1. The K-Pop Wave Hits Libraries!
- Author
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Ho, Dora
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POPULAR culture , *TELEVISION programs , *MUSICIANS , *MUSIC & teenagers , *LIBRARY services for teenagers , *TEENAGERS , *POPULAR music , *COMPUTER network resources ,KOREAN music - Abstract
The article discusses South Korean popular music, or K-pop groups, such as SHINee, TVXQ, and 2 PM, their popularity among teenagers in the U.S., and ways for libraries to provide information and materials about K-pop. Also mentioned are Korean television dramas such as "Shut Up Flower Boy Band," the founding of entertainment agency SM Entertainment by Lee Soo Man in the 1990s, and library programming for fans of K-pop. The author describes K-pop programs at the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) in California, and provides lists of male and female K-pop bands and online resources for K-pop culture such as the websites www.allkpop.com, www.dkpopnews.net, and www.freegalmusic.com.
- Published
- 2012