Download or read book Kpop Secret written by UK Jung and published by KpopBehind. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -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.
Download or read book Kpop Audition Bible How to become a k pop idol written by UK Jung and published by KpopBehind. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -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 attach a video that shows yourself singing and dancing. If you apply for an offline audition, you should attend the audition and sing in front of the judges. And if you pass the audition, yeah, you can become a k-pop trainee. It doesn’t guarantee your debut, though. Becoming a k-pop singer requires years of training, and you should compete with the other talented trainees too. As a k-pop trainee, you will take a variety of lessons such as singing lessons, dancing lessons and personality educations, while you will have a test periodically. And you will also have to go on a diet to improve your figure. It’s never easy to become a k-pop idol, huh? By the way, the question here is how you can pass your audition and become a k-pop trainee. You may be able to search for various information about k-pop auditions on the Internet, but you know, there is no one who tells you about the actual way how you can pass your audition and become a k-pop trainee. So, here’s what you’ve been waiting for. Kpop Audition Bible: How to become a k-pop idol includes all the stories about k-pop audition. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to questions such as “What is the evaluation standard of k-pop audition?”, “I’m fat and ugly. Can I become a k-pop trainee?” and “I’m a foreigner. Can I become a k-pop trainee?”. And the book also contains tips & advices for k-pop audition participants and a variety of stories behind k-pop idols’ trainee life and debut. If you want to become a k-pop idol and you want to become a k-pop trainee to realize your dream, Kpop Audition Bible: How to become a k-pop idol must be a very useful guide for you. We dedicate this book to all the potential k-pop idols all over the world. Go for it, guys!
Download or read book You re Beautiful Kpop Romance Based on a True Story written by UK Jung and published by KpopBehind. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Kpop Secret written by U. K. Jung and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -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 earnAren'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.
Download or read book My K Pop Secret written by J.L. Lee and published by Radish Fiction. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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...
Download or read book BTS The K pop Pioneer written by UK Jung and published by KpopBehind. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, or JYP. Achieving success as an idol group of small and medium agency in the k-pop word is much harder than you could ever have imagined, and that’s why BTS deserves to be called “The k-pop pioneer”. Then, what do you think is the reason for BTS’ great success? First, the main reason for BTS' success is that the boy group differentiated itself from other boy groups by doing "real hip hop" music. The group writes its own music and sings about teenager's life, arousing empathy from young k-pop fans. Second, some of BTS fans may disagree, but the members have ordinary looks unlike other pretty k-pop idols. They’re not traditionally good-looking, and frankly speaking, I thought they are too ugly to be idols when I saw BTS for the first time. However, because of this, they could become the hottest idol group. I mean, fans could feel more comfortable and familiar with the members because they do not look like cartoon characters. Third, BTS is an idol group, but its members, Rap Monster and Suga have released their mixtapes just like underground rappers do. By doing so, they stressed the fact that they’re different from other puppet like idols. Especially, Rap Monster, who has polished his rap skills in the Korean underground hip hop scene before debut is getting the spotlight in the k-pop industry by showing off his outstanding rapping ability. He’s been active not only as an idol but also as a rapper, and he was also featured as a rapper in the album of MFBTY, comprised of Tiger JK, Yoon Mirae, and Bizzy who are considered as heavyweights in the Korean hip hop scene. BTS certainly succeeded in fascinating k-pop fans and it’s mainly because of the group’s image as a skilled hip hop idol. Oh, it's not just an image. The BTS members have sufficient performing skills and always prove it on the stage. Unlike other puppet like k-pop idol groups, they enjoy the stage and show high quality live performance. Have you been to BTS’ concert? It’s really gorgeous. So, are you a big fan of BTS? Do you want to know all the stories about BTS members? < BTS: The k-pop pioneer> contains all the things about BTS. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to all the questions about BTS such as “What are their real personality like?”, “What were they like in school?” and “How did they become k-pop idols?”. The book also includes various stories behind BTS members. So, welcome to the real world of k-pop. Enjoy your time, and love yourself!
Download or read book G Dragon The King of K pop written by UK Jung and published by KpopBehind. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 model of countless young k-pop idols. Even Korean celebrities love and admire the k-pop star, and that’s why he is called “Celebrities’ celebrity”. So, are you a big fan of G-Dragon? Do you want to know all the stories about the king of k-pop? G-Dragon: The King of K-pop contains all the things about G-Dragon. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to all the questions about G-Dragon such as “What is his real personality like?”, “How rich is he?” and “How do Korean general public think of him?” The book also includes various stories behind G-Dragon. Welcome to the real world of k-pop. Enjoy your time!
