Role of Social Media in the Korean Wave
Given that much of hallyu
is a constructed ideal, it could not have been possible without the love of
fans and listeners. From fan-subbing reality TV shows like “Running Man” to
reaction videos, forums, blogs, Facebook pages, Twitter bots, and Youtube
channels, the Korean Wave is very much of a user created phenomenon.
With the help of the connectivity of Internet,
the music scene has now truly become global. In 2014, a groundbreaking
collaboration was released, a track by the name of “Dirty Vibe.” It had four
collaborators: Jack U (Skrillex + Diplo) and CL (of 2NE1) and GD (of Big Bang).
It was a pleasant blend of K-pop, Hip-hop, and EDM, that caught the ears of the
fandom of all sorts of fans. Music, in a way, is an antithesis to war. Perhaps, with the
help of music, the youth of the whole world may connect in love and
understanding by such cross-cultural collaborations that literally break
cultural barriers.
Begin this path
- Fandom Fourth Space: Social Media
- Collaborative Failures in Hybridity (Skrillex & Diplo w/ G-Dragon & CL - Dirty Vibe)
- Cultural Harmonies: Successes and Failures of Musical Hybridity through International Collaboration
- Hybridity, Localization, and the Global Youth Imaginary of Media
- Cultural Dictation: Center-Periphery Media and Localization
- Globalization, Flow of Culture and Sub-cultures
- Hallyu: The Inter-Asian Flow of Korean Pop Culture
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