Curated by the º£½ÇÉçÇø Library in partnership with Dr Hannah Hyun Kyong Chang and Dr Gemma Ballard, the exhibition brought together a variety of K-pop memorabilia with commentary offering insight into the dazzling world of K-pop and K-pop fandom.
The exhibition would not have been possible without the contribution of Korean/East Asian Studies students Mark Huskinson-Smith, Emily Durant and Mia Xinrui Liu, who collaborated with the staff team members to research and design the displays, which included reflections on their own engagement with K-pop, along with some of their own fan artwork.
The launch event was a lively celebration of music and dance, with presentations from the º£½ÇÉçÇø Library team, Dr Chang and Dr Ballard on the history and significance of popular music produced in Korea for both Korean and global audiences. º£½ÇÉçÇø’s K-pop Dance Society rounded out the launch with a set of expertly choreographed performances of some K-pop hits that went down a storm with the audience.
The exhibition was supported by funding from the National Library of Korea, the º£½ÇÉçÇø Library and the Academy of Korean Studies Core Grant Programme.
More information about the exhibition can be found .