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Why the industry needs to be paying attention to Southeast Asia.

This text uses interviews with K-Pop industry personnel, media experts, critics, and fans as well as archival research to explore how the K-Pop industry manages to sell live music events in a marketplace where everything is available online.

K-Pop is bigger than it has ever been. Many new artists debut each year and the industry is at an all-time international high. But how did we get here? Is it something more complex and important than mere media headlines? K-POP: The Odyssey - Your Gateway to the Global K-Pop Phenomenon takes you on a journey to explore one of the biggest pop cultural phenomenona in recent history, drawing from stories and interviews from some of the biggest names in the K-Pop industry including: Henry Lau, international popstar, actor and K-Pop veteran; Hyuk Shin, multi-platinum record producer behind the hits of stars like EXO, DEAN, and Girls’ Generation; & Peter Chun, former YG Entertainment Director who spearheaded US collaborations for BIGBANG, 2NE1, and Epik High. Plus a BTS co-songwriter, academic scholars and more. K-POP: The Odyssey is split into eight parts, with each exploring a facet of the K-Pop phenomenon. Whether you are interested in the idol system, music, business, technology, or fandom, this book will serve as your guide.

Identity, Voice and Ubuntu. Three incredibly powerful, yet underestimated values that have and will continue to connect, empower, and change this world.