K-Wave Stateside: K-Pop Stories In American News (Week Of August 18 - 24, 2014)

Super Junior Siwon Does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

News media Billboard featured an article regarding Super Junior member Siwon. Since many K-Pop idols are doing the ice bucket challenge, Siwon decided to do it as well. The members whom he nominated were Donghae and Eunhyuk.

LVMH Invests on YG Entertainment

YG Entertainment is home to K-Pop stars such as Psy, Big Bang, and 2NE1. The popularity of the three artists is known to many fans globally. Now, YG Entertainment is attracting luxury brands that are investing to the agency.

The Wall Street Journal featured an article regarding LVMH investing $80 million to YG Entertainment. LVMH is known as Louis Vuitton S.A.

Louis Vuitton has a private equity firm, L Capital Asia. The private equity firm now follows other fashion companies such as Charles & Keith Group and R.M. Williams investing to Mr. Yang Hyun Suk.

Classic Meets Modern With K-pop

News media Billboard featured an article regarding how classic is meeting modern in K-Pop music.

Stars such as SISTAR, Henry, Taeyang, INFINITE, and BEAST has used classical sound. Either piano, violin, or strings is the type of sound heard in the music.

With modern combined with classic sound, K-Pop is bringing something new globally; which listeners are loving.

Fascination With K-Pop and K-beauty Goes Hand in Hand

K-Pop is spreading globally due to the perfect choreography and outfits that they wear. With the fascination of K-Pop music, K-beauty is now getting popular as well.

K-Pop fans want to put on the same make-up that their favorite stars has. Charlotte Cho runs a website named SokoGlam.com; which she said, "The power of K-pop stars is amazing. They wear something once and it can sell out."

News media Billboard featured an article regarding 2NE1 member CL, SPICA's Jiwon, and YouTube vlogger and Korean TV style reporter Jennifer Kim expressing their opinions and tips regarding K-beauty.

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Donghae
Eunhyuk
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INFINITE
BEAST
Taeyang
YG Entertainment
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SISTAR
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jiwon
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