Download or read book IU The Queen of K pop written by UK Jung and published by KpopBehind. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 workers because she is very good-natured. She's kind to everybody and she never acts high and mighty even though she is a top star. And as you may know, the sweet girl always cares about her fans and tries to do anything she can do for them. So, are you a big fan of IU? Do you want to know all the stories about the queen of k-pop? IU: The Queen of K-pop contains all the things about IU. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to all the questions about IU such as “What is her real personality like?”, “How was her childhood?” and “What is IU’s ideal type of man like?”. The book also includes various stories behind IU. Welcome to the real world of k-pop. Enjoy your time!
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Download or read book K Pop Confidential written by Stephan Lee and published by Chicken House. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the same K-pop company behind the most popular boy band on the planet, in this romantic coming-of-age novel perfect for K-pop fans everywhere! Candace Park knows a lot about playing a role. For most of her life, she's been playing the role of the quiet Korean-American girl who takes advanced classes and plays a classical instrument, keeping her love of K-pop to herself. But she has a secret that she's been keeping from the world: she can sing. Like, really sing. So when Candace enters a global audition held by the biggest K-pop label in the world, she doesn't expect to actually win. And convincing her parents to go against everything they believe in is nothing compared to what's next. Under the strict supervision of her instructors at the label's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Candace must hone her performance skills to within an inch of her life, learn to fluently speak Korean, and navigate the complex hierarchies of her teammates. And the number-one rule? NO DATING - which proves almost impossible after she meets superstar idol One.J and fellow Korean-American trainee YoungBae. And when Candace finds herself in the middle of an international K-pop scandal, she must decide whether a spot in the most hyped K-pop girl group of all time is really worth risking everything ...
Download or read book Focus On 100 Most Popular South Korean Television Actresses written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Focus On 100 Most Popular South Korean Idols written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From Factory Girls to K Pop Idol Girls written by Gooyong Kim and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-07-06 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on female idols’ proliferation in the South Korean popular music (K-pop) industry since the late 1990s, Gooyong Kim critically analyzes structural conditions of possibilities in contemporary popular music from production to consumption. Kim contextualizes the success of K-pop within Korea’s development trajectories, scrutinizing how a formula of developments from the country’ rapid industrial modernization (1960s-1980s) was updated and re-applied in the K-pop industry when the state had to implement a series of neoliberal reformations mandated by the IMF. To that end, applying Michel Foucault’s discussion on governmentality, a biopolitical dimension of neoliberalism, Kim argues how the regime of free market capitalism updates and reproduces itself by 1) forming a strategic alliance of interests with the state, and 2) using popular culture to facilitate individuals’ subjectification and subjectivation processes to become neoliberal agents. As to an importance of K-pop female idols, Kim indicates a sustained utility/legacy of the nation’s century-long patriarchy in a neoliberal development agenda. Young female talents have been mobilized and deployed in the neoliberal culture industry in a similar way to how un-wed, obedient female workers were exploited and disposed on the sweatshop factory floors to sustain the state’s export-oriented, labor-intensive manufacturing industry policy during its rapid developmental stage decades ago. In this respect, Kim maintains how a post-feminist, neoliberal discourse of girl power has marketed young, female talents as effective commodities, and how K-pop female idols exert biopolitical power as an active ideological apparatus that pleasurably perpetuates and legitimates neoliberal mantras in individuals’ everyday lives. Thus, Kim reveals there is a strategic convergence between Korea’s lingering legacies of patriarchy, developmentalism, and neoliberalism. While the current K-pop literature is micro-scopic and celebratory, Kim advances the scholarship by multi-perspectival, critical approaches. With a well-balanced perspective by micro-scopic textual analyses of music videos and macro-scopic examinations of historical and political economy backgrounds, Kim’s book provides a wealth of intriguing research agendas on the phenomenon, and will be a useful reference in International/ Intercultural Communication, Political Economy of the Media, Cultural/ Media Studies, Gender/ Sexuality Studies, Asian Studies, and Korean Studies.
