Example: A Korean pop icon "Rain" (비) named in the "100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World." • While popular throughout the Asian continent‚ hallyu has had the greatest impact in East Asia‚ namely Japan‚ Taiwan‚ and China‚ and is now spreading to India‚ the Middle East‚ Central Asia‚ Iran‚ Israel‚ Turkey‚ Russia and even Latin America. • Of all the forms of Korean popular culture‚ it is Korean popular music‚ simply referred to as K-pop (an abbreviation of Korean pop)‚ which has
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Lana sings genres of dream pop‚ baroque pop‚ and trip pop. She has enough songs to fill up three white blank sheets of paper (written side by side and with small font). She was noted for cinematic sound with her music. She has various aspects of pop culture‚ and she also draws her influence from many different artists. Some of these artists include: Elvis Presley‚ Amy Winehouse‚ Janis Joplin
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have? Latin music bursted back on the scene in 1984. "Conga" by Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine brought back Latin music back to the mainstream. It defined Latin pop music by mixing a Latin beat with English words. 3. How did the sounds of salsa change? The sounds of salsa changed because it was starting to be fused with pop‚ R&B‚ etc.‚ so that more people could understand it. 4. What was the influence of CBS’ Latin division on the explosion of Latin music in the US? CBS Latin division supported
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have? Latin music bursted back on the scene in 1984. “Conga” by Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine brought Latin music back to the mainstream. It defined Latin pop music by mixing a Latin beat with English words. 3. How did the sounds of salsa change? The sounds of salsa changed because it was starting to be fused with pop‚ R&B‚ etc.so that more people could understand it. 4. What was the influence of CBS’ Latin division on the explosion of Latin music in the US? CBS Latin division supported
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One Direction are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London‚ consisting of members Niall Horan‚ Zayn Malik‚ Liam Payne‚ Harry Styles‚ and Louis Tomlinson. They signed with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010. Propelled to international success by the power of social media‚ their two albums Up All Night and Take Me Home‚ released in 2011 and 2012 respectively‚ broke several
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ANDY WARHOL August 6‚ 1928 – February 22‚ 1987 Andy Warhol was one of the most influential people in American modern art. Warhol was best known for his bright colored images of famous people and food cans. Through both his art and lifestyle he explored the nature of fame‚ popular culture‚ and the media. His artistic influence and unusual personality redefined the modern art world. Andy Warhol was born August 6‚ 1928 in the working class neighborhood of Oakwood‚ in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania
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KPOP AUDITIONING TIPS Are YOU Ready for Stardom? The route to stardom is not as easy as it seems. To be very honest‚ it is a long term battle‚ be it physically or mentally. Starting from the auditions to the training and then finally the long awaited debut‚ it is not all about the glitz and the glam. The time‚ the effort and the energy spent on preparation and practice after a day’s schedule is seriously not for the weak-minded. Let exclusive take you through what it takes to be part of the Cube
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national icons began to develop. It was aptly named Pop art. "Many critics were alarmed by Pop‚ uncertain whether it was embracing or parodying popular culture and fearful that it threatened the survival of both modernist art and high culture..." (Stokstad 1101) Pop artists were not the first to make cultural statements with their work‚ however controversial art always draws criticism and attention. One of the most well known artists of the Pop movement was Andy Warhol‚ a young commerial illustrator
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The “American Idol” show has been aired for the past ten years and has gained audiences from various countries. Analyse the “Idol” phenomenon using the political economy approach in popular culture. You would need to explain the political economy approach and your understanding of the theories in addition to applying it to the case study. The American Idol show – a form of popular culture - drew more than 30 million audiences an episode‚ and although over the years‚ overall viewership declined
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emotion through a unique music genre‚ fashion‚ and a melodramatic attitude in order to distance themselves from the common pop culture. The emo subculture originated from a style of music that mainly focuses on expressing man’s emotions through lyrics about love‚ anger‚ and hurt. The music genre conveys women as sexual muses‚ victimizing the man. While the music of the pop culture welcomes and encourages women sexuality‚ emo music has made women the origin of emotional pain for men‚ depicting them
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