing the aim of morality. Yoon Jae's humanism action managed him to survive from bullying and to continue his life like an ordinary person.

Understanding Postmodern Identity Among US Young Adults Through an Investigation of Globalized Interest

The 21st century and internet technology has brought about many changes that includes exposure to new cultures. This creates opportunities for new identities to develop. In this study, the researcher examines identity integration through discussions on engagement in a globalized interest in connection with postmodernism. Twelve college students who were interested in a culture not connected to their own ethnic background were interviewed. The majority of the participants were interested in Japanese anime and Korean pop music while not being ethnically Japanese or Korean. Using Erikson’s theorizing of three levels of identity and Hidi and Renninger’s four phases of interest development, the researcher discusses the integration of participants’ interest into their ego identity, personal identity, and social identity as well as the utilization of the internet for interest development. The researcher ends with suggestions for future identity research that includes considerations around how identity integration might be considered (i.e., identity synthesis) and further investigations around internet content.