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"By 1945, more than 5,000 discs of Korean music had been produced, the majority being popular songs." -Howard 2021Most of these discs would be single-sided and only 3 to 4

This is a hugely important story, with massive implications for society in Korea, but it will probably fly under the radar for most people. #Demographic change to the population is

This is a good term to adopt "survivor bias" -- can we adapt this to use to talk about #Kpop ? Well, I suppose we should consider not "Why did

Korean History: (TW: violence)One of the saddest stories in the modern history of Korea is what is commonly called Jeju sa-sam #제주사삼 or the Jeju April 3rd Uprising (if it's

Okay, let me help out here:Jimin-i (not -ie) is rude.Jimin-a (not -ah) is rude. Let's say he's not a superstar, but just some guy. You know his name is Jimin

As you busily stream your faves who are worldwide stars, you may not realize that when you stream some minor Indie artist it does not help them at all. They're

Romanization and Korean names: There is a part of me that is constantly at war between personal freedom and accurate Romanization. Like if a name is legally 전정국 then technically

If you can identify the male announcer, we can be friends. If you can't, I think you can't claim to know much about Korean popular music. Learning the history of

Listening to a talk by #오은실 (U of Wisconsin-Madison) on declining son preference in Korea and realizing how often media (like the webtoon I'm reading now, or most K-Dramas) reinforce

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