Keepin’ It Real: Authenticity, Commercialization, and the Media in Korean Hip Hop

This article examines authenticity in South Korean hip hop culture. Building on subcultural theory and cultural hybridization theory, it explores authenticity dynamics in this scene, and the role of the local media as a cultural mediator. Data were collected using a mixed-methods approach over two s...

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Main Authors: Sarah Hare, Andrea Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-06-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017710294