02734oam 2200589 450 991078948480332120170523091620.0988-220-712-X988-8053-63-9(OCoLC)743276066(MiFhGG)GVRL4QUM(EXLCZ)99346000000002184720110718d2011 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrKorean masculinities and transcultural consumption Yonsama, Rain, Oldboy, K-Pop idols /Sun JungHong Kong Hong Kong University Pressc2011Aberdeen, Hong Kong :Hong Kong University Press,2011.1 online resource (221 pages) illustrationsTransAsia: screen culturesDescription based upon print version of record.988-8028-66-9 988-8028-67-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Notes on the Usage of the Korean Language""; ""1 - Korean Popular Culture and Transcultural Consumption""; ""2 - Bae Yong-Joon, Soft Masculinity, and Japanese Fans""; ""3 - Rain, Global Masculinity, and Singaporean Fans""; ""4 - Oldboy, Postmodern Masculinity, and Western Fandom on Film Review Websites""; ""5 - K-Pop Idol Boy Bands and Manufactured Versatile Masculinity""; ""Appendix""; ""Notes""; ""List of Media Productions""; ""References""; ""Index""This book investigates the transcultural consumption of hybrid South Korean masculinities in contemporary South Korean popular culture. It focuses on the Japanese middle-aged female fandom of an actor - Bae Yong-Joon (aka. Yonsama) - the middle class Singaporean female fandom of a pop-star Rain, and the Western online cult fandom of a film, Oldboy.TransAsia: screen cultures.MasculinityKoreaFans (Persons)PsychologyMen in popular cultureKoreaCulture diffusionConsumption (Economics)Social aspectsIntellectual lifePopular culture and globalizationMasculinityFans (Persons)Psychology.Men in popular cultureCulture diffusion.Consumption (Economics)Social aspects.Intellectual life.Popular culture and globalization.306.09519Jung Sun1972-1465762MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910789484803321Korean masculinities and transcultural consumption3675969UNINA