Hello, my name is Kimberly Liwag and I study media at Beaverwood School. Throughout the course I have accomplished many tasks which will contribute to my final grade. My preliminary task consisted of making a school magazine which included a front cover and a contents page.
For my main task I will be creating a music magazine which consists of a front cover, contents page and a double page spread.
These are some ideas I have for my model which have been inspired from a few 2NE1 music videos such as Can't Nobody and I am the best . 2NE1 is portrayed fierce and seductive group which is why I used some studded clothing.
The other group of clothes are more vibrant and trendy which have been inspired from a girl group call f(x). Their song Electric Shock inspired me to make a K-Fashion moodboard. They are more cute and fun in terms of their fashion.
I asked "What attracts you to a music magazine" to know what readers/buyers are after. Most of them said that they want to have a band/artist they're interested in as well as bold colours. 2) What genre of music do you listen to?
I wanted to know what my audience listen to apart from Kpop. The majority said they like Pop and Hip-Hop. Their music preference links in with K-pop as they have the same tempo/beat. In addition, the age range of people I interviewed are similar which means their music preference would be relatable to other genres.
3) What do you think of this magazine cover? The reason I asked this is to know their point of view towards this certain Kpop music magazine. I wanted to know what their first impression. All three of them mentioned the cover stars and the bright loud colours.
4) What do you dislike and like about the cover? By finding out what they like and dislike about the cover, I can eliminate some factors in my planning. From my last interview with Edselson, he mentioned the fact that this cover is very biased towadrs guys as the color scheme as well as the cover lines are only applicable to girls (unless your a guy who's a fan of 2NE1).
5) What effect or impact has this magazine have on you? Through this question my interviewees can express their feelings on how the cover image/lines have affected them in some way or form. All three of them mentioned the iconic K-fashion and how modern it all looks and both girls mentioned their aspiration towards their make-up as well as their hair.
6) Would you ever buy a magazine like this? I wanted to ask this question to know if these people would buy a magazine similar to this and they all said "Yes." This is a good sign as they'll spend money on a magazine such as this one.
7) Do you know what Kpop is? The reason I asked this question is to know if they're truely Kpop fans in some way. They all answered "yes" and even said what it means "Korean Pop."
8) Now that you've seen a Kpop magazine, what do you expect to see on other Kpop music magazine? By asking this question, I gathered that they all expected more daring poses and more glamour on all the cover stars. This then indicates that that's what they prefer which I will try and include when I start taking pictures.
Overall, I think that by doing an audience research in a different way other than sending out questionairs, I can interact with them personally. It's more interesting to do this as they can express their point of view with an open mind and not have a limited answer. I will make sure to ask my target audience about my ideas in the future.
This is the questionnaire that I have designed and handed out to people aged 16-25. I gave them to a wide range of age and genre as I wanted to know what they want or don't want. This will help me for my final ideas and contents. I will hopefully be able to analyse the results after which will give me a good idea about my audience.
