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This is Notes on K-pop, an upcoming newsletter by Tamar Herman full of musings on K-pop & then some. I’m looking forward to sharing ideas and thoughts with you!
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The Music Press Release Hype Machine Feels Broken
It's Sunday night at 6PM. I have spent the last three hours catching up on all the emails in my inbox. I want to write about K-pop, relax with K-pop or some other form of entertainment, but I am cleaning out my inbox and trying to find some
‘The Dark Side of K-pop’ Meets ‘Is K-pop K-pop’?
A few weeks ago, it became apparent that we’re witnessing a moment of history: there is a narrative change about how K-pop is discussed. For decades, The Dark Side of K-pop has dominated western media coverage of K-pop to the point that it has become a commonly used term
In Conversation: El Capitxn
There are many variations on the fairytale of The Little Mermaid, but in the original one as relayed via Hans Christian Andersen, it ends in tragedy. Disney made the narrative famous by providing the aquatic princess her happy ending. Producer El Capitxn is not sure what the ending of his
ARIRANG, or The Era of Expectations
BEFORE BTS has gone through many eras of their career. A new one begins at midnight tonight. ARIRANG, the first post-military enlistment hiatus album, truly marks the start of a new era for the group. It’s the era of expectations, of anticipation. It must be so exciting and stressful