Hosted by Yale sociologist Grace Kao, the IBM Professor of Sociology and professor of ethnicity, race, and migration in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Wonseok Lee, a postdoctoral associate at the Council on East Asian Studies (CEAS) at Yale’s Macmillan Center for International and Area Studies, the gathering featured scholars studying K-pop’s production, sound, and fans as well as established figures from within the K-pop industry, who offered insights into how the music is made and how the idols are trained.
Steven Wilkinson, Henry R. Luce Director of the MacMillan Center and vice provost for global strategy, will transition to a new role leading one of the university’s largest faculties.
