Frank Kogan

Hi. I found your writing and your blogs through the 2011 Pazz and Jop poll. Heh, I basically looked up all the critics who voted for different K-pop songs, and I was pleased to find your ballot.

This entry really resonated with me, and I like the simple way you describe the appeal of K-pop. It's very similar to how I feel about K-pop, and since discovering it a few months ago, it's all I've been listening to. There have not been a lot of musical discoveries as monumental for me as K-pop, and I've been enjoying going through your writing on it (and look forward to following your writing on it in the future).

I've tried to write about it's appeal for me, as well, including making a mix that I've been sharing with people:

http://occupiedterritories.tumblr.com/post/16010722069/pop-utopianism-a-manifesto-we-need-to-talk-about

The thing I've noticed, and that I feel, about K-pop is precisely this love that you describe, which makes people want so badly for others to share their enjoyment or for the artists to succeed and get their music heard. I think that's rare in pop music today (at least, at such a high level), but it's really heartening and special.