K-POP - The Odyssey

Your Gateway to the Global K-Pop Phenomenon

Wooseok Ki

• Publisher: New Degree Press
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN:
  9781636761756
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music

Appendix

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Part 1 – What is K-Pop?

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Table of contents

• Contents
• Author’s Note
• WHAT IS K-POP?
• K-Pop as a Music Genre
• K-Pop as an Industry
• K-Pop as a Culture
• GLOBALIZATION
• Started from South Korea, Now We Here
• Knocking on Neighbors’ Doors in Greater Asia
• Westward Bound
• Psy and “Gangnam Style”
• The 2010s: A Decade of Possibilities
• A New Era: 2020 and Beyond
• ONLINE TECHNOLOGY AND CONTENT
• The Online vs. Offline Strategy
• The Technology Evolved, and So Did the Fans
• Where, When, and How: Social Media Platforms
• The “Untact” Era
• Diversity of Content: Third-Party Creators
• THE IDOL SYSTEM
• The Trainee
• The Debut
• The Breakthrough
• K-Pop’s Social Issues and Need for Reform
• THE MUSIC
• Musical Influences
• How are Hit K-Pop Songs and Albums Made?
• Lyrics: I Don’t Know What They’re Saying, But I Love It
• THE BUSINESS SIDE
• The Current Scene
• Global Strategic Partnerships
• Alternative Sources of Revenue
• THE FANDOM CULTURE
• The Artist and the Fan
• South Korea and the World
• The Lasting Legacy
• The “Other” Fan
• THE FUTURE OUTLOOK
• The Odyssey of Henry Lau
• What’s Next?
• Acknowledgments
• Special Thanks
• Appendix