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Crossing and crossers in East Asian pop music: Korea and Japan
Author(s) -
Lee Jamie Shinhee
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world englishes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-971X
pISSN - 0883-2919
DOI - 10.1111/j.0083-2919.2006.00462.x
Subject(s) - oppression , semiotics , dynamics (music) , power (physics) , asian culture , sociology , gender studies , history , media studies , linguistics , political science , ethnology , law , philosophy , pedagogy , physics , quantum mechanics , politics
This paper examines crossing and crossers between Korea and Japan in the domain of pop music. Crossing of semiotic products such as music between the two countries, in both a “linguistic” and “physical” sense, presents a sociolinguistic case in which renegotiation of positions of ex‐colonizer (Japan) and ex‐colonizee (Korea) is promising. The turbulent cultural and linguistic dynamics between the two countries have undergone stages of oppression, contestation, and collaboration over the years. Pop culture, including music and TV shows, is a sociolinguistic venue that has recently experienced a noticeable change in the power dynamics between Korea and Japan.