black pink

Question 1

kpop qualities

Answer 1

high quality performance, extremely polished aesthetic, manufactured

Question 2

audition process

Answer 2

starting age at 10-12 y/o, high competitive auditions, attend special schools where they take singing and dancing lessons, learn how to moderate their public behaviour, gain fan follwing before they debut, when old and lucky a studio will place them into an idol group

Question 3

records that ‘How you like that’ got

Answer 3

most watched premiere (1.66 concurrent viewers), most views within 24 hours for a music video, fastest video to achieve one 100 200 and 600 million views, dance performance gained more views than the actual video itself

Question 4

record label of BLACK PINK

Answer 4

yg entertainment

Question 5

‘How you like that’ is about

Answer 5

song is a letter to the haters and how they are going to rise together so the haters dont stand a chance

Question 6

what is kpop

Answer 6

a group who can all sing/rap, dance, and are conventially attractive

Question 7

industry manufactured genre (kpop)

Answer 7

to be an artist, you must audtion, get signed to a label, train for months - years, then debut in group

each step is made by other people

Question 8

why do kpop stars have to be managed carefully?

Answer 8

to make them seem perfect and positive so everyone likes them and so they dont give a bad image to the company

Question 9

examples of when lyrics related to mise en scene

Answer 9

“Hit rock bottom” under water
“darkness references” being in a dark palce
“hope references” grabs the air
“goodbye” goes in grave

Question 10

media convergence

Answer 10

refers to the merging of different types of mass media. I.e. blackpink uploaded videos on youtube, tiktok, instagram, spotify

Question 11

blackpink GEARS/CAGES

Answer 11

females, feminine, mostly teenagers to young adults

Question 12

How does the video for ‘How You Like That’ target and address their audience?

Answer 12

Removing traditional binary conventions
Having emotions common in younger people (d e p r e s s i o n)
Lisa - a badass essentially, cocky and full of bavardo
Jennie - emotional to connect with teens
Throughout the video jennie does get better, representing the fact that you can get better

Question 13

marketing strategies of how you like that

Answer 13

teasers, countdowns, IG posts, dance videos, concept teasers