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CREATE workshops are action and leadership-based sessions that aim to empower fans through activities, discussions, and lectures on how to be an active participant in this Hallyu Wave movement. Learn how to start up a fan site or student organization, how to show support through fandom and social media, and how to lead your K-pop community. Take the initiative to create K-pop's future!
It’s Not Fiction
Leader: Karen Yu and Maritza Gonzalez-Tellez (on behalf of Hellokpop)
Location: Dwinelle Hall 156
From YouTube, Tumblr, and Facebook to Allkpop, Soompi, and HelloKpop, news about celebrities, albums, and dramas appears everywhere. Want to help fellow K-pop fans learn more about their favorite idols? Want to learn how to work for popular social networks like Soompi? The presenters and HelloKpop will provide an insight into the world of K-pop news sites and how you can get involved.
More than Black and White
Leader: Christine Miguel from 8asians and PopCast88
Location: Dwinelle Hall 109
When an artist releases a major hit and you don’t like it, how do you phrase that while staying respectful and positive? If there’s a song you want to recommend and praise to every other K-pop fan, how do you do it without sounding biased? In this panel Christine Miguel describes her experience with critiquing music and how you can become a more sophisticated fan.
Step it Up
Leader: James Won
Location: Dwinelle Hall 229
Each year rookie groups debut left and right, month after month. Each year fan clubs and fan sites sprout up for these groups, and some grow into extensive networks while others remain humble communities for fans. These fan sites and fan clubs are often not created by the groups themselves, but by passionate fans just like you. Come to this panel to hear James’ story about his and his friends’ creation and how you can do the same for your favorite group.
Start Your Own K-Popular
Leader: Matt Wei
Location: Dwinelle Hall 233
Ever felt like you were the only one who is enlightened by K-pop in your school, university, or even the entire universe?! Though we know that K-pop fans are everywhere, sometimes it feels quite lonely when it seems like there’s no one else there to share your passion for K-pop. Enter the history of K-Popular at Berkeley. This workshop will reveal all the secrets behind organizational structure, leadership skill development, sustainability, event planning, and community building that Matt has accumulated in his three years at UC Berkeley. Learn how the first collegiate K-pop organization and K-pop convention came to be in less than a year!
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