After the class on sexual objectification, explain what you think about sexual objectification in K-pop. Sexual objectification refers to “the act of treating a person as a mere object that serves another’s sexual pleasure” defined by Caroline Heldman in her Tedtalk. This is evidently shown in k-pop music videos featuring females, in which case they … Continue reading Discussion 5
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Our group chose to remake Ailee’s music video, “I Will Show You”. Although the process of video-making was nothing but fun, the legitimate work we put in was effortful and each decision we made had to be well thought-out beforehand. We faced a couple of challenges while making the music video as well. One major … Continue reading Katherine Shen
Making a cover video with my group was quite fun albeit stressful at times. Throughout the process of creating our work of art, I realized how much patience and attention to detail one needed so they can get the desired result in their final music video. From brainstorming agreeable ideas to put into our film, … Continue reading Nia Ru
Creating a K-pop cover was an interesting experience, it was more time-consuming and difficult than I anticipated. While we were making the video, it reminded me of the endless cover videos I’ve watched online. What drove them to spend so much of their time into creating the perfect cover video? The sheer amount of K-pop … Continue reading Cathy Leung
Before starting our cover video, I watched the original MV and was left with a catchy song stuck in my head more than anything else. Nothing from the MV really caught my attention enough to be memorable; nothing really stood out as interesting or impressive. But through the process of making our video, I have … Continue reading Christy Chan
In our cover video I played the role of Ailee. Having a background in classical Opera, K-pop is an area that I am unacquainted with. Through the process of recording this cover, I learned about many aspects of the Korean language as well as K-pop’s production style. The first thing I noticed was that Korean … Continue reading Alex Lin
Kim Suk-young chooses to analyze “Twinkle” by TaeTiSeo and “Who You?” by G-Dragon, as they are two practices of pre-recorded video works that aim to imitate the aesthetics of a live performance, rather than conforming to the K-pop phenomenon of having a kaleidoscopic theme. What is another example of a K-pop music video that shares … Continue reading Discussion 4
Do you think a solo/group artists’ career is financially sustainable in this digital era (of streaming and social media)? Has technology improved or made the conditions more difficult for artists to sustain their careers? What compromises may artists be forced to make in order to be financially sustainable? Consider how few groups are as successful … Continue reading Discussion 3B
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