K-Pop Idols: Popular Culture and the Emergence of the Korean Music Industry

di Hark Joon Lee (Autore)

Dal Yong Jin (Autore)

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021

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.

• Autore: Hark Joon Lee, Dal Yong Jin
• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Anno: 2021
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 194 p.
• Dimensioni: 220 x 153 mm
• Peso: 304 gr.
• EAN: 9781498588270

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