"INTO THE NEW WORLD": Sonic and Scenic Politics By/For/Of K-Pop Fandom.
K-pop is not merely a specific musical genre or style produced and promoted by the South Korean entertainment industry, but can also be understood as a cultural, social, and political phenomenon both inside and outside Korea. As a major part of participatory culture, K-pop fans have taken part in va...
| Publicado en: | Kritika Kultura no. 49; pp. 338 - 358 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=194559596&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 194559596 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 20946937 786B jtl: Kritika Kultura issn: 20946937 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2026 iid: 49 pid: 51553 pub: Kritika Kultura artinfo: ui: 194559596 ppf: 338 ppct: 20 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 2.1MB tig: atl: "INTO THE NEW WORLD": Sonic and Scenic Politics By/For/Of K-Pop Fandom. aug: au: Kim, Jungwon affil: Yonsei University su: Korean pop music Cultural industries Activism sug: subj: Korean pop music Cultural industries Activism keyword: fandom activism K-pop fandom political performativity transnational politics ab: K-pop is not merely a specific musical genre or style produced and promoted by the South Korean entertainment industry, but can also be understood as a cultural, social, and political phenomenon both inside and outside Korea. As a major part of participatory culture, K-pop fans have taken part in various social movements. Specifically, fans have been involved in political activities, creating new forms of activism through their participation in K-pop fandom. This paper explores how K-pop fandoms can become involved in politics at both local and global levels. To do this, it reviews case studies of Thai, American, Filipino, and Korean K-pop fans' political actions. Through these case studies, the paper demonstrates how popular music culture can be politically situated and transnationally contextualized. Drawing on the concept of "K-popping" which defines K-pop as an act performed by people, the paper suggests that K-pop can serve as a new form of fandom activism, highlighting K-pop fans' political performativity as part of their K-popping. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Kritika Kultura is the property of Kritika Kultura and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Kritika Kultura holder: Kritika Kultura dt: @attributes: year: 2026 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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