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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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Nobody knows how to talk about AI and K-pop
Gen AI is taking off in K-pop, but it doesn't seem like anyone really knows what is or isn't being produced by it anym,ore. A few weeks ago, Woozi of Seventeen publicly denied a claim from an article by the BBC that alleged that Seventeen
Introducing Notes on K-pop's 2024 Fellows
A few months ago, I decided to launch a fellowship to give an opportunity to new voices with the first Notes on K-pop Fellowship/Mentorship. A lot of people applied, and it was a struggle to narrow it down, but I ultimately picked some people whose applications stood out. With
Wonyoungism, K-pop & TikTok: a Convo with Steffi Cao
In April, the Daily Beast published an article titled "TikTok's Latest Wellness Trend: Starving Yourself in the Name f K-pop." "Pastel pink and soft vignette filters, images featuring thin girls with long eyelashes, and good grades and skin-care products: These are all manifestations in the
K-pop's "I love mess" era is now a way of life
There was a press conference yesterday held yet again to air the grievances of an aggrieved party by one of South Korea's biggest entertainment agencies, a repeat occurrence. If you assumed that this was Min Hee-jin holding a third press conference against Hybe, you'd be wrong: