Italian journalist Marianna Baroli joins me to discuss K-pop, fan culture, parasocial love, and how Korean music is reshaping global identity, especially in Italy. But at what cost? And where do we go next?
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Discussion Outline
0:00 Introductions
4:55 Fan girling 2PM
7:35 Why K-pop Beat the West?
9:25 The Current State of K-pop
14:20 GOT7
17:50 Girl Groups
20:25 Italian Reactions to K-pop
25:00 Airbnb and SEVENTEEN
28:35 Toxicity in K-pop Online
32:00 Parasocial Relationships
36:00 Objectivity in Music Reviews
40:00 The Producers of K-pop
43:30 Jay Park
45:40 DPR IAN
48:22 How Big Is Hallyu in Italy?
53:46 K-Beauty 57:00 Being in Korea
1:01:40 Italian and Korean Culture
1:04:10 Where Is the Modern World Going?
1:14:40 Recommendations
David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times, is a social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at datizzard@swu.ac.kr.
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