Asian American Youth Culture
In the past decade, Asian culture has slowly seeped onto a global stage. Gangnam Style Psy was one of the first memes that comes to mind when I think back. It was so overplayed that I couldn't stand it for a while. I also think that I didn't know it was Korean when it came out. It was just another new internet meme to me. Today, the rise in popular Asian musicians and idols has skyrocketed. Sometimes, it's impossible to scroll through Twitter without seeing some edit about a Korean idol. It's impossible to ignore the popularity of these groups. The music videos that were chosen this week also showed that some of these groups, like BTS and BLACKPINK, have popular US musicians in their songs as well. The fanbase for these groups has exploded, creating more possibilities for mixing different cultures in music or film.