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The tryouts speak volumes about the effects of globalization on Asian culture.
Korea, once known as a tight-knit society that was suspicious of outsiders, now embraces performers who look Korean but often don't speak the language very well. And Asian American singers and dancers who dream of being the next Beyoncé or Usher may have a better chance of reaching stardom in Korea — even though it's a place where many of them would feel like outsiders.
Korea, once known as a tight-knit society that was suspicious of outsiders, now embraces performers who look Korean but often don't speak the language very well. And Asian American singers and dancers who dream of being the next Beyoncé or Usher may have a better chance of reaching stardom in Korea — even though it's a place where many of them would feel like outsiders.
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"It's an acrobatic mental exercise of globalization of mind-bending proportions," said Timothy Tangherlini, a UCLA professor who specializes in Korean culture. "There's been a strange inversion, an almost fetishization of the foreign where before it was almost shunned. The street cred in Korea, the new types of voices and styles, are all coming from L.A. now."
Korean pop culture's reach
Korean pop culture's reach
