Part 3: K-Pop scene VS Australian pop scene

Australian pop stars are generally not known for their image in the way K-Pop stars are, with the music produced being the primary focus. Most are not known to be as into fashion as Koreans are and most wear relatively unexciting and plain clothing.  Many current Australian pop stars come from talent shows, particularly Australian Idol and X Factor. Many K-Pop groups are formed in a similar way, as single performers audition to record companies in an attempt to join  well known K-Pop supergroups in an attempt to achieve success. Australian pop stars are usually solo performers whereas the K-Pop scene is full of both male and female K-Pop groups. K-Pop is most popular in South Korea, with minorities elsewhere in the world following this type of music. Similarly Australian pop has the same spread of popularity, with its popularity centred in Australia with minor success elsewhere in the world.

Something I’ve noticed is that K-Pop is much more of an event amongst its fans. Australian pop differs to this as fans are not near as obsessive as K-Pop ones and Australian pop is not a significant part of many people’s lives in the way that K-Pop is. A reason for this difference could be that Australian pop is not the absolute most popular type of contemporary Australian music, as indie/alternative music has a large following. As far as I’m aware this is not a similar situation in South Korea.

    The judges on popular Australian talent show, X-Factor

 

 

 

Link to X-Factor picture: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/7/26/1374804203947/The-X-Factor-008.jpg

An example of K-Pop auditions: http://www.kpopcollege.com/kpopauditions.htm