Japanese pop culture

scene, in New York, frequently visited the store. In the 1960’s, Warhol’s silk screening was the most popular forms of art at the time. Illustrating on subjects such as popular figures, the silkscreens are seen as symbols for American culture in a capitalist culture. Warhol began silk screening Marilyn Monroe’s face onto canvases just a couple weeks right after she passed away. Using a picture of her taken from a publicity still, he cropped right around the edges of her head with a grease…

Entering in the 21st century, K-pop took not only the country, but the world by storm—a phenomenon also known as the “Hallyu Wave”. International success of the industry led to the emergence of giant entertainment corporations. Companies like SM, YG, JYP, Cube are known as entertainment…

The mainstream music scene of this time was dominated by auto tuned pop music and hip-hop. Artists such as Brittany Spears and Kanye West held the forefront of the music industry and made the big bucks. The adolescent popularization of emo music also made bands like My Chemical Romance and Blink 182 shine. There was also…

Anthel 's POV I was sitting in my study looking though proposals for the new charity that I was about to start, when Hithreal came in. "Milady, the king would like a word with you." she said. "Yes, of course." I said getting up. "Hithreal please put these papers in the files and lock the door on your way out." "Yes Milady." I gracefully, yet quickly made my way to the throne room. There a guard greeted me. "Milady, the King is not here." he said. "Where is he?" "He is in his study…

Jenny, you are everything I’ve ever wanted to be. You’re not perfect but I swear that you’re the closest thing to flawless that I’ve ever seen. You have an amazing body and you are so stunningly beautiful, and I’ve never found the words to describe how happy it makes me that your confidence has gone up. You are the most loveable, inspiring, funny, uplifting, friendly, honest and sassy girl I’ve ever been blessed enough to know. There are some complications in our relationship since sometimes we…

Andy Warhol, an American artist who painted post-World War II, once said, “Everybody has their own America, and then they have the pieces of a fantasy America that they think is out there but they can 't see” (“Sunbeams: Issue 447”). The American Dream incorporates this sense of imagination and hope: it creates motivation to fully commit one’s time and effort in order to accomplish his or her ambitions. Warhol, however, warns people that aspirations requiring hard work can evolve into…

Hey. Happy birthday! I hope you 've been having a great summer so far and it 'll be even better after your 17th! I kinda miss you and I 'm still hoping to get a text from you someday saying that we can give it another shot or start over but I 'm not expecting it. I really regret what I did. Everyday I regret it. I wish it didn 't happen. Good luck at GHP and with your subject SATs, and I already know you got a 5 on all your AP exams! I have no doubt that you will get a 5 on the national exams. I…

Berlin, Germany in 1983, by Ingo Ito and George DIN (see Gabriel Le Mar and George DIN). They originally conceived Bamboo Industry as a pop-duo project, mixing industrial sounds with influences of traditional Asian music. After they had recorded their first demo-tapes this way, they were joined by additional musicians and the musical concept shifted to an alternative pop band of the eighties with a touch of Bamboo. The first band line-up in 1985 was: * Ingo Ito: guitars + lead vocals * George…

Therefore, even some teenagers are not really like to watch it, they are willing to watch it because of Korean dramas drive the development of Korean culture. Now , more and more people learn Korean, and many people think that keeping hanbok is a good measure. And now, in the whole world, people know pickled cabbage also belong to a kind of culture from Korea. In Asia, beer and fried chicken become a good match because of the Korean drama----<>. Korean drama also can reflect the change of…

Abstract art took centre stage and provided novel experience for the viewer. Leading exponent of the movement was Jackson Pollock who used a stick and dripped paint onto the canvas or sometimes splattered it directly from a can to create seemingly random patterns. People found it difficult to understand his works and hence the nick name “Jack the Dripper”. His most important work remains Blue Poles (1952). Other exponents of abstract art were Lee Kransner, wife of Pollock who created Cool…