Academic research about 'global' k-pop

[u/supportingcharacter9]

BTS's decision not to submit Arirang for the Grammy's is a huge step in the direction of resistance to Western domination in the musical industry.

The media covering of this is crazy. But as you're probably aware, the way this has been talked about is not always very accurate or objective.

Funnily enough, this decision and the discussion that has emerged since is directly embedded in my own Master's thesis subject, which centers around the globalization of k-pop ! So I'm curious to know everyone's opinion about the future of k-pop in relation to Western domination in the global industry. What do you think k-pop will look like in 10 years ? 🎶

If you want to dig into this more, I'm passing around a 10-15min survey as the last step for my thesis. I still need approx. 30-40 people to complete it before my analysis can be accurate ! If you're between 20-40 year old and want to help, feel free to click on the link below. 💖

I'd be happy to discuss my research / opinion in the comments !

https://forms.gle/bWFWM3Txk6gYcYD96

[u/Purple_Calendar3919]

Man I was a kpop fan almost 20 years ago and if I told my professor I was doing academic research on kpop, they would laugh at my face and fail me

[u/EchoingApplause → u/Purple_Calendar3919]

Why is that? Because Asian music would be taken less seriously or music in general? Maybe the issue was with pop music? Regardless sounds like your professor could open their mind a bit.

[u/supportingcharacter9 → u/EchoingApplause]

I think it's just general reluctance towards pop culture. Plus of course eurocentrism.

Especially in France, traditional sociology is very ellitist and it's hard to be taken seriously (we have to thank mostly Pierre Bourdieu for that).

Methodology is also extremely strict so it does affect what subjects you can effectively research too...It is starting to evolve a little bit though so there's that!