| Asian Pop Music in Cosmopolitan Europe: K-Pop Fandom in the Age of Globalization Contributor(s): Um, Haekyung (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138943711 ISBN-13: 9781138943711 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 5, 2026 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia |
| Physical Information: 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores in detail how the extraordinary global success of Korean pop music - K-Pop - has been received in Europe. Focusing on the United Kingdom, Germany and Austria, it discusses the motivations and characteristics of K-Pop fans, examines the role of new media, cultural polices and global creative industries, and relates K-Pop fandom to the multicultural and cosmopolitan milieu of much of Europe. The book concludes by assessing how far K-Pop fandom is part of a new global popular youth culture. |