K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution

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Synopsis
"K-Pop Now! [...] features one hundred and twenty-eight glossy pages of Korean pop eye-candy." --KpopStarz.comK-Pop Now! takes a fun look at Korea's high-energy pop music, and is written for its growing legions of fans.

It features all the 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" suddenly took the world by storm. But K-Pop, the music of Psy's homeland of Korea has been winning fans for years with its infectious melodies and high-energy fun. Featuring incredibly attractive and talented singers and eye-popping visuals, K-Pop is the music of now.Though K-Pop is a relatively young phenomenon in the West, it is rapidly gaining traction and reaching much larger audiences--thanks in large part to social media like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Top K-Pop acts get ten million to thirty million hits for their videos--the Girls Generation single "Gee" has over a hundred million views!In K-Pop Now! you'll find:Profiles of all the current K-Pop artists and their hits A look at Seoul's hippest hot spots and hangouts Interviews with top artists like Kevin from Ze:A and Brian Joo A look at future K-Pop idols

Copyright:
2014

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
128 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781462914111
Related ISBNs:
9784805313008
Publisher:
Tuttle Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Music
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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