Download or read book K Pop Secret Love written by Sandy Olson and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PR professional Mara Jansen loves her work and lives a life most would envy in LA's music world. But she's shelved her illusions of romance. Ki-Yoon Lee accepted early that his drive to chart at the top of K-pop means life as an idol will have to be enough to feed his soul. But when two professionals meet - even if sparks fly - everyone at BestStars Entertainment knows that a single dalliance breaks contracts, ends careers or even worse, with lurking sasaengs always in the picture.Stans, fans and K-pop newbies will dance the subtle steps this romance takes as our star-crossed career-obsessives tour together on the band's breakthrough comeback and passion burns deep between them.Will they resist or embrace love and, either way, can it survive ? Is there life ahead for a K-pop Secret Love?
Download or read book Shine written by Jessica Jung and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instant New York Times bestseller Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl by way of Jenny Han in this knockout debut about a Korean American teen who is thrust into the competitive, technicolor world of K-pop, from Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former lead singer of one of the most influential K-pop girl groups of all time, Girls’ Generation. What would you give for a chance to live your dreams? For seventeen-year-old Korean American Rachel Kim, the answer is almost everything. Six years ago, she was recruited by DB Entertainment—one of Seoul’s largest K-pop labels, known for churning out some of the world’s most popular stars. The rules are simple: Train 24/7. Be perfect. Don’t date. Easy, right? Not so much. As the dark scandals of an industry bent on controlling and commodifying beautiful girls begin to bubble up, Rachel wonders if she’s strong enough to be a winner, or if she’ll end up crushed… Especially when she begins to develop feelings for K-pop star and DB golden boy Jason Lee. It’s not just that he’s charming, sexy, and ridiculously talented. He’s also the first person who really understands how badly she wants her star to rise. Get ready as Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former lead singer of Korea’s most famous girl group, Girls’ Generation, takes us inside the luxe, hyper-color world of K-pop, where the stakes are high, but for one girl, the cost of success—and love—might be even higher. It’s time for the world to see: this is what it takes to shine.
Download or read book Undercover Fan written by Jennie Bennett and published by Jennie Bennett. This book was released on 2017-01-09 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first rule to keeping a K-pop secret? Deny everything. Corrine Miller-Hayden is captain of the cheer team and a Texas beauty queen. As such, being an open K-pop fan would ruin her reputation. Her life is going smoothly until she runs into Minji—her ultimate bias—at a fan gathering. She never dreamed she'd touch Minji, let alone accidentally take his phone. When they meet again at a pep rally, it's not like Corrine imagined. She thought she'd be showing off, but instead, she became the target of a dye-filled water balloon attack. Minji saves her, not only from embarrassment but from her own stuck-up self. Can she love Minji openly while she keeps her fangirling a secret?
Download or read book Flowers of Fire written by Hawon Jung and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listed in the best books of 2023 by The Economist "Invigorating debut . . . [a] full-throated rallying cry." —Publishers Weekly One of Ms. Magazine's "most-anticipated feminist books of 2023" An eye-opening firsthand account of the ongoing and trailblazing feminist movement in South Korea—one that the world should be watching. Since the beginning of the #MeToo movement, tens of thousands of people in South Korea have taken to the street, and many more brave individuals took a stand, to end a decades-long abortion ban and bring down powerful men accused of sexual misconduct—including a popular presidential contender. South Korean feminists know that the revolution has been a long time coming, between battles against its own patriarchal society as well as challenging stereotypes of docile Asian women in the Western imagination. Now, author Hawon Jung will show the rest of the world that these women are no delicate flowers—they are trailblazing flames. Flowers of Fire takes the reader into the trenches of this fight for equality, following along as South Korean activists march on the streets, navigate public and private spaces where spycam porn crimes are rampant, and share tips and tricks with each other as they learn how to protect themselves from harassment and how to push authorities to act. Jung, the former Seoul correspondent for the AFP, draws on her on-the-ground reporting and interviews with many women who became activists and leaders, from the elite prosecutor who ignited the country’s #MeToo movement to the young women who led the war against non-consensual photography. Their stories, though long overlooked in the West, mirror realities that women across the world are all too familiar with: threats of defamation lawsuits to silence victims of assault, tech-based sexual abuse, and criminal justice systems where victims’ voices are often met with suspicion and abusers’ downfalls are met with sympathy. These are the issues at the heart of their #MeToo movement, and South Korean women have fought against them vigorously—and with extraordinary success. In Flowers of Fire, Jung illuminates the strength and tenacity of these women, too often sidelined in global conversations about feminism and gender equality.
