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. 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. 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. Globalization and Popular Music in South Korea PART II: Complicating K-Pop: Flows, Asymmetries, and TransformationsĤ Temporal Asymmetries: Music, Time, and the Nation-Stateĥ Spatial Asymmetries: Imaginary Places in the Transnational Production of K-PopĦ Asymmetries of Mobility: Immigrant Stars and the Conjuncture of Patriotism, Anti-American Sentiment, and Cybercultureħ Conclusion: “Oppan, Korean Style!”: An Imaginary Horse Ride around the GlobeĪppendix II: Korean Music Sales Charts 2013 PART I: Configuring K-Pop: Histories and ProductionĢ Inventing Korean Popular Music: Historical Formations and Genres (1885–2000)ģ Producing the Global Imaginary: A K-Pop Tropology Note on Translation, Romanization, and Korean Namesġ Introduction: Rising K-Pop, Pursuing the Hyphen
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