Korean pop culture beyond Asia : race and reception / edited by David C. Oh and Benjamin M. Han.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Oh, David C., editor.

Han, Benjamin M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture.

Popular culture--Korea.

Mass media and culture--Korea.

Mass media and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2024].

Summary:

Korean Pop Culture Beyond Asia, edited by David C. Oh and Benjamin M. Han, explores the global impact and reception of South Korean popular media. The book examines the transcultural affinities and contradictions in the global fandom of Korean pop culture, including K-pop, K-dramas, and other media forms. It addresses themes such as race, gender, and cultural appropriation, highlighting how these elements are perceived and engaged with across different cultural contexts. Contributors, comprising both early-career and established scholars, offer critical insights into the ways Korean media has influenced and interacted with audiences worldwide. The book is intended for scholars and students of media studies, cultural studies, and Asian studies, as well as anyone interested in the global dynamics of popular culture. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction. David C. Oh and Benjamin M. Han

Part I. Transcultural Affinity, Excess, and Contradiction

1. The Road to Fandom: Joy and Black “Fans” in K-pop / Crystal S. Anderson

2. Between Appreciation and Appropriation: Race-Transitioning among Hallyu Fans / Min Joo Lee

3. Korean Romance for Wholesomeness and Racism? The Transcultural Reception of the Reality Dating Show Single’s Inferno / Woori Han

4. K-pop and the Racialization of Asian American Popular Musicians / Donna Lee Kwon

5. “Soft” Koreans and “Sensual” Cubans: Race, Gender, and the Reception of South Korean Popular Culture in Cuba / Laura-Zoë Humphreys

Part II. Intersectional Connection and Imaginaries

6. Latin Orientalism and Anglo Hegemony in Korean Rock: Seo Taiji’s “Moai” (2009) / Moisés Park

7. “I Was Probably Korean in a Previous Life”: Transracial Jokes and Fantasies of Hallyu Fans / Irina Lyan

8. Hallyu Dreaming: Making Sense of Race and Gender in K-dramas in the US Midwest and Ireland / Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain

9. When K-pop Meets Islam: Cultural Appropriation and Fan Engagement / Young Jung

10. “I Can Do Both”: Queering K-pop Idols through the White Discursive Standpoint of TikTok Users / Julia Trzcińska and David C. Oh

List of Contributors

Index

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Notes:

includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780295752976

0295752971

OCLC:

1463764706