Review & Essay
![[Essay] Tanaka-san's Popularity and the Hallyu Universe](https://storage.googleapis.com/cdn.media.bluedot.so/bluedot.kwave/2023/11/0rengm_์คํฌ๋ฆฐ์ท_2023-11-28_010250.png)
[Essay] Tanaka-san's Popularity and the Hallyu Universe
My attention was drawn to Tanaka when I saw him sing on Mnet's music program 'M Countdown' in late 2022 after he released his rock ballad 'Wasurenai (ๅฟใใชใ, Don't forget me)'. The female audience, captured by the broadcast cameras, shouted and cheered for Tanaka..
![[Essay] The 'Chinese New Year' Debate and Its Cultural Implications](https://storage.googleapis.com/cdn.media.bluedot.so/bluedot.kwave/2023/11/z7qryz_16444087956_2daa2d56b6_b.jpg)
[Essay] The 'Chinese New Year' Debate and Its Cultural Implications
Nevertheless, China is our neighbor. Although it may be a somewhat exaggerated expression, diplomatic rhetoric such as "an alliance as close as teeth and lips" (่ฃไบก้ฝๅฏ) is often used to describe our close relationship. South Korea and China have a long history of close ties.
![[Kpop] Eve, Psyche and Bluebeard's Wife, by Le Sserafim : The best K-pop song of the first half of 2023](https://storage.googleapis.com/cdn.media.bluedot.so/bluedot.kwave/2023/11/4qd677_์คํฌ๋ฆฐ์ท_2023-07-17_์คํ_5.16.28.png)
[Kpop] Eve, Psyche and Bluebeard's Wife, by Le Sserafim : The best K-pop song of the first half of 2023
Essentially, the success of the performance is credited to Huh Yoon-jin, without whom the show might not have achieved its impact. A particularly notable part of the choreography is during the background chorus of "mess, mess, mess~", where Huh almost stumbles, creating a sense of ...
![[Essay] Whitewashing vs. Yellowashing? The Cultural Sensitivity of Transnational K-Pop Fandom](https://storage.googleapis.com/cdn.media.bluedot.so/bluedot.kwave/2023/11/7qo41s_Inline-image-2023-10-19_01.46.28.408.png)
[Essay] Whitewashing vs. Yellowashing? The Cultural Sensitivity of Transnational K-Pop Fandom
This controversy within the K-pop idol fandom goes beyond a mere fan conflict. It reveals the problems of racial and ethnic sensitivity within transnational fandoms in a globalized environment.
![[Column] The New Possibilities of Korean Wave Tourism](https://storage.googleapis.com/cdn.media.bluedot.so/bluedot.kwave/2023/11/xoif70_20211024_QP2pbb.jpg)
[Column] The New Possibilities of Korean Wave Tourism
Korean society has been showing interest in forming communities with foreigners residing in Korea for several years. The stories of foreign brides married to Korean farmers have been widespread in the media, and many Korean individuals born through international marriages...