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Understand K-pop

Author : Arushi Raj
Publisher : Arushi Raj
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Though K-pop has spread globally, a lot of English language discussion about it is dominated by American media. This led me to write this book to add the South Asian perspective in the discourse on this global music phenomenon. What’s in the book? 1. Delineation of all kinds of K-pop fans; from the creative ones to the crazies. 2. Analysis of K-pop Stan culture vis-a-vis Korean Idol industries' marketing strategies. Who can read it? 1. People who have stumbled upon K-pop and are completely lost right now. 2. Those who are veterans of the mess that’s K-pop Stan’s life and want to take a step back to critically look at the politics and dynamics of K-pop fandom. You can expect constant bouts of introspection and 20/20 hindsight. 3. All the lucky human beings who haven’t been infected by K-pop madness, yet. You have heard about it and are now curious. Come, my dear friends! Take this either as a warning or a road map to becoming one of us. *Crazy chants in the distance.* “One of us!” “One of us!” “One of us!” What to do once you are done reading? 1. Wait for some time. I will be back with another blogbook soon. As you are reading this, I am holed up in my room working on it, making sure you all don’t have to wait for too long. 2. While you are waiting, please leave a review. All of your feedback and encouragements will help me write a better book.

The KPOP Dictionary 2

Author : Woosung Kang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-14
Category : Korean language
ISBN : 9791188195435

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-BEST SELLING SERIES ON AMAZON.COM- The Only K-Pop Dictionary in the world - your best guide to learning real pop Korean that's not found anywhere else. It's back with new 500 essential words, phrases, and expressions. Over 20,000 copies sold worldwide.

Easy Korean lessons to understand K-POP

Author : Kim Yong Eui
Publisher : 펜립
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9791197951732

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Easy Korean lessons to understand K-POP by Kim Yong Eui Pdf

This book will serve as a guide to learning Korean effectively for such beginners. In particular, it will start with how to read Korean, including how the Korean language came to be, the structure of the Korean language, and then move on to learning simple essential Korean everyday phrases. Also, in the final table of contents, I have compiled a list of Korean words and expressions that are commonly used in Korean K-POP. Best of all, all of the book\'s content is available as free video lessons. You can find them at the YouTube channel address listed on page 5 of this book.

K-POP Now!

Author : Mark James Russell
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781462914111

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"K-Pop Now! […] features one hundred and twenty-eight glossy pages of Korean pop eye-candy." —KpopStarz.com K-Pop Now! takes a fun look at Korea's high-energy pop music, and is written for its growing legions of fans. It features all the famous groups and singers, and takes an insider's look at how they have made it to the top. In 2012, Psy's song and music video "Gangnam Style" suddenly took the world by storm. But K-Pop, the music of Psy's homeland of Korea has been winning fans for years with its infectious melodies and high-energy fun. Featuring incredibly attractive and talented singers and eye-popping visuals, K-Pop is the music of now. Though K-Pop is a relatively young phenomenon in the West, it is rapidly gaining traction and reaching much larger audiences—thanks in large part to social media like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Top K-Pop acts get ten million to thirty million hits for their videos—the Girls Generation single "Gee" has over a hundred million views! In K-Pop Now! you'll find: Profiles of all the current K-Pop artists and their hits A look at Seoul's hippest hot spots and hangouts Interviews with top artists like Kevin from Ze:A and Brian Joo A look at the K-Pop idols of tomorrow You'll meet the biggest record producers, the hosts of the insanely popular "Eat Your Kimchi" website, and K-Pop groups like Big Bang, TVXQ, 2NE1, Girls Generation, HOT, SES, FinKL Busker Busker and The Koxx. The book also includes a guide for fans who plan to visit Seoul to explore K-Pop up close and personal. Join the K-Pop revolution now!

