{"product_id":"k-pop-idols-hark-joon-lee-9781498588256","title":"K-Pop Idols: Popular Culture and the Emergence of the Korean Music Industry","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hark Joon Lee, Kyong Yoon Yong Jin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1498588255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498588256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Hark Joon Lee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936466141439,"sku":"9781498588256","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b25d4348-7d94-48d2-8682-6ffa75c538b1.jpg?v=1681425719","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/k-pop-idols-hark-joon-lee-9781498588256","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}