Allkpop

Allkpop
Available in	English
Owner	6Theory Media
URL	www .allkpop .com
Registration	Optional
Launched	1 October 2007 ; 16 years ago
Current status	Active

Allkpop (stylized in all lowercase ) is an American website which features Korean pop ^[1] and gossip ^[2] news. It is one of the most trafficked K-pop news sites, with over seven and half million readers per month. ^[3] In its list of useful websites, The Korea Herald called it the "fastest news breaker" for K-pop. ^[2]

Despite the praise, some detractors accused the website for inciting racism and xenophobia towards Koreans , and Southeast Asians, by Korean netizens itself, exacerbated by the economic differences between those two regions which is a primary cause of contention. ^{[
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The website has been revamped since 2013 by blocking the comments section to curb criticism. Prior to the 2013 revamp, the website known for its sensationalist , clickbait headlines which includes, dark humor and insults. International fans accused the website for cherrypicked comments by Korean netizens which pejoratively called by them as K-nets ^{[
citation needed
]} , referring to Korean users on websites such as Nate Pann and Dcinside , etc. which known for its toxic users with overtly conservative , chauvinistic and nationalistic nature, in contrast to the liberal -dominated Hallyu fandom in the west. In 2013, international fans accused the website for leaking singer Ailee 's alleged nude pictures and called for boycotts by international fans. ^{[
citation needed
]}

References [ edit ]

^ "Korean Pop, with Online Help, Goes Global" . Time . 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Click! Online gateways to Korea" . The Korea Herald . Archived from the original on 27 October 2018 . Retrieved 12 March 2013 .
^ "Mashable Awards 2010: Announcing The Winners" . Mashable . 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 . Retrieved 22 July 2011 .

External links [ edit ]

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[1] "Korean Pop, with Online Help, Goes Global" . Time . 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010.

[gossip-2] "Click! Online gateways to Korea" . The Korea Herald . Archived from the original on 27 October 2018 . Retrieved 12 March 2013 .

[3] "Mashable Awards 2010: Announcing The Winners" . Mashable . 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 . Retrieved 22 July 2011 .

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