Pop Goes Korea
Behind the Revolution in Movies, Music, and Internet Culture
by Mark James Russell
224 pages· 2008· ISBN 9781933330686
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"Included in the text is historical and cultural background plus focus chapters on media conglomerate CJ Entertainment, director Kang Je-gyu's blockbuster film Shiri, the Pusan International Film Festival, TV actor Lee Byung-hun, SM Entertainment pop stars S.E.S. and H.O.T., and the internet demon/darling Soribada. Sidebars examine Korean filmdom's biggest hits and biggest failures, the top twenty TV dramas, the golden age of Korean rock, b-boy (breakin' and breakdancin') groups, the Korean studio that animates The Simpsons, and, of course, the international megastar actor and singer Rain." "Fully indexed, with 16 color pages and 64 photographs."--BOOK JACKET.
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