The Making of ‘Coexistence’ in Entertainment : ‘K-POP STAR’
2012.05.23
Visionary :
- Sung-Hoon Park [Producer, Survival Audition K-Pop Star, SBS]
- SU-PEARLS [K-POP STAR 4-piece Girl Band]
Symposiarch : Duk-Hyun Jung [Columnist, Culture critic]
Under the banner of openness, participation and collaboration, the waves of ‘coexistence’ have reached the entertainment industry. Amid mushrooming audition programs, K-POP STAR, took the audition fever to a new level. Going one step further than the conventional format that focuses on separating ‘losers’ and ‘winners’ through ‘competition,’ it allowed the participants to foster and refine their hidden talent by teaming up with their competitors and major music labels, JYP, SM and YG. The latest TV sensation hinted at the possibility of collaboration in the music industry, or the making of a new coexistence model in the entertainment industry.