Annotated Bibliography

Thesis: Korean Entertainment had begun to arise to its full potential, now even capturing the hearts of international/global fans around the world! Leesa86. SM Entertainment to Hold 2012 Global Auditions. Allkpop|Breaking K-pop Celebrity Gossip and News! 6Theory Media.Web.22 Nov.2011. <http://www.allkpop.com/2011/11/sm-entertainment-to-hold-2012-global-auditions>. This website provides a worthy description of SM Entertainment, a Korean entertainment company, who is holding their annual global auditions. The auditions are for being part of various Korean bands, which are quite widespread in Korea today. The auditions encourage people of all races to tryout. This essentially makes Korean Entertainment a more international interest, due to its tolerance of other races. The information stated from the website is absolutely relevant to the thesis. The author of this site is part of 6Theory Media, LLC. Moreover, 6Theory Media, LLC. does not have any political and religious leanings or special interest groups. The site has no sponsors as well. However, it allows commentary preferring Koreas natives to audition rather than people of other races or international contestants.

Chloejn. What Do SM, YG, JYP and Cube Have Planned for 2012? Allkpop|Breaking K-pop Celebrity Gossip and News! 6Theory Media.Web.23 Nov.2011. <http://www.allkpop.com/2011/11/what-do-sm-yg-jyp-and-cube-have-planned-for2012>. This website provides a well-intentioned explanation that talks about how international K-pop fans will be able to instantly access their favorite stars through mediums, such as Twitter and YouTube. Also, Koreas top agencies are well aware that every new group they release will be introduced to an expanding inclusive audience. International fans will now have the

opportunity to keep in touch with the latest Korean entertainment news. This information is undeniably applicable to the thesis, because it has begun to acknowledge and impact the emotions of many foreign fans around the world. The author of this site is part of 6Theory Media, LLC. This site does not have any political and religious leanings or special interest groups. It has no sponsors or prejudice comments as well.

Anne, Ghie. International Face of Kpop. 6Theory Media|We Make Kick@$% Content.6Theory Media. Web.23 Nov. 2011. <http://www.6theory.com/forum/index.php/topic/62112-international-face-ofkpop/>. This website is a forum that talks about how Korean music and entertainment has increasingly globalized. It discusses about how Korean bands such as, YG's Big Bang and 2NE1 have made a big jump in receiving awards in renowned American and British music award ceremonies. They have proven that other genres such as hip hop (a little different from general Korean music market) are also making waves and becoming a competitive force in foreign countries. This information is definitely pertinent to the thesis, because due to their world-wide achievements they have inspired their international fans. This essentially aided in world-wide interest in Korean Entertainment. The author of this site is part of 6Theory Media, LLC. This site does not have any political and religious leanings or special interest groups. It has also has no sponsors or prejudice comments.

Kpop Artists Wow Crowd at HK Asian-Pop Music Festival. Find Articles| News Articles, Magazine Back Issues and Reference Articles on All Topics. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. Web. 23 Nov. 2011.

<http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/manila-bulletin/mi_7968/is_2011_March_28/popartists-wow-crowd-hk/ai_n57925900/?tag=content;col1>. This website talks about a K-pop festival, which was organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (Hong Kong). The organization wanted to showcase artists from the Asian region and promote Hong Kong as a center for pop music. During the event, a contest was held and participated in by artists from different Asian countries. This also shows that K-pop is now being a lot more global than it was before and raising worldwide awareness of its achievements. This information is certainly relatable to the thesis. The article is published by Manila Bulletin Corp; however there is no author present. This site does not have any political and religious leanings or special interest groups. The site has no sponsors as well. There are prejudice remarks towards East Asia as a whole, rather than Korea itself.

Jjl, SOo. Big Bang and 2NE1 Evolve the International Face of K-pop. Soompi Media. Web. 23 Nov. 2011. <www.soompi.com/news/big-bang-and-2ne1-evolve-the-international-face-of-kpop>. This website talks about how 2NE1 ( a Korean girl band) surpassed other global musicians at the MTV Iggy Awards that represented nine different countries such as America, Mexico, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, and Venezuela. Not only did fans from Korea pitch in to vote, but fans from all over the world made this possible for 2NE1. Most of 2NE1's votes came from America and the Philippines, not Korea. This information is surely significant to the thesis. The article is published by Soompi Media. The author is currently taking East Asian Studies. This site does not have any political/religious leanings or special interest groups. The

site has no sponsors as well. The site seems to be biased, seeing that it was written by an East Asian and has biased comments about Korean and international singers/bands.