This document discusses the design choices for the cover of a magazine about Korean pop music (K-pop). It begins by explaining that the cover conforms to standard conventions for a music magazine, such as including a headline, price, and masthead. However, it subverts expectations by taking a more serious tone rather than a colorful, playful style more common for K-pop magazines. The cover features a Korean model to indicate it focuses on K-pop artists. Additional text analyzes poses and imagery in sample K-pop and rap magazines, noting symbolism related to importance and mystery. The cover was designed with the model looking inward rather than at the camera and covering his eyes, to portray an artistic, introspective persona

1. QUESTION 1

2. Question 1
I believe my front cover magazine looks like a
music magazine as it conforms to the usual
conventions of a music magazine:
• Headline
• Minimal Sell Lines
• Main Image/ Main Artist
• Bar code
• Price
• Masthead
• Banner
But my magazine subverts from a usual K-Pop
magazine; a usual K-Pop magazine are colorful,
playful and childlike but my magazine cover
subverts from such and takes a serious route.
Most K Pop magazine use serious images as well
as a colorful and poppy magazine so I conformed
to such conventions. I believe my magazine does show/portray it is a K-Pop
as it does mention popular K-Pop Artist and my main
image (the model) has a Korean name – Gi Chung Ho.
This will help the readers identify this is a K-Pop
magazine. Also it does mention famous, well-known
Korean Artist in the banner bellow and in its sell lines.

3. I analyzed a K-Pop and a Rap magazine
to compare and describe possible
reasons fro them to go with that color,
font, models, and iconography. In the
K-Pop magazine there is a piece of
iconography where there is a Unicorn
on one of the models in the main
image. This could signify here
importance in the group and she is the
lead singer. However, in the Rap
Magazine its and up close image of
Eminem with his arms folded which
closes himself off from the readers. He
appears very mysterious and with the
look on his face it looks like he has
something to say that could be deep
and of significant importance.

4. Question 1
In the K-pop Life and KPOP
Merlito magazine the models
often tilt their heads, some look
into the camera with a stern face
(Taeyang in KPOP Merlito), some
put their hands in locked
positions (JYJ in KPOP LIFE) and
some look away to show that they
are in their own world.
I wanted my model to also look
like he is in his own world by not
looking into the camera. to also
appear that he doesn’t want
people to interfere in his ‘own
world’ he puts his hand over his
eyes to close himself from things.
This links with the artist quote “An
artist walks alone.”