K-Pop Idols (eBook)

Popular Culture and the Emergence of the Korean Music Industry

Dal Yong Jin, Hark Joon Lee (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
194 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-8826-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Converging theory and practice, this book provides a unique analysis of Korean youth's attempts to become global celebrities within the growing K-pop phenomenon, which is rapidly becoming part of global media systems and culture. K-pop has become one of the most popular cultural forms in the global music markets, despite having a relatively new global presence. Its recent spread around the world suggests that K-pop exists as a local-based genre of music in global markets, including Western markets.Unlike other existing books on K-pop, which mainly focus solely on academic analyses or industrial perspectives, K-Pop Idols: Popular Culture and the Emergence of Korean Music Industry combines theory with industry and musical aesthetics. Following the idol group Nine Muses through a year-long chronicle, the authors portray the everyday lives of young girls relentlessly pursuing happiness, satisfaction, and the achievement of their dreams in the K-pop world.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.8.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: entertainment agencies • Korean music industry • K-Pop • Nine Muses • popular culture • Produce 101 • Social Media • Star System
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-8826-3 / 1498588263
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-8826-3 / 9781498588263