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1) Idol gossip
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Offered a spot at the Star Academy, one of the biggest K-pop companies, seventeen-year-old singer Alice Choy must navigate culture clashes, egos and extreme training practices to come out on top, despite the efforts of an influential blogger trying to tear her down.
2) Fireworks
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Fame and friendship can get complicated, especially when there are more than platonic feelings at play in this rom com perfect for fans of Kat Cho and Maurene Goo! Seventeen-year-old Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awry when she learns that Kite Xu, her old next-door neighbor and childhood friend, will be returning home from South Korea. Lulu hasn t seen Kite since eighth grade, after he left the country...
3) ASAP
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
340 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
"When her ex-boyfriend, a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world and forbidden from dating, is rocked by scandal, K-pop idol Sori offers him a hideaway with her until she must decide if her future is worth sacrificing for a second chance at love"--
New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh's ASAP is the much anticipated companion novel to beloved romance XOXO, following fan favorites Sori, the wealthy daughter of a K-pop company...
4) XOXO
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Jenny never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk"--
Cello prodigy Jenny's goal is to get into a prestigious music conservatory. When she meets Jaewoo in her uncle's Los Angeles karaoke bar, it's clear he is the kind of boy who would uproot her careful plans. In a moment of spontaneity...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
323 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Candace Park knows a lot about playing a role. For most of her life, she's been playing the role of the quiet Korean girl who takes all AP classes and plays a classical instrument, keeping her dreams of stardom-and her obsession with SLK, K-pop's top boyband-to herself. She doesn't see how a regular girl like her could possibly become one of those K-pop goddesses she sees on YouTube. Even though she can sing. Like, really sing. So when Candace secretly...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
vi, 210 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Everything You Could Possibly Need to Know about Korean Pop Music!
K-POP is popping up everywhere! Korea's infectious and high-energy pop music and entertainment scene is a relatively young phenomenon in the West, and it is rapidly gaining traction. Don't be left out of the phenomenon. This book will help you learn the K-Pop lingo, culture, and important facts about the top stars of the industry, including:
• What it means when someone is your...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
496 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
"After taking their first step into the world on June 13, 2013, BTS will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut in June 2023. They have risen to the peak as an iconic global artist and during this meaningful time, they look back on their footsteps in the first official book. In doing so, BTS nurtures the power to build brighter days and they choose to take another step on a road that no one has gone before. BTS shares personal, behind-the-scenes...
8) Y/N: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
206 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"Surreal, hilarious, and shrewdly poignant--a novel about a Korean American woman living in Berlin whose obsession with a K-pop idol sends her to Seoul on a journey of literary self-destruction."--
The narrator, a Korean American woman living in Berlin, is obsessed with Moon: anything not-Moon in her life fell away when she beheld the K-pop idol in concert. Moon dances as if his movements are creating their own gravitational field. Seized by ineffable...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
206 pages : map ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"There is a vast cultural movement emerging from beyond the Western world. Truly global in its range and allure, it is the biggest challenge yet to Hollywood, McDonald's, and blue jeans. This is a book about these new arbiters of mass culture arising from the East-India's Bollywood films, Turkish soap opera, or dizi, and South Korean pop music. Carefully packaging not always secular modernity with traditional values in urbanized settings, they have...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
200 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"The K-Pop Dictionary is designed to help you learn the most up-to-date vocabulary used in K-Pop, TV shows, and K-Dramas. As the title of this book suggests, this is not an ordinary dictionary: It is specifically designed to teach you what the words mean in a K-Pop and K-Drama context, because without knowing the cultural background of the words, they are just a bunch of enigmas. So we have included essential information such as where the words originated,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"BTS: the ultimate fan book" is a spectacular celebration of the best and brightest K-Pop group from South Korea. Inside you'll explore the songs, the moves and the fashions that have led the Bangtan Boys to worldwide success. Beautifully illustrated with photographs that highlight the band's kaleidoscope of personalities and passions, this is a must-read for any fan who just can't get enough BTS!"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
61 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In 2018, K-Pop (Korean Pop) broke out on the global stage, with boy-band BTS releasing two number-one albums in the US and selling out live shows internationally. Now the world knows that there's so much more to this diverse and exciting genre than just one group. K-Pop: The Ultimate Fan Book covers all the hottest bands, from BTS and Red Velvet to TWICE and EXO, taking you on a thrilling journey through the songs, styles, and stories of Korea's musical...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
224 pages , 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nine boys, from South Korea and China, are taking the world by storm. Their catchy songs, beautiful music videos and incredible live performances have won them millions of passionate fans who have stuck with them through the bad times and watched their many triumphs with pride. This book tells EXO's extraordinary tale, weaving together the stories of each individual member with that of the band as a whole, from training for their debut all the way...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
61 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
This is the must-have commemorative celebration of Blackpink, the hotter-than-hot K-pop girl group! Their dedicated followers, known as "Blinks," will marvel at the gorgeous photos, fun quotes, and profiles of band members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. There's background on the girls' days as trainees, debut, hit songs, choreography, fashion, and style. Filled with more than 25 images and containing plenty of quotes and facts, the book also includes...
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