Roots and Routes: Hip-Hop from South Korea

With the growing success of hip-hop in South Korea, the discussions about the authenticity of this genre increase and create cleavages between the mainstream and the underground rappers. The paper intends to analyze three examples of the contemporary music scene that are representative of different...

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Main Author:	Fendler, Ute
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Published:	Archīum Ateneo 2024
Subjects:	Authenticity Identity Music videos Performance R&B Rap
Online Access:	https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss29/10 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/2139/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n29_2017_5D_203.3_ForumKritika_Fendler.pdf
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spelling	ph-ateneo-arc.kk-21392024-12-20T14:12:02Z Roots and Routes: Hip-Hop from South Korea Fendler, Ute With the growing success of hip-hop in South Korea, the discussions about the authenticity of this genre increase and create cleavages between the mainstream and the underground rappers. The paper intends to analyze three examples of the contemporary music scene that are representative of different positions. Taking Simon Frith’s work on popular music as a means to construct identity, the paper suggests questioning the concept of authenticity (“roots”) and proposes instead conceiving hip-hop in South Korea as a movement at the crossroads (“routes”) of various influences and practices. 2024-12-20T14:24:49Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss29/10 info:doi/10.13185/1656-152x.2139 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/2139/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n29_2017_5D_203.3_ForumKritika_Fendler.pdf Kritika Kultura Archīum Ateneo Authenticity Identity Music videos Performance R&B Rap
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description	With the growing success of hip-hop in South Korea, the discussions about the authenticity of this genre increase and create cleavages between the mainstream and the underground rappers. The paper intends to analyze three examples of the contemporary music scene that are representative of different positions. Taking Simon Frith’s work on popular music as a means to construct identity, the paper suggests questioning the concept of authenticity (“roots”) and proposes instead conceiving hip-hop in South Korea as a movement at the crossroads (“routes”) of various influences and practices.
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title	Roots and Routes: Hip-Hop from South Korea
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publisher	Archīum Ateneo
publishDate	2024
url	https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss29/10 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/2139/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n29_2017_5D_203.3_ForumKritika_Fendler.pdf
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Roots and Routes: Hip-Hop from South Korea

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