english.hani.co.kr/arti/english... Korea’s drinking culture has created what some people call a society of “functioning alcoholics” people who maintain work and daily responsibilities but still show clear signs of dependence.

Hiphop culture and rapping in kpop What is the difference between 'idol rappers' and 'idols who rap'? www.meer.com/en/72458-hip...

trends.kpopmap.com/kpopmap-bl-s... BL content, especially Korean BL, now attracts a global, diverse, and committed audience. According to a survey of 1,649 fans from over 84 countries, its consumers are mostly 16- 24 years olds but also include people in their late 20s, 30s.

I think the most important difference is that human idols are real people with emotions, limits, and personal histories, while virtual idols are digital constructions shaped entirely by technology and control. Fans connect with human idols because their struggles and real-life stories feel genuine.

www.prospect-journal.org/articles/k-p... Many international fans of the Hallyu wave see only the bright, glamorous side of Korea stylish idols, music, performances and so the deep problems of misogyny in South Korea stay hidden.

Watching Your Name Engraved Herein was an emotional experience for me, not only because of its story but also because of how different my own background is. In my home county, a society that in recent years has become more open and supportive ⬇️

medium.com/writing-340/... In her article, Amy Pang argues that Chinese martial arts are more than flashy moves in movies, they carry cultural and personal meaning, but Western media often reduces them to stereotypes

to promote ones both popular and product culture. Here I add some photos I took while staying in Seoul and Busan:

MASCULINITY: #XLOV is a group debuted in SK on January 7, 2025 which gained an immediate popularity (mostly in the West) due to their genderless/androgyny concept, totally unused, and also “bizarre” to the Korean society, blending elements of both masculinity and femininity. Their concept photos,

OPTION B. Among all my choices, I decided to talk about #MoDaoZuShi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, 2018). This series represents wuxia which is a distinct genre in Chinese literature, television and cinema. It’s the unique blend of martial arts philosophy of xia (俠, chivalry) developed -

K-pop’s rise in China is fueling fears of a masculinity crisis. K-pop is an international sensation, the great South Korean musical export that has taken the world by storm. qz.com/quartzy/1616...

The first time I noticed that Koreans were obsessed about coffee was in kdramas. Almost after every meal, they are having iced americano. I couldn't understand it at first because in most of Europe countries, coffee is ridiculously overpriced, so everyone prefers making by themselves.

Beauty and whiteness. While searching for articles about asian beauty stereotypes, I noticed that there is a Wikipedia article about "South Korean beauty standards".What other country has that powerful beauty standard as Korea.

chinamediaproject.org/2021/11/16/f... Option A. The article says that fan groups in China are very organized and good at using social media. Fans do a lot of unpaid work, like posting comments, helping their idols get noticed, and stopping bad

Gate-keeping in East Asia mabelandmanow.quora.com/the-weird-ga... I found this really interesting example of gatekeeping the asian idol by non-asian fans.The article explains that many K-pop fans gate-keep by insisting non East Asians should not debut as idols.

One of the most famous Korean athlete and footballer is Son Heungmin, which recently changed his team from Tottenham to Los Angeles FC. He played in Tottenham for 10 years and was a great captain, so everyone was really shocked after this news came out.

I couldn't really choose one topic, so I started looking for Korean pop news, which are really ridiculous. I think this an example of both #microaggresion and how Western people see Asians. What is wrong with V eating kimbap?

Option A: I don't think that korean audiences would understand artists wearing non-korean traditional dress because their sense of identity is really connected to culture as an example can be (G)I-DLE⬇️

@maggieosia21.bsky.social The social and political significance of popular culture.