18 min
ep 4: how kpop helped me embrace my korean american identity The Brain Dump
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- Self-Improvement
Today's episode is a little different because it's just me, Caroline and this episode is more personal. But this topic has been on my mind for a while. Seeing the success of kpop has allowed me to reconnect with my other half of my identity, being Korean. I talk about how when I was younger, all my conversations about Korea was never about South Korean culture itself but North Korea/Korean war, but now, seeing non-Koreans being interested in Korea has opened my eyes that I have an advantage of having multiple cultures and that I should learn more about it. I address despite kpop's success, I don't like the fetishization of Korea and talk about the types of hate kpop has gotten. I end off talking about how kpop's popularity has coincided with me growing up from elementary to high school now and how these factors have allowed me to become more confident.
Just take one thing away: you don't have to be a kpop stan to respect Korea. You don't even have to like kpop to respect Korea. But please, however you do it, just respect Korea.
Today's episode is a little different because it's just me, Caroline and this episode is more personal. But this topic has been on my mind for a while. Seeing the success of kpop has allowed me to reconnect with my other half of my identity, being Korean. I talk about how when I was younger, all my conversations about Korea was never about South Korean culture itself but North Korea/Korean war, but now, seeing non-Koreans being interested in Korea has opened my eyes that I have an advantage of having multiple cultures and that I should learn more about it. I address despite kpop's success, I don't like the fetishization of Korea and talk about the types of hate kpop has gotten. I end off talking about how kpop's popularity has coincided with me growing up from elementary to high school now and how these factors have allowed me to become more confident.
Just take one thing away: you don't have to be a kpop stan to respect Korea. You don't even have to like kpop to respect Korea. But please, however you do it, just respect Korea.
18 min