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Finding Mr. Perfect : K-Drama, Pop Culture, Romance, and Race.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yi, Min-ju.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (221 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- Finding Mr.Perfect explores the romantic relationships between Korean men and women who were inspired by romantic Korean televisual depictions of Korean masculinity to travel to Korea as tourists.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Mouth Agape and Ecstatically Screaming: National Media and Industry Personnel's Conception of Foreign Hallyu Fans
- 2. Romance and Masculinity in Korean Television Dramas
- 3. Digitalized Intimacies of Hallyu
- 4. "Korean Men Are So Bad Because They Are Perfect": Hallyu Tourists' Experiences in Korea
- 5. "How Can We Compete with Men Like That?": Korean Men's Perception of Their Newfound Popularity
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-9788-4159-0
- 9781978841598
- OCLC:
- 1547447874
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