Soul in Seoul : African-American popular music and K-pop / Crystal S. Anderson.

"K-pop reigns as one of the most popular music genres in the world today, a phenomenon that appeals to listeners of all ages and nationalities. In Soul in Seoul: Black Popular Music and K-pop, Crystal Anderson examines the most important and often overlooked aspect of K-pop: the music itself. She de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anderson, Crystal S. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2020.
Subjects:
Popular music > Korea (South) > African American influences.
Popular music > Korea (South) > History and criticism.
Popular music.
Popular music > African American influences.
Korea (South)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:xxii, 188 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • "Listen to the music": African-American popular music and K-pop
  • "A song calling for you": Korean pop groups
  • "Soul breeze": Korean R&B groups and soloists
  • "Rewriting the résumé": mainstream Korean hip-hop artists
  • Conclusion
  • Discography
  • References
  • Index.