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I am an American born Asian male teenager. According to the East Asian Youth, there are two kinds of Asian guys: the smart, athletic kind and the cool, lenient kind. I don’t fit under neither types and as a result, I became self-conscious of the way I act, not to also mention my overweight body. I didn’t know how to be myself while conforming to the stereotypes. That’s when I discovered Kpop, or Korean Pop Culture. I immersed myself into the music, the dramas, and even the food. I found a second

For the past 4-5 years I have listened to Korean pop music as my main source of music. Over this time, a lot of changes have happened in the Kpop community but the most outstanding change was how much more popular Korean music has become worldwide. Kpop has been around since the 90’s but has recently become much more popular globally with thanks to the internet and social media. Globalisation and its effects have been amplified extremely by the Internet which has facilitated communications between

If we were to jump straight to English K-pop entertainment sites such as Soompi, Allkpop, and Dkpopnews, there would be many things we would not understand, such as references to aegyo or hwa-ting which are the terms for overly cute actions and the phrase meaning "You can do it!". Or if we were to find

Introduction The Korean Wave also known as Hallyu first appeared during the mid 1990’s. Korean Wave simply means the rising of popularity of the Korean culture (Lee, 2011). This Korean Wave was an example of a ripple effect meaning it is continuing to spread. K-Pop is an abbreviation of Korean pop, which has different music genres incorporated into one. K-pop includes hip-hop, electronic, rock and R’n’B music that has originated from South Korea. Korean pop music began to gain its popularity among

Korean Pop (K-Pop) Lately, it seems that South Korea is making a mark of its own in the world, besides the fact that South Korea has a booming tech industry. The fact is that South Korea is making a name for itself due to the successful music industry. Since the fact that K-pop has spread to many different countries many Koreans are calling this the “Korean Wave” (Choi 1). So, what exactly is Korean pop or K-pop for short is that recently it has become a global craze, appealing to teens

Communication is the key to any healthy relationship along with other factors. When text messaging is the main type of communication a relationship is bound to have many problems. Communication is supposed to be face- to- face and not electronically. Text messages are also a thing that alters trust between spouses. Many times people use text messages to be sneaky. There are many times when text messages have caused many scandals. Text messaging also lacks a needed amount of emotion. You can not always

Remember back in 2012 all the way through 2013, when all you heard everywhere was “Eh, sexy lady Op, op, op, op Oppa Gangnam Style” to Psy’s wildly popular song “Gangnam Style” which has garnered over 2 billion views and counting on YouTube. The genre of this ever so popular song is K-Pop or Korean Popular Music which was virtually unknown to most before the “Gangnam Style” boom. To some, such as myself, have been an avid K-Pop fan long before the release of “Gangnam Style.” I have been listening

The first generation of K-pop groups started with the S.M. group H.O.T in 1996. Some of the remarkable first generation groups were H.O.T., Shinhwa, G.O.D., and S.E.S. The target audience for the first generation K-pop groups were teens. Their images, clothing styles, music, and personalities all catered and appealed to the teens. For example, groups like H.O.T and Sechs Kies embraced rebellious identities and criticized the South Korean education system. At the same time, they released dance music

I really don’t like writing! But I love texting. I also love talking but I don’t like speaking. Speaking doesn’t always let me express my inner deep thoughts and my true emotions. It’s hard to speak because everywhere in life you will get judged for saying the wrong thing. But texting to one of my friends is the easiest thing possible cause I can really just say what I want to and get straight to the point. Texting uses everyday words and abbreviates them into less complex words so that your thoughts

Texting is causing Illiteracy in society Did you know the human race became illiterate the moment they started communicating by causing bad spellers, poor word structure and critical thinking and comprehension level? Illiteracy is the lack of ability to read and write. In 3200 BC the Egyptian Hieroglyphics was the longest communication towards one another. As time went on writing became shorter than earlier years, causing the hieroglyphics to be less effective. The human race is constantly