Kpop Essay

INTRODUCTION South Korea is one of the countries that have great success stories that was surprise most of people. In before year 1950s and early 1960, South Korea is a one of the country that involve as a poorest worlds in the world after World War II. “Most of people do not believe that this country survive as a poorest with only has $64 per capita income.” Mark Tran, (2011). South Korea was make a transformation from agricultural country being industrial country where can producing and…

Two days passed by without the leader of ANTI. The warehouse stood silent, the only noise was arguing. After the operation turned out as a failure, Cat took matters into her own hand for a rescue mission. She spent the two days spying on the warehouse, focusing on the rotation of guards and such. Ultimately, she needed to get a better look so she decided the most craziest way possible; Join BTS. Some would call her a traitor to ANTI for thinking such things. If anything, she was doing more…

Black Happiness: Colorism and Body Image K-pop and Korean Society Have you ever looked in the mirror and found things you are not happy about within your appearance? Now imagine you are a celebrity in South Korea and every one of your imperfections are pointed out by the public. Often times the pressure to fit the standard ‘westernized ' look becomes too much and idols cave and undergo the knife to look youthful and western with milky skin, double eyelids, and a sharp jawline. However, Korea…

Ups and Downs Being a Korean-American, getting into the Bergen County Academies was the norm, the expectation for me. Since I was an extremely diligent, but cocky, student, being accepted seemed like a simple task. Little did I know that there were thousands smarter than me, and that those thousands would soon become my competition. My family isn't the stereotypical Asian family. My parents were never strict nor did they ever pressure me to aim for Harvard, everything just came to me with…

Alan Bialostozky Comm 100C Professor McMurria Spring 2015 Take home exam #3 Leo Chavez article “The Latino Treat Narrative” proposes a well-supported narrative to the nation’s anti-immigration discourse displayed by the media mostly in the USA. In this article, Chavez gives a critical overview and discussion about the images, stereotypes and falsified truths reproduced in society using and crafting recycled myths created by media experts, corrupt politicians, and people who openly hate…