Intro Hello everyone! (2 Viewers)

[Xatai]

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Hi! Welcome to KS~ Are there any groups that interest you in particular?

So far, I really like BTS and EXO, but I'm still exploring the genre :)

 

[Xatai]

Hey, welcome!

Anthropolgy classes are super cool! I took one in high school

I’d say I’m kinda known around here for liking a lot of kpop groups so if you need any help feel free to ask

Sure, I appreciate it! I really love both my Anthropology and my Intercultural Communication. I've learned a lot in the last 4 weeks since starting.

 

[Xatai]

Hi Hi Hello!
Im eudximoniia, soon to be known as hottysheral!
Call me xi!
I can help with ANYTHING n EVERYTHING w questions you have abt the forum!!
Especially, tech thingssss.
The biggest swith here btw!!

Thank you so much! I'm still exploring with KPop, but I love the genre so far! I'm still trying to build up a list of questions to help my project, thank you again!

 

[Xatai]

Howdy!!
Welcome to the site!!

as Yili said have some groups attracted you?

Trot itself is a big bucket. Most of the stars are well old :) 50's and up.

So far, I'm really drawn to EXO and BTS, but still listening and building up my list of favorites so far!

 

[Xatai]

Hi, Sara! I’m Steffi, the resident ARMY! Other groups I Stan are in my dog and about page. Do you Stan any of the same ones?

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by stan. I apologize

 

[athenaaa]

Sure, I appreciate it! I really love both my Anthropology and my Intercultural Communication. I've learned a lot in the last 4 weeks since starting.

That's great! Are there any groups you are interested in learning about in particular? Or more about the companies and the industry?

 

[RandAlThor]

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by stan. I apologize

Stan is a verb. meaning to super support.
its common in kpop for ppl to obsess over just one or a few groups.

I kinda look at it as where do you spend your time/money. Whom do you follow on sm ect.

so for me i spend more time and Money over all (not every day ) on SNSD RV and IZ*ONE along with the rest of the groups in my signature.

 

[StrayMixx]

Stan is a verb. meaning to super support.
its common in kpop for ppl to obsess over just one or a few groups.

I kinda look at it as where do you spend your time/money. Whom do you follow on sm ect.

so for me i spend more time and Money over all (not every day ) on SNSD RV and IZ*ONE along with the rest of the groups in my signature.

yeah, what he said. :)

 

[Xatai]

That's great! Are there any groups you are interested in learning about in particular? Or more about the companies and the industry?

I'm mostly just looking into K-Pop and Trot for now. So far, I've become a bit of a fan of BTS and EXO, but I'm still actively listening to build up my favorites! I would like to know more about companies and the industry within Korea, but my main focus on my research is how it took off since Psy released Gangnam Style, which boosted the K-Pop genre from there. So far, I did a bit of research that it was quite limited in terms of television and radio, and that talent contests were a norm back then. But so far, that's where I'm at in my research!

 

[athenaaa]

I'm mostly just looking into K-Pop and Trot for now. So far, I've become a bit of a fan of BTS and EXO, but I'm still actively listening to build up my favorites! I would like to know more about companies and the industry within Korea, but my main focus on my research is how it took off since Psy released Gangnam Style, which boosted the K-Pop genre from there. So far, I did a bit of research that it was quite limited in terms of television and radio, and that talent contests were a norm back then. But so far, that's where I'm at in my research!

If you wanna continue into television you could mention the rise of Squid game. And as for BTS you can talk about their constant records - but they aren’t the onky group to have travelled to the west. Psy, Wonder Girls and Big Bang are a few

 

[JarJarBinks]

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[litc]

Hi
What’s your fav exo song so far?

 

[Xatai]

If you wanna continue into television you could mention the rise of Squid game. And as for BTS you can talk about their constant records - but they aren’t the onky group to have travelled to the west. Psy, Wonder Girls and Big Bang are a few

I was actually going to put Squid Game into my paper as well, thank you! I'm just looking through and trying to figure out which scholarly articles will help my paper. It requires 5 in total, sadly.. My two of three topics in the paper is how K-Pop skyrocketed since 2012's 'Gangnam Style' with Psy, with my second topic being what technology was like in the 1900s before K-Pop jumped into the scene.

 

[Xatai]

Hi
What’s your fav exo song so far?

So far, my favorite is stuck between 'Run' and 'Love Shot'. I love the beat in Love Shot, though

 

[litc]

So far, my favorite is stuck between 'Run' and 'Love Shot'. I love the beat in Love Shot, though

Run is one of my favorites too and Love Shot is a good song

 

[athenaaa]

I was actually going to put Squid Game into my paper as well, thank you! I'm just looking through and trying to figure out which scholarly articles will help my paper. It requires 5 in total, sadly.. My two of three topics in the paper is how K-Pop skyrocketed since 2012's 'Gangnam Style' with Psy, with my second topic being what technology was like in the 1900s before K-Pop jumped into the scene.

The kpop world was definitely very different before psy’s massive hit!

 

[Xatai]

The kpop world was definitely very different before psy’s massive hit!

What was it like before Psy stepped in? I apologize, I'm not too familar with the customs in South Korea, other than my research. It sounded like radio and tv was very limited to talent shows and radio broadcasts from them.

 

[athenaaa]

What was it like before Psy stepped in? I apologize, I'm not too familar with the customs in South Korea, other than my research. It sounded like radio and tv was very limited to talent shows and radio broadcasts from them.

Speaking as an international fan who wasnt even a teenager at the time, the way we consumed media was different. Lightsticks were a new concept, first started by big bang. Touring in the US was a new things: Psy, Wonder Girls and Big Bang were among some of the first acts to do so, now we have kpop groups like BTS and BlackPink regulariy coming to the states. Streaming MVs is another concept that was not very common either, nowadays views are very important and if you compare the views of a 2nd gen act to now you can see how big kpop has grown

 

[Xatai]

Speaking as an international fan who wasnt even a teenager at the time, the way we consumed media was different. Lightsticks were a new concept, first started by big bang. Touring in the US was a new things: Psy, Wonder Girls and Big Bang were among some of the first acts to do so, now we have kpop groups like BTS and BlackPink regulariy coming to the states. Streaming MVs is another concept that was not very common either, nowadays views are very important and if you compare the views of a 2nd gen act to now you can see how big kpop has grown

Ah, very interesting. I'll definitely have to add that to my research findings. Is there anything from an insider's perspective that you might be able to help me with? I still have to collect some more information about the cultural side of k-pop, like how it affected culture back then to how it affects culture now, if that makes any sense?

 

[athenaaa]

Ah, very interesting. I'll definitely have to add that to my research findings. Is there anything from an insider's perspective that you might be able to help me with? I still have to collect some more information about the cultural side of k-pop, like how it affected culture back then to how it affects culture now, if that makes any sense?

I’m not quite sure if I’m understanding what you’re asking but I’ll definitely say being a kpop fan is a little more normalized now than it is back then. However not perfect and there are still judgemental people, with the rise of many kpop acts innthe west it has become more accepted