Roundtable: K-Pop — What’s in a name?
Journal Articles
This roundtable brought together academics, fans, and music critics to unpack the term K-pop, and to reflect on why this conversation mattersto so many.
@Alapadma2, CedarBough Saeji, Elliot Sang, Lee Jeeheng, Randy Suh, Stephanie Choi
2021
Performed Intermediality and Beyond in the BTS Music Video ‘Idol’: K-Pop Idol Identities in Contemporary Hallyu
Journal Articles
This article examines ways in which intermediality as manifested and performed in the music video ‘Idol’ contributes to this goal by analysing various arts and media demonstrated in a combination of architecture, writings, photographs, drawings, paintings, music and dance.
Yeogeun Yonsue Kim
2020
Participatory Fandom of Army BTS Indonesia in the Digital Comic on Webtoon Apps
Journal Articles
This research examines fan participation with digital comics to find patterns of fan participation mongst ARMY in Indonesia who read the "Save Me" webtoon.
Irwansyah and Annisa Fitriana Lestari
2020
Korean-English Language Translational Action of K-Pop Social Media Content: A Case Study on Bangtan Sonyeondan’s (BTS) Official Twitter
Journal Articles
This research was aimed at analysing the translation progress when Big Hit Entertainment, BTS’s label company, uploaded info. of the group’s activities. The translation process involving interpreting the social media contexts, particularly on Twitter.
Aznur Aisyah
2017
Labour of Love: Fan Labour, BTS, and South Korean Soft Power
Journal Articles
This paper aims to analyze ARMY as an organized labour network, focusing on the role fans play as labourers in online spaces that work to promote, disseminate, and cultivate wider recognition for BTS as artists.
Jasmine Proctor
2021