The globalization of postcolonial pop music: putting the success of the K-pop industries into theoretical perspectives

It is uncontested that the unexpected rise of K-pop in the last decades has been no less than impressive. Korea has become the 7 th largest music market in the world, and K-pop idol groups routinely are ranked on Billboard charts despite originating from a postcolonial country. However, there is dea...

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Published inAsia Pacific business review Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 1243 - 1250
Main Authors Lopes, Paul, Oh, Ingyu, Pyun, Lynn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 20.10.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Billboards
business model
Creative industries
Fandom
Globalization
innovation
Innovations
K-pop
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Music
Popular music
postcolonial pop music
Postcolonialism
South Korea
symbolic capital
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Summary:It is uncontested that the unexpected rise of K-pop in the last decades has been no less than impressive. Korea has become the 7 th largest music market in the world, and K-pop idol groups routinely are ranked on Billboard charts despite originating from a postcolonial country. However, there is dearth of scholarship theoretically and empirically to explain this phenomenon. This collection aimed to address this gap through investigating how and why the K-pop industry has achieved its present status. The eight articles included in the special issue deal with this question from various perspectives: the nature of the music itself, (gender) diversity in its fandom, and innovative strategies employed by the leading firms. Together, we believe that our collection paints a comprehensive picture of K-pop and its success, advancing our collective understanding of innovation management, cultural industries and the global pop music in general.
ISSN:1360-2381
1743-792X
DOI:10.1080/13602381.2023.2265737