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K-POP Now!

Author : Mark James Russell

Publisher : Tuttle Publishing

Page : 301 pages

File Size : 45,77 MB

Release : 2014-04-29

Category : Music

ISBN : 146291411X

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"This is the book on K-pop everybody has been waiting for.…A must-read!" --Charlotte Naudin, PR Manager, Torpedo Productions K-Pop Now! examines Korea's high-energy pop music and is written for its growing legions of fans. Pop culture expert Mark Russell features the most 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" took the world by storm. But K-Pop, the music of Psy's homeland of Korea, has been winning fans with its infectious melodies and high-energy fun since long before that. Featuring talented singers and eye-catching visuals, K-Pop is the music of the moment. Although K-Pop is a relatively new phenomenon in the West, it is rapidly gaining traction and reaching much larger audiences --thanks in large part to social media like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram -- the Girls Generation single "Gee" has almost three hundred million views! K-Pop Now! includes: Profiles of current K-Pop artists and their hits. A look at Seoul's trendiest hangout spots. Interviews with top artists like Kevin from Ze:A and Brian Joo from Fly to the Sky. 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. Join the K-Pop revolution today!



K-Pop

Author : Stuart A. Kallen

Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books

Page : 68 pages

File Size : 27,37 MB

Release : 2014-01-01

Category : Young Adult Nonfiction

ISBN : 1467725498

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Featuring quirky horse-riding dance moves and an infectious electronic beat, an unlikely music video and its leading man made history in 2012. In December of that year, "Gangnam Style" reached one billion hits on YouTube—the most views ever. Seemingly overnight, the South Korean pop star behind the hit—Psy (Park Jae-sang)—became a household name. But Psy is just part of the story. Other South Korean pop sensations such as Girls' Generation, 2NE1, and BigBang are part of a global sensation called Hallyu, or the Korean Wave. South Korean bands are performing to sold out arenas all over the world, and fans can't get enough of South Korean music, films, television, food, and manhwa (cartoons). K-Pop: Korea's Musical Explosion traces the journey of South Korean pop music, from the early influences of American rock 'n' roll in the 1950s to the success of a tiger-eyed sensation called Rain, who wowed American audiences in the early 2000s. Discover how this Korean Justin Timberlake, and those who came after him, rose through South Korea’s star-making system through grueling hard work to seduce international audiences with their tight choreographies, irresistible beats, outrageous outfits, and exciting stage shows. You'll become part of the K-Pop fandom world too!



K-Pop

Author : John Lie

Publisher : Univ of California Press

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 35,82 MB

Release : 2015

Category : Music

ISBN : 0520283120

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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.



How to Speak KPOP

Author : Jungho Park

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 33,38 MB

Release : 2020-10-07

Category :

ISBN : 9781735784403

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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!



K-POP

Author : Korean Culture and Information Service South Korea

Publisher : 길잡이미디어

Page : 96 pages

File Size : 49,16 MB

Release : 2013-03-22

Category : Popular music

ISBN : 8973751662

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In October 2009, the Korean girl group 2NE1’s album To Anyone ranked second after Eminem’s Recovery on the Top Hip Hop Albums chart on iTunes, the largest online music vendor in the United States. At a concert hall in Los Angeles, five hundred Girls’ Generation fans wearing T-shirts that read “Soshified”?“Soshi” is a shortened form of “Sonyeo Shidae,” the Korean name of the girl group?sang the group’s song “Gee” while performing a synchronized dance to the music. The YouTube video of the popular Girls’ Generation song “Gee” had more than 56 million hits as of October 2011. In June 2011, young fans came from all over Europe?the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, and elsewhere?to see Korean idol groups including TVXQ!, Super Junior, SHINee, Girls’ Generation, and f(x) at Le Zenith de Paris in France, a venue where many famous European pop acts have held concerts. In Bangkok, Thai youngsters dreaming of becoming “the next Nichkhun” (a member of boy band 2PM) hold singing and dancing competitions to Korean music every weekend. What do all of these happenings around the world have in common? The answer is “K-Pop.” K-Pop Meets the World K-Pop Makes a Splash in Europe US Starts to Notice K-Pop K-Pop Stars Break Records in Japan K-Pop Triggers New Hallyu in Southeast Asia Why K-Pop? Hybrid Entertainment The Versatility of Korean Stars Globalized Star-Making System Social Media Enables Rapid Spread History of K-Pop Birth of Korean Pop Music Korean War and US Infl uence The First Renaissance Folk Music Represents Youth Culture Superstar Cho Yong-pil and the Ballad Era Seo Taiji & Boys Open New Chapter K-Pop Goes Global The Most Popular K-Pop Artists Idol Pop R&B and Ballads Hip Hop Rock and Indie Epilogue Where Is K-Pop Headed? keyword : K-POP,korean pop music,2NE1,Girls’ Generation,SNSD,Super Junior,SHINee



K-Pop Confidential

Author : Stephan Lee

Publisher : Chicken House

Page : 295 pages

File Size : 47,81 MB

Release : 2020-09-03

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1913322548

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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 ...



