Korean masculinities and transcultural consumption : Yonsama, Rain, Oldboy, K-Pop idols / Sun Jung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jung, Sun, 1972-

Series:

TransAsia: screen cultures.

TransAsia: screen cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pae, Yong-jun, 1972-.

Pae, Yong-jun.

Rain, 1982-.

Rain.

Masculinity--Korea.

Masculinity.

Fans (Persons)--Psychology.

Fans (Persons).

Men in popular culture--Korea.

Men in popular culture.

Culture diffusion.

Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects.

Consumption (Economics).

Intellectual life.

Popular culture and globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2011.

Aberdeen, Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book investigates the transcultural consumption of hybrid South Korean masculinities in contemporary South Korean popular culture. It focuses on the Japanese middle-aged female fandom of an actor - Bae Yong-Joon (aka. Yonsama) - the middle class Singaporean female fandom of a pop-star Rain, and the Western online cult fandom of a film, Oldboy.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Notes on the Usage of the Korean Language""; ""1 - Korean Popular Culture and Transcultural Consumption""; ""2 - Bae Yong-Joon, Soft Masculinity, and Japanese Fans""; ""3 - Rain, Global Masculinity, and Singaporean Fans""; ""4 - Oldboy, Postmodern Masculinity, and Western Fandom on Film Review Websites""; ""5 - K-Pop Idol Boy Bands and Manufactured Versatile Masculinity""; ""Appendix""; ""Notes""; ""List of Media Productions""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789882207127

988220712X

9789888053636

9888053639

OCLC:

743276066