In Response to, “Korean American Youth and Transnational
Flows of Popular Culture Across the Pacific”
This article focuses on the affect of Korean Pop Culture on
different generations of Koreans while also encompassing how the yuhaksaengs or study abroad students
have effected American consumption of pop culture. I found this article quite
relevant and almost funny because of how it correlates to my life. I figure I
will spend the rest of my blog explaining myself. Writing style or any use of
collegiate vocabulary is gone because I only have 14 minutes until 9pm.
Basically, before coming to Davis, I had never listened to and kind of Asian
music. I had however, given the “cool” Asian kids at my high school multiple
looks of judgment as they socialized and talked about the latest K-Pop songs.
Plot twist: I would become one of these Asians who would talk about K-Pop with
this white roommate. This is, of course, excluding the “cool” part from an
earlier sentence. By being in an environment with, what I would like to
consider some sort of diversity, I was introduced to Korean Pop Culture and
suddenly, was changed forever. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t even a Korean
friend who introduced me to this pop culture. It was a Chinese friend whose
close friend is a yuhaksaeng. While
reading the article I was baffled at how the idea of globalization and
transnationalism have had an actual effect on me. I am actually quite thankful
for this introduction to the Korean Pop Culture because without it, how would
gush over the newish Girls Generation song?
How has K-Pop affected you? Do you think that the idea of
globalization has also played a minor or significant role in your life? Do you
like Girls Generation? Who is your favorite?
P.S. Lori, I am sooo sorry if you have to grade this. I am
super stressed and only few minutes oh no running out of time. Sorry.
Aaron Handa
Section A02
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