September 22, 2020 6-7pm on Zoom
Academic Event
This event was held by the Office of International Affairs and the topic was Kpop and Korean Influences on Music. I decided to attend this event because as a Korean Major I wanted to learn more about the influences that Korean culture has had on music. It was very interesting to hear what was said. Especially, the fact that because South Korea’s culture is more centered around family, Korean artists feel that they can connect more with their fans by putting out more videos to show more of their lives. In other more independent based countries, like the U.S. artists keep more to themselves and you only really ever see them off stage in formal interview settings.
I really enjoyed this event and loved hearing what other people thought about kpop and Korean music and influence. This event was related to International Affairs because it taught about Korean culture. We were all able to learn more and share our thought, which is what I believe International Affairs is about. As a Korean major, I knew a lot of what they talked about, but I was also able to give my input from a different perspective than others because of that. It made the event very fun!