How to Speak KPOP

Author : Jungho Park
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1735784400

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Korean language and KPOP language are two very different things. Korean pop culture has an exceptionally unique language and it still evolves further as the K-POP, K-Drama, and K-Movies have been expanding to other countries and beloved by other language speakers. Some KPOP words wouldn't be easy for even a native Korean speaker to even guess what they mean. That's because it requires a deep understanding of the cultural background first before anything else.How to Speak KPOP is the most straightforward guide book to learn Korean words from Korean dramas, movies, and pop culture. It uniquely combines the most popular Korean slang words and trendy phrases that cannot be found in the ordinary Korean language textbook. And it will give you a full explanation of the cultural background of the word and help you to undersand why it is being used like that. This book will give you a fun and easy way to learn the most popular Korean words one by one.It will also help you to know how the word is pronounced with the Romanized alphabets. Please don't forget to read and say a word from the examples. The examples are thoughtfully picked to sound just like a native and a true KPOP fan who knows what KPOP language is all about. Try out words you learned to your Korean friend or write a fan letter with them to your favorite idol star. They will be pleasantly surprised.Learning a foreign language is very rewarding, and learning a cultural background even opens your eyes and heart to a whole new experience. You will get both from this book!

Soul in Seoul

Author : Crystal S. Anderson
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781496830111

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K-pop (Korean popular music) reigns as one of the most popular music genres in the world today, a phenomenon that appeals to listeners of all ages and nationalities. In Soul in Seoul: African American Popular Music and K-pop, Crystal S. Anderson examines the most important and often overlooked aspect of K-pop: the music itself. She demonstrates how contemporary K-pop references and incorporates musical and performative elements of African American popular music culture as well as the ways that fans outside of Korea understand these references. K-pop emerged in the 1990s with immediate global aspirations, combining musical elements from Korean and foreign cultures, particularly rhythm and blues genres of black American popular music. Korean solo artists and groups borrow from and cite instrumentation and vocals of R&B genres, especially hip-hop. They also enhance the R&B tradition by utilizing Korean musical strategies. These musical citational practices are deemed authentic by global fans who function as part of K-pop’s music press and promotional apparatus. K-pop artists also cite elements of African American performance in Korean music videos. These disrupt stereotyped representations of Asian and African American performers. Through this process K-pop has arguably become a branch of a global R&B tradition. Anderson argues that Korean pop groups participate in that tradition through cultural work that enacts a global form of crossover and by maintaining forms of authenticity that cannot be faked, and furthermore propel the R&B tradition beyond the black-white binary.

KPOP 101

Author : HowExpert,Fefe Ho
Publisher : HowExpert
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781647587901

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If you want to learn about Kpop, then get KPOP 101 to learn about korean pop. This is a fantastic guide for kpop fans written from a real kpop fan's perspective! What is Kpop and why is everyone talking about it? Get Kpop Explained and find out! Korean pop music isn’t just a fad. It is a whole world. Interested in this world but don’t know how to navigate it? We can help! We’ll tell you the differences between Kpop fans and the rest of the music industry. You’ll learn the basics of how the Kpop industry works and how it generates idols so often. We even give you a glossary of the lingo – both in English and Korean! After reading this book, you’ll be able to fangirl out and fit in with the rest. Some other topics covered in this book are: • Read about everything you need to know in order to navigate the Kpop world. • What does being a Kpop fan entail? Learn the difference between being a Kpop fan and a fan of other genres of music. • Learn the basics of how the Kpop industry works. What is the process of becoming an idol? • Find a glossary of fandom lingo to keep in your pocket (both English and Korean words!) Get comfortable and be able to use them in everyday fangirling. • Get a basic introduction to the hottest groups. Read about their accomplishments and entertaining trivia. Be familiar with the trending topics before even getting into Kpop. • Go in depth about topics even longtime Kpop fans don’t really understand. What are “Kpop generations?” “What is the difference between daesang and bonsang?” • Find introductions about the major highlights of Kpop as a whole. What are the festivals and events you can look forward to? • Read about the TV shows you can watch for more entertainment. There are variety shows, reality shows, survival competitions and more. Add them to your “to watch list!” • Get exposed to the more controversial side of Kpop. The things that most fans don’t want to talk about or tell you about. • Know where to find your fandom family and enjoy the Kpop experience! • Kpop generations • The difference between daesang and bonsang • Festivals and events you can look forward to • TV shows you can watch for more entertainment and Kpop • The more controversial side of Kpop • Most importantly – we’ll let you know where to find your fandom family and where you can enjoy the Kpop experience! About the Expert Fefe is a writer and translator. But more importantly, she has been a Kpop fangirl for almost 10 years. Her biases are Suga from BTS and the entirety of Exo. She spends her free time crying over her bias’s pictures and participating in all aspects of the fandom. As a trilingual (English, Chinese and Korean), she helps translate interviews, songs and videos for international fans. Other than Kpop, Fefe is also a fan of Cpop singers such as Bii, Leehom Wang and G.E.M Tang. Her favorite authors are Vladimir Nabokov, Laini Taylor and Maggie Stiefvater. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

