Pop artists

Media industry bring success to K-pop music sales and attract Malaysian teenagers CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION South Korea or officially named as the Republic of Korea, is a country in the East Asian peninsula dividing the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. Known locally as "Daehan Minguk" (대한민국), the country's capital is the city of Seoul, which is also its largest city. South Korea was divided from its counterpart state of North Korea after the Second World War. The division began when northern…

Music or Business? Since its inception in the society, music industry has shown tremendous transformation, concerning the artists, labels, and marketing what is demarcated as music business is not the trade of solely making songs but also a platform to monetize an artist success. The three sources Chief Keef by Hopper,The Will.i.am and the science of Global Pop Domination by Noris,and The Doctor is in by Seabrook entail themes such as; the business aspect in the music industry should be…

decide what 's most important / And I can 't help the poor if I 'm one of them / So I got rich and gave back, to me that 's the win-win" – Jay Z (Carter, 2003) Shawn “Jay Z” Carter is among the most recognized identities in pop culture; one of the wealthiest recording artists alive (Lynch, 2014), as well as being widely considered in the hip-hop community to be a contender for the greatest rapper of all time. However, his rags to riches life story includes a checkered past, which he has never…

“Once you “got” Pop, you could never see a sign again the same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see America the same way again.” This quote was said by Andy Warhol himself. It’s discussing how once you see and appreciate the pop art style, America will look so different and unique. Now, Andy Warhol was a unique artist. He was born and raised in Forest City, Pennsylvania and was originally named Andrew Warhola. He was one of three boys born and the only one to attend college.…

influence on up and coming artists and those who listened to them. Created on the 12 January 1959 by one Berry Gordy. It became not only a record corporation that created African American soul music, it was the birth of…

bands in the 80s, to a slew of boy bands and pop princesses in the 90s and 2000s, sex appeal has always been the key to success. Sex sells and the musicians who have taken advantage of their sexuality and chosen to portray themselves in an unconventional manner are the ones who have really stood out over the years, including Elvis, Madonna, and even Miley Cyrus. The 1950s introduced America to a new style of music called hokum blues that featured black artists who used double entendres in their…

Yoshitomo Nara is a Japanese artist who is well known for the girl character who is bulbous-headed with large eyes and cynical grins. As a contemporary of Takashi Murakami within Japan's Neo-pop movement, Nara is influenced by elements of popular culture from both East and West. Nara creates drawing, painting, and sculpture that express intense emotions while his practices explores themes of isolation rebellion and music. In this essay, I would like to explore both internal and external factors…

arts the viewer can easily relate to the subject at hand that the artist is trying to convey through the pieces. Throughout the 1960s there was change going on within the country and world. Americans feared communism and its spread. With the changes occurring at home and throughout the world it was bound to happen that art movements would change during this time as well. As you can see in both pieces, by Warhol and Johns, the artist used common everyday objects to draw viewers in. This technique…

Force, so her family frequently travelled between her mother’s homeland of South Korea and Las Vegas, Nevada throughout her childhood. Mr. and Ms. Sol state that Amy drew before she began to write. She now lives on the outer edge of Las Vegas. Her pop surrealist art exhibits animals, strange plants, girls, and mythical creatures. Her soft-toned paintings depict asian inspired themes. Sol states that living in the desert helps her imagination, sometimes walking around at night, calling these…

be rebound guy. Aside from the dark verses, the song maintains a moderately high tempo with its pop styled beats. Keeping the listener engaged with the song isn’t difficult due to its melody and catchy chorus.…