I wonder how much music is created through cross-cultural collaboration and if this music is any more successful than music created in just one culture. Bringing in different influences to a piece of music creates a more original piece at least from the listeners perspective because even if the the aspects from each culture are as unoriginal as possible the listener usually comes from a single culture and is unfamiliar with other music. Normal mashups from a single culture still are original in their own way, but they are different than these cross-cultural creations.
I like the vlog post. It "reads" like a visual essay. I also appreciate being introduced to JYP. He sounds like a Korean JZ. Except, of course, he can dance.
interesting vlog. i always think that korean pop culture is the one that is closest to the western pop culture in asia. do you feel in the same way? from your vlog post, it seems my previous feeling is true. what do you think has contributed to the westernization of korean pop culture?
Interesting post. It makes me wonder whether or not the image presented by Rain and the Wonder Girls is attributable to JYP--he is, after all, responsible for their musical identities. My previous complaint about K-Pop was that it seemed too western, from the purely musical standpoint. I wonder if JYP is conscious of the rhetoric he creates with the pop music idioms we hear in k-pop...
Dude, you worked those transitions! hehe It was great!
I'm surprised that there is such a vibrant Korean American community... maybe not on the East Coast? I dunno, but it just goes to show how many different aspects of America there are... I have lots of exploring left to do :)
I wonder how much music is created through cross-cultural collaboration and if this music is any more successful than music created in just one culture. Bringing in different influences to a piece of music creates a more original piece at least from the listeners perspective because even if the the aspects from each culture are as unoriginal as possible the listener usually comes from a single culture and is unfamiliar with other music. Normal mashups from a single culture still are original in their own way, but they are different than these cross-cultural creations.
ReplyDeleteI like the vlog post. It "reads" like a visual essay. I also appreciate being introduced to JYP. He sounds like a Korean JZ. Except, of course, he can dance.
ReplyDeleteinteresting vlog.
ReplyDeletei always think that korean pop culture is the one that is closest to the western pop culture in asia. do you feel in the same way? from your vlog post, it seems my previous feeling is true. what do you think has contributed to the westernization of korean pop culture?
I like the effects you put in your vlog between images. Its not distracting but enhance your vlog.
ReplyDeleteYou make it look cool to be a Korean-American. You seem to have the most of both world's pop culture too. Good job!
Interesting post. It makes me wonder whether or not the image presented by Rain and the Wonder Girls is attributable to JYP--he is, after all, responsible for their musical identities. My previous complaint about K-Pop was that it seemed too western, from the purely musical standpoint. I wonder if JYP is conscious of the rhetoric he creates with the pop music idioms we hear in k-pop...
ReplyDeleteDude, you worked those transitions! hehe It was great!
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that there is such a vibrant Korean American community... maybe not on the East Coast? I dunno, but it just goes to show how many different aspects of America there are... I have lots of exploring left to do :)