The Korean Wave

1. Introduction
Yasue Kuwahara

Part I. Production

2. Hallyu as a Government Construct: The Korean Wave in the Context of Economic and Social Development
John Walsh

3. Transformations of the Korean Media Industry by the Korean Wave: The Perspective of Glocalization
Hyejung Ju

4. The Politics of the Dancing Body: Racialized and Gendered Femininity in Korean Pop
Chuyun Oh

Part II. Glocalization

5. My Sassy Girl Goes around the World
Jennifer Jung-Kim

6. “Gangnam Style” as Format: When a Localized Korean Song Meets a Global Audience
Claire Seungeun Lee, Yasue Kuwahara

7. That’s My Man! Overlapping Masculinities in Korean Popular Music
Crystal S. Anderson

8. The S(e)oul of Hip-Hop: Locating Space and Identity in Korean Rap
Myoung-Sun Song

9. A Cultural Imperialistic Homecoming: The Korean Wave Reaches the United States
Sherri L. Ter Molen

Part III. Consumption

10. Winter Sonata and Yonsama, Ideal Love, and Masculinity: Nostalgic Desire and Colonial Memory
Young Eun Chae

11. Hanryu: Korean Popular Culture in Japan
Yasue Kuwahara

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Asian Politics, Asian Culture, Youth Culture, Regional and Cultural Studies, Cultural and Media Studies, general, Cultural Studies