In this Book
- Korean Masculinities and Transcultural Consumption: Yonsama, Rain, Oldboy, K-Pop Idols
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
- Series: TransAsia: Screen Cultures
summary
South Korean masculinities have enjoyed dramatically greater influence in recent years in many realms of pan-Asian popular culture, which travels freely in part because of its hybrid trans-nationalistic appeal. This book investigates transcultural consumption of three iconic figures — the middle-aged Japanese female fandom of actor Bae Yong-Joon, the Western online cult fandom of the thriller film Oldboy, and the Singaporean fandom of the pop-star Rain. Through these three specific but hybrid contexts, the author develops the concepts of soft masculinity, as well as global and postmodern variants of masculine cultural impacts. In the concluding chapter, the author also discusses recently emerging versatile masculinity within the transcultural pop production paradigm represented by K-pop idol boy bands.
Table of Contents
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- List of Figures
- p. viii
- List of Media Productions
- pp. 185-187
- References
- pp. 189-212
Additional Information
ISBN
9789888053636
Related ISBN(s)
9789888028665
MARC Record
OCLC
743276066
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No