Consuming the Contra-Flow of K-pop in Spain

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ID3609481
AuthorsK Yoon (0000-0003-3055-885X, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, corresponding author), Wang Min (0000-0003-2891-5133, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), D Y Jin (0000-0002-2507-7333, Simon Fraser University)
Year2020
Volume41
Issue2
Pages132-147
Publication date2020-03-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intercultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0725-6868 • E-ISSN: 1469-9540
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07256868.2020.1724907
OpenAlexW3006056558
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited18

South Korean idol pop music (K-pop) has been circulated transnationally and has attracted fans globally. Drawing on qualitative interviews with K-pop fans in Spain, this article explores how the geo-cultural difference and distance signified by K-pop are consumed in the Spanish context, in which non-Western cultural forms are often othered and marginalised. The article shows that, while K-pop is stereotyped and racialized as a Chinos (Chinese) commodity in Spain, the fans questions the pervasive association of K-pop with the term Chinos and appropriate K-pop as a cultural resource for engaging with alternative possible lives

Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Media studies · Popular culture · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · History · Japanese History and Culture · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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