K-pop - The International Rise of the Korean Music Industry (Hardcover)

Introduction: Why K-pop Fandom Matters JungBong Choi and Roald Maliangkay  1. Same Look through Different Eyes: Korea’s History of Uniform Pop Music Acts Roald Maliangkay  2. Into the New World: Girls’ Generation from the Local to the Global Stephen J. Epstein  3. The Political Economy of Idols: South Korea’s Neoliberal Restructuring and its Impact on the Entertainment Labor Force Inkyu Kang  4. Despite not being Johnny’s: The Cultural Impact of TVXQ in the Japanese Music Industry Ju Oak Kim  5. SBS PopAsia: Non-stop K-Pop in Australia Liz Giuffre and Sarah Keith  6. Loyalty Transmission and Cultural Enlisting of K-pop in Latin America JungBong Choi  7. Hallyu and the K-pop Boom in Japan: Patterns of Consumption and Reactionary Responses Eun-Young Jung  8. The Dynamics of K-Pop Spectatorship: The Tablo Witch-hunt and Its Double-Edged Sword of Enjoyment Haerin Shin  9. ‘We keep it local’ ? Malaysianising "Gangnam Style": A Question of Place and Identity Gaik Cheng Khoo  10. A Sound Wave of Effeminacy: K-pop and the Male Beauty Ideal in China Roald Maliangkay and Geng Song