WEEK 5. What's the front of a TV idol?

 All the idols on TV are 'perfect' externally. The term 'perfect' here means the standard that comes from appearanceism. They all do heavy weight management or excessive plastic surgery for body types that are thought to be 'beautiful.' And sometimes it allows the public to act childishly so that they can be cute. K-pop is a global culture, but there needs to be a change in what idols have to do to be "perfect."

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Project 2. Extra credit blog describing about the assignment

Image
Extra credit describing blog about assignment.  Project 2 observed people's behavior and timing of visits in public places. Clearly, people at dorm restaurants were a little different from cafes. The number of people visiting the dormitory restaurant was very different depending on the time and day they visited. So there is break time and during that time there is time to reorganize the restaurant. When visiting a restaurant, the method of selecting seats was very different depending on the person who came alone and the person who was with the group. People who came alone usually enjoyed eating sitting alone in a window seat, but those who were with the group sat at the middle table and talked to them for fun.
Read more

Project one 'Interaction observation'

  Situation 1.  In 2020, many people reveal their own desire and dark side in front stages. Because of covid – 19, in new normal life ,they are tired to be gentle. I thought this situation shows how back stage comes out of front stage.    Regions:  front(public place) I think every public place is front stage. People share the place and face lots of people in there.    Descriptions:  Because of covid – 19, most of Korean wear their mask outside. Also, in Korea wearing a mask is a sociological rule and if someone didn’t wear it, it’s really odd action. We call it “ 민폐 (minphyeo)” in Korean. On the street, I was a  audience and other people who passing by was  non-person by Erving Goffman’s dramaturgy theory. Suddenly, person A came out from the restaurant without a face mask. In this situation person B who is  spotter , frown her or his face, move far away from him or her and leave the road quickly. I saw Goffman’s sociological drama...
Read more

Project 4. Advertisement Analysis

Image
It is an advertisement by Baskin Robbins that sexualizes young women. In the commercial, a young girl wears heavy makeup, wears a short skirt, and eats ice cream. The commercial was distinctly different from the one in which Baskin Robbins previously featured children. Often used for sexual portrayal in movies, photography techniques were used, and props were also used for sex appeal. This gives young women and young men the wrong sense of adulthood. If you get used to these ads from an early age, young women will follow them, and young men will become a habit of targeting women. It is also very dangerous for adult men. Instead of seeing a young child as a child, it can be seen as a 'female,' or an object that will satisfy one's sexual desires.  Sexual objectification is not good for men and women, but especially for 'children' makes the worst situation.
Read more