Type of site | Online magazine |
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Available in | Korean |
Owner | Mimyo (미묘; Subtlety) |
Created by | Mimyo |
URL |
idology |
Launched | March 2014 |
Current status | Active |
Idology ( Korean: 아이돌로지; RR: Aidolloji) is a South Korean music webzine specializing in idol criticism, founded by music expert Mimyo in 2014, [1] [2] and consists of about 10 writers. [3] Mimyo, whose Korean name translates to "Subtlety", serves as the webzine's editor-in-chief. [4] [5] [6] [7] In October 2015, the average number of daily visitors was 18,000 to 25,000. [3]
Idology opened in March 2014 by music expert and musician Mimyo (미묘; Subtlety), who is considered one of "the most authoritative among domestic idol experts". [5] He is also the editor of South Korea's webzine Weiv, founded in 1999. [8] [9] He received a Ph.D. in musicology from Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis and began writing about pop culture. [3] The webzine specializes in coverage of K-pop idols in the South Korean music industry, as such coverage were not well covered by existing music webzines at the time. [10] The website's writers, some of who are musicians, publishes articles about various topics. [3]
Type of site | Online magazine |
---|---|
Available in | Korean |
Owner | Mimyo (미묘; Subtlety) |
Created by | Mimyo |
URL |
idology |
Launched | March 2014 |
Current status | Active |
Idology ( Korean: 아이돌로지; RR: Aidolloji) is a South Korean music webzine specializing in idol criticism, founded by music expert Mimyo in 2014, [1] [2] and consists of about 10 writers. [3] Mimyo, whose Korean name translates to "Subtlety", serves as the webzine's editor-in-chief. [4] [5] [6] [7] In October 2015, the average number of daily visitors was 18,000 to 25,000. [3]
Idology opened in March 2014 by music expert and musician Mimyo (미묘; Subtlety), who is considered one of "the most authoritative among domestic idol experts". [5] He is also the editor of South Korea's webzine Weiv, founded in 1999. [8] [9] He received a Ph.D. in musicology from Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis and began writing about pop culture. [3] The webzine specializes in coverage of K-pop idols in the South Korean music industry, as such coverage were not well covered by existing music webzines at the time. [10] The website's writers, some of who are musicians, publishes articles about various topics. [3]