Until this time, Koreans used the Chinese script. ... The UN forces, composed largely of American troops, pushed the North Koreans back near the Chinese border. China, fearing that the UN forces would not stop gaining ground at the Korean border decided to join in on the side of North Korea. ...
For a thousand years, Mahayana Buddhism, which came via China, was the court religion and popular faith of the Korean monarchy. ... Using the ancient Chinese concept of yin-yang, Confucians stressed the fact that individuals achieve happiness as they subject their personal desires to the greater good of the whole. ...
Chapter 1: Introduction While PSY's viral sensation Gangnam Style may have opened the floodgates of K-pop to mainstream consciousness worldwide, it is not indicative of the phenomenon itself by any means. Yes, it possesses the synthesizer and bassline driven electro-pop sound that K-pop is known for. It also possesses a "point dance," an extremely recognisable piece of choreography that becomes attached to a K-pop song by the consuming public, in the form of the "horse riding dance." Despite these ingredients, this dissertation would argue that PSY does not represent ...
