Pop City : Korean Popular Culture and the Selling of Place

This book examines how Korean television dramas and K-pop music are employed to promote urban and rural regions within South Korea to overseas tourists. Riding the international popularity of Korean entertainment, Korean cities have actively used K-dramas and K-pop idols in advertisements designed t...

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Main Author: Youjeong, Oh (Author, VerfasserIn.)
Format: Electronic eBook
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Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] Cornell University Press 2018
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