THE K-POP SUBCULTURE
What is K-pop? K-pop (an abbreviation of Korean pop music) is a musical genre, which consist of electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea.
What is K-pop? K-pop can be described as a globalized music; as it is a mixture of Western and European sounds with an Asian flavor of performance.
Also you should know that… • K-pop artists called idols. Korean pop idol is a popular celebrity that have trained hard for many years after having passed various stages of auditions held by South Korean talent agencies such as SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment. • Bias – it is your favourite member in group. • Each idol or idol group has its own fandom.
Dance is an integral part of K-pop. Every video or song has a dance that goes with it. However, this choreography is a good way to connect with fans. By having a signature move, like in “Gangnam Style” the audience can participate with the artists. I especially like this part of K-pop because it’s really fun to watch and dance.
Fashion K-pop also influences fashion, especially in Asia, where clothes and accessories worn by K-pop stars, as well as their hairstyles and the cosmetic brands they use, are sought after by young listeners. Fashion brands release copies of clothes worn by idols.
Fandom
Fandom Every k-pop artist or group has a fandom that has a unique name and color.
Super Junior fans are called ELF because it stands for Everlasting Friends. Colour: Sapphire Blue.
Big Bang V. I. P. = Very Important Person. Colour: confirmed color of Big Bang’s banners and lightsticks are usually yellow + black.
Beast Their fandom's name is Beauty Colour: Midnight Blue.
EXO fan is EXOtic, from Exoplanet. The colours are black and white.
C. N. Blue's fanclub is named BOICE from the words "voice" & "blue" combined. Colour: Blue
SHINee's fandom, SHINee World, is taken from the title of their first album. It's also known as Shawol, which is just a shortened version of the two words combined. Colour: sky blue.
Fandom Also every k-pop artist or group have its own stuff. Balloons and light-sticks are often brought to concerts in the artist’s color as a sign of support.
Fandom Colors play an important role in fandoms, as fans express their unity and loyalty this way, especially in concerts where other artists also perform: fans from a certain fan club create their own sectors with the represented colors, usually with light sticks or official balloons and create a "K-pop Ocean“.
Fandom
Fandom
Reasons why the K-pop fandom is not like the rest 1. The first thing you might notice is that not everyone in the fandom is Korean. In fact, there are fan girls and boys of almost every single race in the world. And no, not everyone understands Korean either. Some people ask why we listen to it even when we don’t understand it and here’s how we answer it: We say, “Because it sounds nice. ” And this is why we love subtitles ^-^
Reasons why the K-pop fandom is not like the rest 2. In the fandom, there a lot of fan bases. We like to identify ourselves with names to represent our groups. Common ones are Cassies, Exotic, Inspirit, VIPs, Shawols, Hottests, ELF, Sones, B 2 uty, and much, much more.
Reasons why the K-pop fandom is not like the rest 3. When a group makes a comeback, fangirls are crazy waiting when a new teaser and music video will be released. We have a tendency to stay up until 3 AM in the morning just to wait for it to be released. And of course, when you’re done watching it, you’ll look like this: And no, we don’t just watch it once, we intend to kill the replay button
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