[KS] Korean pop music [from Stephen Epstein]

[Frank Hoffmann]

(I am forwarding this for STEPHEN EPSTEIN who cannot access his 
regular e-mail account right now.)

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I hope people will forgive the self-promotion, but this is very 
relevant....I have an article on the emergence of a punk rock music 
scene in Korea that just came out last month in which I discuss some 
of the issues that have appeared here, such as sartorial style, 
influences, and hybridization. The full reference is "Anarchy in the 
UK, Solidarity in the ROK: Punk Rock Comes to Korea," _Acta Koreana_ 
3 (2000): 1-34.

Best, Stephen

    > I understand what you mean about the Korean Pop
>music's unoriginality.  But from what I noticed, the pop music 
>industry is more a teenager-driven industry now, and therefore more 
>hip-hop/dance music is being put out.  Also, many major Korean pop 
>singers are Korean-Americans and of course they are influenced by 
>American music culture and simply put Korean words to it.  I think 
>there should be a study of the teenage music phenomenon.  It's 
>interesting to see how teenage stars are becoming the norm in modern 
>Korean pop music culture.



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