K-Pop

Author : John Lie
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780520283121

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K-Pop: Popular Music, Cultural Amnesia, and Economic Innovation in South Korea seeks at once to describe and explain the emergence of export-oriented South Korean popular music and to make sense of larger South Korean economic and cultural transformations. John Lie provides not only a history of South Korean popular music—the premodern background, Japanese colonial influence, post-Liberation American impact, and recent globalization—but also a description of K-pop as a system of economic innovation and cultural production. In doing so, he delves into the broader background of South Korea in this wonderfully informed history and analysis of a pop culture phenomenon sweeping the globe.

From Factory Girls to K-Pop Idol Girls

Author : Gooyong Kim
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781498548830

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Focusing on female idols’ proliferation in the South Korean popular music (K-pop) industry since the late 1990s, Gooyong Kim critically analyzes structural conditions of possibilities in contemporary popular music from production to consumption. Kim contextualizes the success of K-pop within Korea’s development trajectories, scrutinizing how a formula of developments from the country’ rapid industrial modernization (1960s-1980s) was updated and re-applied in the K-pop industry when the state had to implement a series of neoliberal reformations mandated by the IMF. To that end, applying Michel Foucault’s discussion on governmentality, a biopolitical dimension of neoliberalism, Kim argues how the regime of free market capitalism updates and reproduces itself by 1) forming a strategic alliance of interests with the state, and 2) using popular culture to facilitate individuals’ subjectification and subjectivation processes to become neoliberal agents. As to an importance of K-pop female idols, Kim indicates a sustained utility/legacy of the nation’s century-long patriarchy in a neoliberal development agenda. Young female talents have been mobilized and deployed in the neoliberal culture industry in a similar way to how un-wed, obedient female workers were exploited and disposed on the sweatshop factory floors to sustain the state’s export-oriented, labor-intensive manufacturing industry policy during its rapid developmental stage decades ago. In this respect, Kim maintains how a post-feminist, neoliberal discourse of girl power has marketed young, female talents as effective commodities, and how K-pop female idols exert biopolitical power as an active ideological apparatus that pleasurably perpetuates and legitimates neoliberal mantras in individuals’ everyday lives. Thus, Kim reveals there is a strategic convergence between Korea’s lingering legacies of patriarchy, developmentalism, and neoliberalism. While the current K-pop literature is micro-scopic and celebratory, Kim advances the scholarship by multi-perspectival, critical approaches. With a well-balanced perspective by micro-scopic textual analyses of music videos and macro-scopic examinations of historical and political economy backgrounds, Kim’s book provides a wealth of intriguing research agendas on the phenomenon, and will be a useful reference in International/ Intercultural Communication, Political Economy of the Media, Cultural/ Media Studies, Gender/ Sexuality Studies, Asian Studies, and Korean Studies.

