Project Title

The Globalization of Korean Pop Music: An Analysis of the Cultural and Social Effects

Presenters

Academic department under which the project should be listed

RCHSS - Interdisciplinary Studies

Research Mentor Name

Jeongyi Lee

Abstract (300 words maximum)

Korean popular culture has expanded its reach to an international audience at an astounding pace in the past several years. Most notably, Korean pop music (commonly referred to as K-pop) has engaged and entertained many individuals and has crossed language barriers, becoming a beloved genre of music around the globe. This study will compile research to present insight into what has made K-pop so successful in the past several years from a sociological standpoint and how this has also spurred interest in Korean culture and language. A history of the cultural and social effects of K-pop on a transnational scale will be tracked from the 2000s to present.

Disciplines

Asian Studies | Korean Studies | Sociology of Culture

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The Globalization of Korean Pop Music: An Analysis of the Cultural and Social Effects

Korean popular culture has expanded its reach to an international audience at an astounding pace in the past several years. Most notably, Korean pop music (commonly referred to as K-pop) has engaged and entertained many individuals and has crossed language barriers, becoming a beloved genre of music around the globe. This study will compile research to present insight into what has made K-pop so successful in the past several years from a sociological standpoint and how this has also spurred interest in Korean culture and language. A history of the cultural and social effects of K-pop on a transnational scale will be tracked from the 2000s to present.