Research in Korean Popular Culture

Studies

iFans Case Studies Survey (Principal Investigator). Web-based qualitative study that explores the appeal of 12 K-pop groups to global audiences. IFans Case Studies Survey

Korean Popular Music International Fanbases Study (Principal Investigator). Web-based qualitative study that explores the appeal of post-1997 Korean Popular Music (Kpop) for international audiences.  Hallyu Kpop Survey 

Korean Drama International Audiences Study (Principal Investigator).  Web-based qualitative study that explores the appeal of contemporary popular Korean television dramas (Kdramas), 2005-present and how international non-Korean speaking audiences understand them.  Hallyu Kdrama Survey

Digital Projects

iFans: Mapping Kpop’s International Fandom (Designer and Curator). Digital exhibition in Omeka that explores fan attitudes and behavior through mapping fan communities and case studies of major K-pop fan communities in an effort to understand global fan attitudes and practices. (in process)

Hallyu Harmony:  A Cultural History of Kpop (Designer and Curator). Digital exhibition in Omeka on the cultural history of Hallyu Kpop. (in process)

KPK: Kpop Kollective (Editor-in-Chief). Research blog featuring collaborative and individual scholarship, content aggregation and curation of media and information related to Hallyu and digital humanities.

KPOPIANA (Designer and Editor): Exhibition in Omeka on Hallyu popular music featuring aggregation of information on Hallyu

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