KPOP 101

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1370956312

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About the Book:If you want to learn about Kpop, then get KPOP 101 to learn about korean pop. This is a fantastic guide for kpop fans written from a real kpop fan's perspective!What is Kpop and why is everyone talking about it? Get Kpop Explained and find out!Korean pop music isn't just a fad. It is a whole world. Interested in this world but don't know how to navigate it? We can help!We'll tell you the differences between Kpop fans and the rest of the music industry. You'll learn the basics of how the Kpop industry works and how it generates idols so often. We even give you a glossary of the lingo - both in English and Korean! After reading this book, you'll be able to fangirl out and fit in with the rest.Some other topics covered in this book are:Read about everything you need to know in order to navigate the Kpop world.What does being a Kpop fan entail? Learn the difference between being a Kpop fan and a fan of other genres of music.Learn the basics of how the Kpop industry works. What is the process of becoming an idol?Find a glossary of fandom lingo to keep in your pocket (both English and Korean words!) Get comfortable and be able to use them in everyday fangirling.Get a basic introduction to the hottest groups. Read about their accomplishments and entertaining trivia. Be familiar with the trending topics before even getting into Kpop.Go in depth about topics even longtime Kpop fans don't really understand. What are "Kpop generations?" "What is the difference between daesang and bonsang?"Find introductions about the major highlights of Kpop as a whole. What are the festivals and events you can look forward to?Read about the TV shows you can watch for more entertainment. There are variety shows, reality shows, survival competitions and more. Add them to your "to watch list!"Get exposed to the more controversial side of Kpop. The things that most fans don't want to talk about or tell you about.Know where to find your fandom family and enjoy the Kpop experience!Kpop generationsThe difference between daesang and bonsangFestivals and events you can look forward toTV shows you can watch for more entertainment and KpopThe more controversial side of KpopMost importantly - we'll let you know where to find your fandom family and where you can enjoy the Kpop experience!Read "KPop 101" Today!About the Expert:Fefe is a writer and translator. But more importantly, she has been a Kpop fangirl for almost 10 years. Her biases are Suga from BTS and the entirety of Exo.She spends her free time crying over her bias's pictures and participating in all aspects of the fandom. As a trilingual (English, Chinese and Korean), she helps translate interviews, songs and videos for international fans.Other than Kpop, Fefe is also a fan of Cpop singers such as Bii, Leehom Wang and G.E.M Tang. Her favorite authors are Vladimir Nabokov, Laini Taylor and Maggie Stiefvater.

Understanding the Korean Wave

Author : Dal Yong Jin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000932195

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A comprehensive and critical introduction to understanding the Korean Wave (Hallyu) as a transnational media phenomenon. This book provides an accessible introduction to the Korean Wave—the rapid growth of local cultural industries and the global popularity of Korean popular culture over the past 30 years—providing historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural context to its initial rise and enduring popularity. Jin explores the transnational cultural flows of Hallyu across a variety of products and digital technologies—from television dramas, film, and K-pop to online games, and webtoons—and explains the process of cross-media convergence and the socio-political contexts behind the Hallyu phenomenon. He also explores how overseas fans and audiences advance K-pop fandom as social agents in different geo-cultural contexts. The book concludes by discussing if Hallyu can become a sustainable global popular culture beyond a fan-based regional cultural phenomenon. Each chapter features detailed contemporary case studies and discussion questions to enhance student engagement. This is essential reading for students of Media and Communication, Cultural Studies, Korean Studies, and Asian Studies, particularly those taking classes on popular culture and media, media and globalization, Korean popular culture, and East Asian culture.

Globalization and Popular Music in South Korea

Author : Michael Fuhr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317556916

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Globalization and Popular Music in South Korea by Michael Fuhr Pdf

This book offers an in-depth study of the globalization of contemporary South Korean idol pop music, or K-Pop, visiting K-Pop and its multiple intersections with political, economic, and cultural formations and transformations. It provides detailed insights into the transformative process in and around the field of Korean pop music since the 1990s, which paved the way for the recent international rise of K-Pop and the Korean Wave. Fuhr examines the conditions and effects of transnational flows, asymmetrical power relations, and the role of the imaginary "other" in K-Pop production and consumption, relating them to the specific aesthetic dimensions and material conditions of K-Pop stars, songs, and videos. Further, the book reveals how K-Pop is deployed for strategies of national identity construction in connection with Korean cultural politics, with transnational music production circuits, and with the transnational mobility of immigrant pop idols. The volume argues that K-Pop is a highly productive cultural arena in which South Korea’s globalizing and nationalizing forces and imaginations coincide, intermingle, and counteract with each other and in which the tension between both of these poles is played out musically, visually, and discursively. This book examines a vibrant example of contemporary popular music from the non-Anglophone world and provides deeper insight into the structure of popular music and the dynamics of cultural globalization through a combined set of ethnographic, musicological, and cultural analysis. Widening the regional scope of Western-dominated popular music studies and enhancing new areas of ethnomusicology, anthropology, and cultural studies, this book will also be of interest to those studying East Asian popular culture, music globalization, and popular music.

