21세기 케이팝의 지형과 청년문화운동으로서의 가능성

Abstract

This article examines the possibility of K-pop functioning as a political movement for young people around the world in its global status through examples. It can be seen that the global K-pop fandom has completely changed from the youth culture of the past, especially in a time when the first generation of young people who live less than their parents' generation, such as 880,000 won generation, 600 euro generation, Satori generation, and Tiaos discourse, seem to be throwing modern mental and historical awareness. This phenomenon raises a sense of problem with the new direction of cultural research in that it shows that the youth culture surrounding pop music is forming a cultural paradigm that resists the neoliberal system that defines a new global political and economic order. According to this point of view, the examples of youth political movements in K-pop fandom in Chile, Thailand, and the United States were examined, and the political characteristics and generational meaning that it implies were examined.