The globalization of postcolonial pop music: putting the success of the K-pop industries into theoretical perspectives
- 주제(키워드) K-pop , postcolonial pop music , innovation , fandom , globalization , business model , symbolic capital , South Korea
- 주제(기타) Business; Management
- 설명문(일반) [Lopes, Paul] Colgate Univ, Dept Sociol, Hamilton, NY USA; [Oh, Ingyu] Kansai Gaidai Univ, Coll Global Engagement, Sch Business Adm, Osaka, Japan; [Pyun, Lynn] Ewha Womans Univ, Grad Sch Int Studies, Seoul, South Korea
- 등재 SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- 발행년도 2023
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000213743
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2023.2265737
초록/요약
It is uncontested that the unexpected rise of K-pop in the last decades has been no less than impressive. Korea has become the 7th largest music market in the world, and K-pop idol groups routinely are ranked on Billboard charts despite originating from a postcolonial country. However, there is dearth of scholarship theoretically and empirically to explain this phenomenon. This collection aimed to address this gap through investigating how and why the K-pop industry has achieved its present status. The eight articles included in the special issue deal with this question from various perspectives: the nature of the music itself, (gender) diversity in its fandom, and innovative strategies employed by the leading firms. Together, we believe that our collection paints a comprehensive picture of K-pop and its success, advancing our collective understanding of innovation management, cultural industries and the global pop music in general.
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