The University of Southern California will host an all-day meeting devoted to K-pop on October 18. Industry insiders will speak at Annenberg Auditorium on 3502 Watt Way. The event is open to the public but seating is limited. Free tickets can be ordered online.
In the morning, there will be a discussion of K-pop journalism, followed by a discussion of songwriting and publishing. After lunch, Spade A, a USC student K-pop dance cover group, will perform.
Later in the afternoon, there will be a session about the marketing of Korean culture and a discussion about K-pop in the United States.
Those scheduled to speak at the event include:
David Amber, music producer and songwriter
Joen Choe, of CJ ENM America
P. Claire Dodson, of Teen Vogue
Justin Hahn, of 153/Joombas Music Group
Meg Harkins, of Imperial Music and Casablanca Records
Daniel Hong, of JYP USA
Jae-Ha Kim, Chicago Tribune columnist
Soy Kim, of YouTube
Marissa Putney, of The Orchard
Ben Samama, songwriter
Annie Stoll, of Republic Records
Marlene Tsuchii, music agent