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With the works of celebrated J-Pop artists available on online retail stores, the musical side of the Japanese popular culture is expected to be further globalized.... J-Pop happens to be an Asian musical genre that slowly evolved over a long period, meticulously and sometimes inadvertently incorporating elements from the Japanese folk tradition and the contemporary Western pop culture.... hellip; One essential development that immensely contributed to the international popularity of J-Pop is the alleviation of the Japanese music industry from being an ignored local phenomenon to being a big influence that has a decisive say in the Japanese and international pop culture....
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Eithne Quinn, takes a long hard look at the genre of Gangsta rap and gives us a rich and insightful analysis in relation to contemporary culture.... Quinn finds contradictory statements as she explores the ideologies, the intricacies and the culture of the Black working class.... Nuthin But a "G" Thang shows how Gansta rap is not simply a pop culture fad but instead embodies profound shifts in American culture and everyday life....
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Textual poachers on the other hand introduces a real description of the enticing entertainment Apparently, a topic that attempts to capture the dynamics of any culture within the context of social icons and the mentality of their followers, could not adequately incorporate and interact with the controversies thereon as textual poachers does with pop music.... The author states that this creates a culture that tries to fit in the idealism provoked by the entertainment culture (Jenkins, 1992, p277)....
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The prime period of the pop art was known as the pop art movement that was marked by a new level of fascination with the popular culture that was meant to influence and reflect the post-war society.... The beginning of pop art in the United States marked the reemergence of the hard-edged composition of art and the use of representational art.... Freeman, asserts that the generation of American pop artists in its prime duration of the 1960's had to search deeply for dramatic styles that would help in the creation of a demarcation between the art and the well-designed commercial material....
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In an era where politicians appear in television shows and film stars and musicians venture into politics, popular culture is turning out to be important in politics.... In his book Politics and popular culture, John Street argues that, popular culture involves the organizing of… pleasure and therefore, our values, identities and interests and that those preferences depend on a chain of political choices and processes that in turn shape our culture (1997).
The relationship between popular culture and politics is cofounded on passion but the connection It is not an issue of popular culture causing political ideologies and actions....
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As a result, the youth had disposable resources that they could use in consuming popular culture.... Koreans, like everyone else in the world, were exposed to American artists and culture.... They experienced success in South Korea due to the inherent desire for a music genre that could reflect their embrace of western culture with betraying their own.... This paper discuss' the most popular genre in South Korea - is K-Pop.... It's kind of mix of J-Rock and American popular music....
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This paper "popular culture for Learning English and Leisure" discusses popular culture that refers to the wide range of cultural products such as music, fashion, dances and films that are usually famous among the non-elites, that is, the lower class (Danesi, 2012).... hellip; popular culture is developed as people conduct their everyday activities, for example, wearing decent clothes, falling in love, listening to music and more.... Since popular culture is liked by lots of people, many people, therefore, end up utilizing it for leisure, for example, listening to popular music and dressing as well....
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"Analysis of Hallyu-K-pop culture" paper describes this popular South Korean culture that spread throughout the world thereby influencing the lives of billions of people globally.... The rapid spread of the culture and even to the Islamic states was because of the effort of the various individuals.... As discussed earlier, culture is always a product that capitalists create and sell thereby gaining financial benefits.... The creators of culture and cultural trends in contemporary society are celebrities in different fields....
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