Pop city : Korean popular culture and the selling of place /

"This book examines popular culture-associated marketing practices, specifically the use of Korean television dramas and K-pop music to promote urban and rural places in South Korea"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oh, Youjeong (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The speculative production of dramas and drama sites. Speculative producers : the production of Korean drama
  • Spectacular places : drama-filming sites
  • Part II. The affective consumption of K-pop idols and places. Image producers : the (re)production of K-pop idols
  • K-star road : making Gangnam into a K-pop--filled place
  • Cosme Road : K-beauty and the globalization of Myeong-dong
  • Conclusion.