The Everyday Mavericks

  This past weekend I was sitting watching K-pop videos with my daughters. They love K-pop, and as a dad I have spent quite a bit of time watching it with them. But this time, while I was watching, I found myself noticing something that had very little to do with whether I liked the music or not. How did we get here? What struck me was just how incredibly well designed these performances are to capture and hold your attention. There is obviously enormous musical and dancing talent involved, but I don't think we always appreciate just how much more is happening in a K-pop performance than the music itself. The carefully choreographed moves, the gestures, the facial expressions, the hand and body movements, the styling, the camera work, the timing and the visual synchronicity all seem to work together to keep your attention locked onto the performance. I don't say that as a criticism of K-pop. In fact, I think it is quite the opposite. They are doing their particular art form ex...