Korean with Kpop

Author : Ross Ellison

Publisher :

Page : 142 pages

File Size : 42,99 MB

Release : 2019-03-10

Category :

ISBN : 9781798478950

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Korean With Kpop is a guide for any Kpop fan to learn Korean with Kpop. Here is exactly what you will learn: How to read and write Hangul How to speak and understand Korean with accompanying audio The absolute essential words, grammar, and phrases that make up 35% of Kpop Lyrics How to apply your skills to real spoken conversation How to learn your favorite Kpop songs and much more Korean With Kpop uses data from 3067 Kpop song lyrics to teach you the most relevant Korean in Kpop. Unlike other textbooks which teach very formal Korean that doesn't get much use outside of a classroom setting, you will learn the actual Korean you will encounter while listening to your favorite music. This is what the the majority of the book focuses on: teaching you the actual Korean you will encounter. In each of the 22 different lessons you will start by learning very frequent words and new grammar patterns. Here's the important part though: You will learn the most common way for the words and grammar patterns to be used together in Kpop. And then you can practice what you've learned. There are many practice & review sections and lots of real Kpop lyric examples, designed so you will remember everything that you learn in this book. And best of all, you will be able to APPLY all the Korean that you learned even after you've closed the book. If you've tried learning Korean in the past, and haven't gotten your skill to the level that you want, it probably isn't your fault. There's a lot of Korean material out there, but unfortunately most of it just isn't relevant to what you're interested in. Korean with Kpop clears away all of the smoke and makes it possible for even a complete beginner Kpop fan to learn Korean. Get the audio files and more at meiloy.com



K-POP - The Odyssey

Author : Wooseok Ki

Publisher :

Page : 368 pages

File Size : 11,84 MB

Release : 2020-12-07

Category : Music

ISBN : 9781636766430

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K-Pop is bigger than it has ever been. Many new artists debut each year and the industry is at an all-time international high. But how did we get here? Is it something more complex and important than mere media headlines? K-POP: The Odyssey - Your Gateway to the Global K-Pop Phenomenon takes you on a journey to explore one of the biggest pop cultural phenomenona in recent history, drawing from stories and interviews from some of the biggest names in the K-Pop industry including: Henry Lau, international popstar, actor and K-Pop veteran Hyuk Shin, multi-platinum record producer behind the hits of stars like EXO, DEAN, and Girls' Generation Peter Chun, former YG Entertainment Director who spearheaded US collaborations for BIGBANG, 2NE1, and Epik High Plus a BTS co-songwriter, academic scholars and more. K-POP: The Odyssey is split into eight parts, with each exploring a facet of the K-Pop phenomenon. Whether you are interested in the idol system, music, business, technology, or fandom, this book will serve as your guide. Are you in?



Fluent Korean from K-Pop and K-Drama

Author : Eric Bodnar

Publisher :

Page : 82 pages

File Size : 37,10 MB

Release : 2017-05-16

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 9781521308837

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How can fun things like K-Pop and K-Drama be used to help students learn Korean? This book attempts to provide an answer to that question as well as the "how to learn Korean" question. Of course, there is much more to South Korea and the Korean language than the entertainment industry, but all Korean movies, TV, videos, and music can become a valuable resource to learn Korean with the right methods. If you are tired of re-reading and re-listening to the same dialogues from your Korean language textbook, why not try something new and different? This book will teach you a method that allows you to learn, practice, and never forget Korean vocabulary, phrases, and grammar points that you encounter from any source of your choice including K-Pop and K-Drama. This system will teach you how to successfully learn Korean the fun and easy way including how to speak Korean both formally and informally. The method of this book also covers smarter ways to practice listening comprehension and reading and writing the Korean language (Hangul). This is not your conventional Korean textbook that lists topics to study accompanied by new vocabulary, grammar points, and Hangul lessons. You can find hundreds of those in bookstores and across the internet. Rather than dissect and explain a large hodgepodge collection of words and lines from random K-Pop and K-Drama that you may not be interested in, this book will show you a system on how to learn from any media from South Korea. You may find this system particularly useful if you have trouble remembering any new Korean language. Use what you love about South Korea to learn Korean!



Kpop Secret

Author : UK Jung

Publisher : KpopBehind

Page : 264 pages

File Size : 24,96 MB

Release : 2018-09-13

Category : Art

ISBN :

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-Unknown stories about kpop stars such as BTS, EXO, BIGBANG, TWICE, BLACKPINK and more -Korean stars' real personality -With whom and how they date -How much they earn Aren’t you curious about k-pop stars’ real personality? Aren’t you curious about unknown stories about them? Here’s what you’ve been waiting for! Kpop Secret is released! Welcome to the real world of k-pop. We tried to include all the secret stories about Korean entertainment industry in Kpop Secret. We want to share all the stories behind k-pop stars with fans all over the world.