K-Pop Survival Guide

Author : HowExpert,Hayley Marland
Publisher : HowExpert
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781647587284

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K-Pop Survival Guide by HowExpert,Hayley Marland Pdf

Surviving the K-pop community can be a little daunting at first! To prepare you for the battle ahead, A Rookies Guide to Surviving the K-Pop Community, explores many different aspects of K-Pop such as: • What is K-pop? • Things you need to know as a fan and how to stay up to date • The best ways to buy K-pop merchandise and where to find them! • How to support your favourite artists and their careers directly • Tips, tricks and common mistakes when storing, displaying and protecting your K-pop merchandise and albums • Common questions when attending concerts And much, much more! This book is designed to assist you in your K-pop needs by answering some of the most common questions on K-pop related forums and sites. Whether you are looking to buy merchandise or just want to get to know your favourite artists a bit more. A Rookies Guide to Surviving in the K-Pop community has it all! About the Expert! Hayley Marland is a long time K-Pop fanatic with over 6 years of experience with dealing with the K-Pop community. Whether it is an attending concerts, buying merchandise or running group orders, she has experienced It all. Hayley spends her days watching K-pop, Korean dramas, writing reviews and actively participating on online forums related to Korean entertainment and music. Besides K-Pop, she enjoys getting creative by making different types of crafts, drawing, cooking and playing video games! She always likes to try something new and is up to the challenge. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

K-Pop Confidential

Author : Stephan Lee
Publisher : Chicken House
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781913322540

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A Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the same K-pop company behind the most popular boy band on the planet, in this romantic coming-of-age novel perfect for K-pop fans everywhere! Candace Park knows a lot about playing a role. For most of her life, she's been playing the role of the quiet Korean-American girl who takes advanced classes and plays a classical instrument, keeping her love of K-pop to herself. But she has a secret that she's been keeping from the world: she can sing. Like, really sing. So when Candace enters a global audition held by the biggest K-pop label in the world, she doesn't expect to actually win. And convincing her parents to go against everything they believe in is nothing compared to what's next. Under the strict supervision of her instructors at the label's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Candace must hone her performance skills to within an inch of her life, learn to fluently speak Korean, and navigate the complex hierarchies of her teammates. And the number-one rule? NO DATING - which proves almost impossible after she meets superstar idol One.J and fellow Korean-American trainee YoungBae. And when Candace finds herself in the middle of an international K-pop scandal, she must decide whether a spot in the most hyped K-pop girl group of all time is really worth risking everything ...

K-pop Innovation: The Future Of Korean Innovation That Took The World By Storm

Author : Jangwoo Lee
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789811271731

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K-pop Innovation: The Future Of Korean Innovation That Took The World By Storm by Jangwoo Lee Pdf

K-pop's remarkable global popularity is no coincidence. Its success cannot be attributed to a talented individual or a set of favourable government policies but is instead the result of continuous innovation by risk-taking entrepreneurs.For the first time in English, this book presents a focus on the managerial and structural features of the K-pop industry to unpack the resounding success of K-pop companies and the Hallyu Wave phenomenon. It analyses leading industry players, explaining the success strategies of K-pop from the perspective of innovation management theory. It places a particular special emphasis on SM Entertainment, a leading pioneer in the South Korean entertainment industry, and sheds light on the company's strategies for success.As the book examines how K-pop developed over time, it draws an interesting parallel with the semiconductor and IT industries, noting common characteristics between them. It concludes with thoughts on K-pop's future and advises K-pop innovators on developing new business models combining new technologies in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and augmented reality (AR) to keep the momentum going. It is a must-read for readers interested in innovation, the entertainment industry, and the global phenomenon that is the Hallyu Wave.