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“Spring Girls,” by Sunwoo Jung-a, Is Both Feminist and as Sexy as Hell. Lets...
(Source, all screenshots: YouTube) Spring Girls, by singer-songwriter Sunwoo Jung-a, is literally dripping with sex. For starters, take the word cheonyeo (처녀) in its Korean title. Many sources do give...
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(Guest Post) Misogyny is Sexy: The power structure of sex
(Source, left: Isabel Santos Pilot; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Source, right: SenseiAlan; CC BY 2.0. Both pictures edited.) The 2016 US presidential election can be viewed as a struggle for power. Not only was...
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17-Year-Old Tzuyu: “A Special Gift for Korean Men”
Turning Boys Into Men? The Performance of Gender for South Korean Conscripts, Part 4 “Do one thing everyday, that scares you.” My personal motto adopted from Wear Sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann...
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Voyeur (보여) by Na-mi (나미): Lyrics and Translation
(Sources, edited: Mediapaper, YouTube, Bonik) I’m going to let my hair down this week. And I do enjoy covering Korean artists or groups who deserve to be much better known by English speakers. Even if...
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Why Korea Has so Many Celebrity Endorsements, and Why That’s so Important for...
(Source) To find out, please check out my journal article “Just beautiful people holding a bottle: the driving forces behind South Korea’s love of celebrity endorsement”, which has just been published...
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Feminazi Killjoys Target Cute Children’s Song
And I’m one of them: (Source: Instiz) Here’s a transcript: ‘아빠 힘내세요’라는 동요 아시죠. Anchor: You know the song Cheer Up Father, yes? 어깨 축 쳐진 아빠에게 아이들이 용기를 줬던 노래인데 이 노래가 양성평등을 저해한다는 판정이 나와 문화관광부가 해명자료까지 내는...
View ArticleFinding the Queer Female Gaze, and What it Says About Anda’s Touch
Part 1 of 3. Estimated reading time: 15 minutes. Source, all screenshots: YouTube Face-sitting. A woman’s POV shot as Anda kneels in front of her crotch. Women making out in the background. Anda...
View ArticleCall for Papers: The 3rd World Congress for Hallyu
I’ve been asked to pass on the following: From the accompanying email (slightly edited by me): …I am emailing on behalf of WAHS to inform you of an upcoming international conference in Dubai on Hallyu...
View ArticleHow does military conscription affect Korean gender relations and attitudes...
The vision of male-female relations that conscription engenders—that men’s role is to do important work for the nation, while women’s is to remain on the sidelines offering their support through...
View Article“Girl-groups in Hot Pants” Isn’t a Concept That Always Sells a Product....
Compared to men, women are almost 60 times more likely to be wearing revealing clothing in Korean advertisements. Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes. Source: @Sulllllimmmm “I’ve seen many pictures of...
View ArticleOn K-pop Stars Dating
Precious few songwriters and MV directors present female K-pop stars as grown women with sexual experience, agency, and desire. But these assigned gender roles can quickly crumble under revelations...
View Article“W코리아가 여성을 화보에 담아내는 방식이 마음에 든다. 자기다운 모습으로 카메라를 응시하는 여성 모델들.”
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. Image sources: @pompomiya “I like the way W Korea portrays women. Look at the models here all staring back at the camera in their own ways.” If I die tomorrow, my...
View ArticleManufacturing Outrage Against Feminists: The Cosplay Edition
I read trashy entertainment news stories about women in cosplay and half-naked men, so that you don’t have to. But when they’re all that’s available, it’s netizens with agendas that get to determine...
View ArticleFinding the Queer Female Gaze, and What it Says About Anda’s Touch (COMING...
It’s a dirty job, publicly shaming yourself into finally writing about a subject that you’re passionate about and have been working on for years. But someone has to do it! Estimated reading time: 2...
View ArticleFinding the Female Gazes
If queer women say they love the MV to Anda’s Touch, this cishet man is going to listen. Not to self-appointed gatekeepers who insist women are only about the feels. Estimated reading time: 20 minutes....
View ArticleWebinar Series: The Impact of Korean Popular Culture on North America
Please see here for more information and links for registering. If you reside in South Korea, you can donate via wire transfer: Turnbull James Edward (Kookmin Bank/국민은행, 563401-01-214324)
View ArticleI’m Obsessed with the Collective Amnesia Surrounding EXID’s Sexy Ice Cream Ad
And I’m not afraid to quote poetry to justify it! Estimated reading time: 6 minutes. Screenshot: YouTube. You the bride are a form of grace, your eyes honey. Desire rains on your exquisite face....
View ArticleWhy Uhm Jung-Hwa Will Forever Be My Queen—and Now Yours Too
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. All screenshots: MV via Visualazn. The “Queen of Charisma” deserves so much better than an 18MB, 240p MV for Tum, one of her classic hits: To remedy that, go to...
View ArticleKorean High School Girls Complain They Can Barely Breathe in Uniforms Smaller...
Even university students are astonished at how short and restrictive they’ve gotten. Estimated reading time: 12 minutes. Photo by Noah Buscher on Unsplash. Ten years since I first wrote about it, I’m...
View ArticleThe Korean Conscription System Promotes a Servile, Subordinate,...
Turning Boys Into Men? Girl-groups and the Performance of Gender for South Korean Conscripts, Part 7 Estimated reading time: 9 minutes. Source, right (cropped): Streetwindy via Pexels. The contents of...
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