KPOP
GOING
GLOBAL
CUL
TURAL ASSIMILATION OR
Beyonce: Crazy In Love
hyuna: Bubble pop
J.LO ft LL cool j:
All i have
BIGBang:
forever with u
JUST PLAYING COPY CAT?
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t is not only its Korean-American
songwriters that bring western influences into the K-pop industry but also
the American stars themselves.
The world famous pop stars of America,
who Koreans look up to, inspire all areas
of the industry from fashion trends worn by
the starlets through to the creative music
videos seen in the K-pop world.
who are renowned all over the world are
seen as their inspiration, many of the
K-pop groups look to their songs and
videos as ‘food for thought’.
It is questionable however, whether their
inspiration is portrayed too literally as
the styling, choreography and sometimes
even themes in the K-pop videos are very
similar to the American artists.
Hip-hop style clothing usually seen on the
likes Jay-Z and Lil Wayne have permeated
the South Korean music industry and are
seen on nearly all debuted K-pop groups,
particullary boy bands.
Is this East meets West? Has K-pop
started the cultural assimilation between
South Korea and the western world? Or
is this just a case of playing copy cat in
order to gain world wide stardom?
The music entertainment groups are
desperately seeking global success for
the K-pop groups under their
management. The American super stars
You decide.
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