Korean Music And Their Fans : It 's A Two Way Street

As consumers in today’s entertainment business, we don’t really think and evaluate about how a person or item captures our attention. Critics use media literacy to effectively evaluate how a celebrity can take hold of a consumer's time and energy. PartyNextDoor is one of many celebrities who manage to take some of the music business’ audience for himself. In order for a consumer to understand how he has done this, they must use the five tools of media literacy which is description, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, and engagement.

Posted on an Internet forum, this comment from a Survivor fan demonstrates a key dynamic of the fan community constructed around the program. This paper investigates elements of the audience reception of the American reality TV show Survivor (Mark Burnett Productions for CBS, 2000-, US), and the comment above raises the central issue I aim to address here. By exploring the show in terms of its fan culture and examining the Survivor fandom in relation to existing theoretical and critical work on fandom, I will argue that through online activity, Survivor fans compete with one another just as the contestants battle against each other in the weekly challenges on screen. It is this very sense of competition that I will assert differentiates the

Previous research reveals that Korean-Americans are considered the most separated from the rest of the society, both culturally and ethnically. Study used Berry (1997)’s strategies of assimilation, integration, separation and marginalization and three main dimensions of cultural orientations; language, identity and behaviors (Choi et al. 2014). Study included youth who are highly integrated in society; born in the US or immigrated at a young age; proficient in both English and mainstream behavior practices whereas their parents known to be culturally separated and the family socialization processes largely Korean (combination of high acculturation and high enculturation, characterizing integration). Researchers used years of residence and nativity

The line between television and the Internet seems to be growing more and more blurred as networks and producers learn to adapt to using online media to grow and capture new audiences. A recent article, “Chris Hardwick, King of the Nerds Is Expanding His Empire” by Lorne Manly in the New York Times features a profile of entertainer Chris Hardwick, who is described as the “model of an entertainment brand for a multiscreen generation” (Manly, par. 5). As a fan of both Chris Hardwick and of geek culture, I found this article to be a fascinating profile of how savvy use of media can allow performers to reach a much wider audience than television alone.

In the American world of entertainment, there are thousands of famous actors, musicians, and comedians. Despite the large number, how many of them are Asian? How many Asian entertainers can you name off the top of your head? Of course there is Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Lucy Liu, and Brenda Song, but that is only four performers. Now count how many Caucasian entertainers you can name. It is probably significantly higher than the first number. Does the ratio of people reflect the diversity of America? Today there are hundreds of Asian performers that go unnoticed to the public eye who need to use alternative media because they cannot find a position that fits them. In this essay, I will be discussing the issues and solutions surrounding Asians in the entertainment industry. I will be

Being a celebrity has now become a culture. Even though those who are a part of society may not get to meet those who are famous or infamous there is still a need to be entertained. In the past this entertainment came from men and women who achieved something great, now it comes from them being involved in entertainment such as reality television programs, and those who are just simply famous. The author, Marcus S. Levy, questions the enigma why society is entertained by those who entertain us. The possibility entertainment is an addiction for people the same way drugs or alcohol is. Levy shares his thoughts on how society is entertained by the entertainers and the shift of whom are considered to be entertainers of today. This source is biased

In “Could This Be the Year Movies Stopped Mattering?” by Brian Raftery, Raftery empathizes how present-day individuals are constantly absorbed towards social media and discover other alternatives to satisfy their entertainment needs. This led to the belief that movies are considered less significant. Furthermore, the author provides us with examples for instance, music, considered an unappreciated category of entertainment, yet unexpectedly, it is a resurgence and recurring item in today’s pop culture, and television, cinema’s long-time competitor in the entertainment industry. He also blames the sudden advancement based on the unexpected deaths of talented artists and a surplus of must hear albums from present artists. Meanwhile, in the year

Buffy points out that most movies lose money, hence it is critical to precisely research what is the drive for a people turning into a movie-goer (295). In addition, Buffy introduces five research tools which are applied in

In this recent article, “Celebrity Culture Is Natural and Can Be Beneficial”, David Cox (2015) argues about the obsession that many people, mainly Americans, have to achieve fame or to know more about other famous people. He also talks about some interesting social benefits, such “bonding people together and leading to great social engagement”. In addition, he explains about the dangers of fandom, ways people may leave loneliness towards fame, and a comparison or similarity between celebrity and religion.

Before the advances in technology, an audience was a special word reserved for a select group of people, in person, witnessing an event first hand. Entertainment used to actually take effort, being a member of an audience carried a sense of pride and unity. In the present era, entertainment is one tap of the finger away, and being a member of an audience holds zero intimacy or significance. In this paper, I will examine the current strategies that each party is implementing to gain an edge, what the future holds, and potential advances in the realm of sports consumption.

For a while now both Hollywood and K-pop have grasped the attention of a worldwide audience. With the upcoming elections, we see a level of sophistication and a level of competition emerging. We also see different political ideologies and the development of the voters' perspectives during the elections. During this year’s elections, many things have taken place, but the proposal of two new bills suggested by the Education and Workforce Committee has caught the media’s attention most.

This course is based around the observation and research of a subculture of our choosing. The intention is to select a group of people that interests us and insert ourselves into their world, through examining and analyzing the values, routines, and general mechanics of their culture. Rather than settling with a traditionally operating culture that share their commonalities through physical presence with each other, I opted to approach this course in a more challenging and unique way. I chose to spend my semester surfing the web, chatting online, and instant messaging members of a cyberculture, known as cinephiles. Cinephiles, cinemaniacs, cinephiliacs, or more commonly known as movie buffs, are a group of people that share a passion for

Kpop is a genre that is heavily criticized in America but embraced in the Asian Community. I was only exposed to classical music and Kpop until I was in the fourth grade. So naturally, I was influenced by the beautiful doll like people with colorful hair on those shining stages. I have had many professions that I wanted to follow, but I gradually lost interest in most and picked up new ones. Becoming an idol in Korea was the only one that remained the one thing I wanted to be.

South Korea is one of the most homogeneous countries in the world, in which it has its own culture, language, and customs that are different from other Asian countries. In South Korea, the citizens greatly value hard work, filial piety, and humility in their daily lives. South Koreans are very proud people in which they pride themselves in their traditional culture and their financial success.

I was the “funny guy” in my clique of high school friends. Ever since I learned to read English, I enjoyed reading and collecting joke books. I exhausted every single joke book from the small community library in town. Riddles, jokes about animals and wildlife, reasons why I didn’t do my homework, lawyer jokes, and later on, ethnic jokes. I knew they were funny, but I wanted more. Perhaps it was my lack of physical achievements that made me obsess with a need to entertain my peers.