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Minjoo is a 16-year-old girl who has always dreamed of being a k-pop star. Fortunately, she passes her 21st audition and becomes a trainee of Fish Entertainment, one of the biggest k-pop agencies. There she meets two handsome trainees, Minho and Giho, both of whom like her. And she continues her efforts to realize her dream. However, she’s faced with an unexpected ordeal. Can Minjoo realize her dream by debuting as a k-pop idol? And will she be happy together with her boyfriend? This novel has been reconstituted based on a true story. The author has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 and has heard many stories regarding k-pop idols’ love and dating. He included the stories in the novel, and the book also contains unknown facts about the k-pop industry.
-Unknown stories about kpop stars such as BTS, EXO, BIGBANG, TWICE, BLACKPINK and more -Korean stars' real personality -With whom and how they date -How much they earn Aren’t you curious about k-pop stars’ real personality? Aren’t you curious about unknown stories about them? Here’s what you’ve been waiting for! Kpop Secret is released! Welcome to the real world of k-pop. We tried to include all the secret stories about Korean entertainment industry in Kpop Secret. We want to share all the stories behind k-pop stars with fans all over the world.
Explore the Heartbeat of a Global Phenomenon Enter a world that pulsates with rhythm, color, and unstoppable energy. "Behind the K-Pop Mania: Unveiling the Global Sensation" is your all-access pass into the heart of a culture that has conquered the globe. This book peels back the layers of a universe that, until now, has only been glimpsed from the outside. Dive into the rich history of Korean pop music, beginning with its roots and tracing its meteoric rise to global fame. You'll journey through the decades, from the formation of the earliest idol groups to the worldwide spread of Hallyu–the Korean Wave. Discover how K-Pop has evolved, adapting and innovating to become a leading force in ...
CNTR (Center) is the top K-pop boy band in South Korea, and everyone is shocked when one of the members disappears right before their performance at the VMAs. Anxious to fill the spot before the big night, the role is given to newcomer, Haneul Kyung, a Korean American college student who aces the auditions. Haneul quickly wins the hearts of fans but clashes with the group’s leader, Jiho. What no one knows? Haneul is actually Hana—a girl—and she’s just joined the most popular boy band in the world under false pretenses. With Haneul’s growing fame, Hana will have to choose between her career and her growing feelings for Jiho...
K-Pop: Popular Music, Cultural Amnesia, and Economic Innovation in South Korea seeks at once to describe and explain the emergence of export-oriented South Korean popular music and to make sense of larger South Korean economic and cultural transformations. John Lie provides not only a history of South Korean popular music—the premodern background, Japanese colonial influence, post-Liberation American impact, and recent globalization—but also a description of K-pop as a system of economic innovation and cultural production. In doing so, he delves into the broader background of South Korea in this wonderfully informed history and analysis of a pop culture phenomenon sweeping the globe.
There are so many k-pop boy groups, while the groups are too numerous to mention one by one. However, some of them just disappear after debut, and only a very small minority of k-pop boy groups can become popular. By the way, there is a boy group who has been on the steady rise since its debut and is now considered as one of the most popular k-pop idol groups. Yeah, it’s BTS. As BTS is enjoying a huge popularity at home and abroad, many people in the k-pop world are now saying "The boy group is the future of k-pop." Actually, BTS' success is considered as being very special by people in the k-pop industry. Because BTS is in Big Hit entertainment, which is not as big k-pop agency as SM, YG,...
Who do you think is the most popular female k-pop singer? Who do you think is the most talented female k-pop singer? There could be many different voices and opinions, but the majority of people in the k-pop industry would say it’s IU. The talented singer, who has numerous hits such as “Good Day”, “You&I”, “Twenty-Three” and “Palette” is being loved by men and women of all ages, and as a competent musician, she wrote many of her own songs too. What’s most surprising about her is she can cover a diverse range of genres, while there are no other young k-pop singers who can do as great as her. That’s not all. IU is one of the most popular k-pop singers among k-pop industry...
Who do you think is the most popular k-pop idol? Who do you think is the most influential k-pop star? There could be many different voices and opinions, but the majority of people in the k-pop industry would say it’s G-Dragon. As the leader of BIGBANG, G-Dragon led his team to the top in the k-pop world, writing and producing the k-pop group’s numerous hits. And he got to the summit as a solo singer too, while his innovative and polished own songs have caused a sensation in the world of k-pop. That’s not all. G-Dragon is well known for his great taste in fashion, and he is a trendsetter who is loved by young people all over the world. No doubt, he is one of a kind, and he is now a role...
-How to pass k-pop audition -Tips & Advices for k-pop audition participants -How to become a k-pop idol -Stories behind k-pop stars' trainee life and debut -Written by an experienced k-pop journalist Do you want to become a k-pop idol? Do you want to become a k-pop trainee to realize your dream? Well, the most common way to start off on a long journey to become a k-pop idol is to take part in various k-pop agencies’ auditions. K-pop agencies usually have year-round audition schedules, and they always pay attention to find talented would be singers. You can take part in k-pop auditions either online or offline. If you apply for an online audition, you can put in an application by e-mail and...
This edited collection assembles international perspectives from artists, academics, and curators in the field to bring the insights of screendance theory and practice back into conversations with critical methods, at the intersections of popular culture, low-tech media practices, dance, and movement studies, and the minoritarian perspectives of feminism, queer theory, critical race studies and more. This book represents new vectors in screendance studies, featuring contributions by both artists and theoreticians, some of the most established voices in the field as well as the next generation of emerging scholars, artists, and curators. It builds on the foundational cartographies of screenda...