[Fandom stats] Biggest fandoms, ships, and characters on AO3: Looking back at 2020
K-Pop
Toastystats
2022
Ambassadors of K-Culture: Korean Americans, Korea, and K-pop
K-Pop
BTS’ performance of their hit song “DNA” at the American Music Awards in 2017 in front of screaming fans marked the triumphant arrival of Korea as a producer of cool culture to mainstream American audiences.
Chun, J.M. & Suk, E.B.
2022
North Korea, K-pop, and the Korea Program at Stanford
K-Pop
The Korea Program at Stanford marks its 20-year anniversary with a conference focused on North Korean issues and South Korea’s pop culture wave (Hallyu), two aspects of Korea that continue to intrigue the public, exploring how to translate this public attention into an increased academic interest in Korea.
Standford University
2022
How South Korean Pop Culture Can Be a Source of Soft Power
K-Pop
With Korean pop culture continuing to sweep the world, the South Korean government must now decide how it wants to leverage its world-famous idols to generate soft power.
Gibson, J.
2020
Why? K-Pop ft. BTS
K-Pop
Includes a section on BTS. It’s a children’s book geared towards elementary kids and is written in a manhwa style, with questions/exercises to help kids build skills like problem-solving and essay writing.
방콕고양이 저자(글), 윤남선 (그림/만화), 이규탁 (감수)
2021