Korean language and KPOP language are two very different things. Korean pop culture has an exceptionally unique language and it still evolves further as the K-POP, K-Drama, and K-Movies have been expanding to other countries and beloved by other language speakers. Some KPOP words wouldn't be easy for even a native Korean speaker to even guess what they mean. That's because it requires a deep understanding of the cultural background first before anything else.How to Speak KPOP is the most straightforward guide book to learn Korean words from Korean dramas, movies, and pop culture. It uniquely combines the most popular Korean slang words and trendy phrases that cannot be found in the ordinary Korean language textbook. And it will give you a full explanation of the cultural background of the word and help you to undersand why it is being used like that. This book will give you a fun and easy way to learn the most popular Korean words one by one.It will also help you to know how the word is pronounced with the Romanized alphabets. Please don't forget to read and say a word from the examples. The examples are thoughtfully picked to sound just like a native and a true KPOP fan who knows what KPOP language is all about. Try out words you learned to your Korean friend or write a fan letter with them to your favorite idol star. They will be pleasantly surprised.Learning a foreign language is very rewarding, and learning a cultural background even opens your eyes and heart to a whole new experience. You will get both from this book!

Featuring quirky horse-riding dance moves and an infectious electronic beat, an unlikely music video and its leading man made history in 2012. In December of that year, "Gangnam Style" reached one billion hits on YouTube—the most views ever. Seemingly overnight, the South Korean pop star behind the hit—Psy (Park Jae-sang)—became a household name. But Psy is just part of the story. Other South Korean pop sensations such as Girls' Generation, 2NE1, and BigBang are part of a global sensation called Hallyu, or the Korean Wave. South Korean bands are performing to sold out arenas all over the world, and fans can't get enough of South Korean music, films, television, food, and manhwa (cartoons). K-Pop: Korea's Musical Explosion traces the journey of South Korean pop music, from the early influences of American rock 'n' roll in the 1950s to the success of a tiger-eyed sensation called Rain, who wowed American audiences in the early 2000s. Discover how this Korean Justin Timberlake, and those who came after him, rose through South Korea’s star-making system through grueling hard work to seduce international audiences with their tight choreographies, irresistible beats, outrageous outfits, and exciting stage shows. You'll become part of the K-Pop fandom world too!

"This is the book on K-pop everybody has been waiting for.…A must-read!" --Charlotte Naudin, PR Manager, Torpedo Productions K-Pop Now! examines Korea's high-energy pop music and is written for its growing legions of fans. Pop culture expert Mark Russell features the most famous groups and singers and takes an insider's look at how they have made it to the top. In 2012, Psy's song and music video "Gangnam Style" took the world by storm. But K-Pop, the music of Psy's homeland of Korea, has been winning fans with its infectious melodies and high-energy fun since long before that. Featuring talented singers and eye-catching visuals, K-Pop is the music of the moment. Although K-Pop is a relatively new phenomenon in the West, it is rapidly gaining traction and reaching much larger audiences --thanks in large part to social media like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram -- the Girls Generation single "Gee" has almost three hundred million views! K-Pop Now! includes: Profiles of current K-Pop artists and their hits. A look at Seoul's trendiest hangout spots. Interviews with top artists like Kevin from Ze:A and Brian Joo from Fly to the Sky. A look at the K-Pop idols of tomorrow. You'll meet the biggest record producers, the hosts of the insanely popular "Eat Your Kimchi" website, and K-Pop groups like Big Bang, TVXQ, 2NE1, Girls Generation, HOT, SES, FinKL Busker Busker, and The Koxx. The book also includes a guide for fans who plan to visit Seoul to explore K-Pop up close. Join the K-Pop revolution today!

A Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the same K-pop company behind the most popular boy band on the planet, in this romantic coming-of-age novel perfect for K-pop fans everywhere! Candace Park knows a lot about playing a role. For most of her life, she's been playing the role of the quiet Korean-American girl who takes advanced classes and plays a classical instrument, keeping her love of K-pop to herself. But she has a secret that she's been keeping from the world: she can sing. Like, really sing. So when Candace enters a global audition held by the biggest K-pop label in the world, she doesn't expect to actually win. And convincing her parents to go against everything they believe in is nothing compared to what's next. Under the strict supervision of her instructors at the label's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Candace must hone her performance skills to within an inch of her life, learn to fluently speak Korean, and navigate the complex hierarchies of her teammates. And the number-one rule? NO DATING - which proves almost impossible after she meets superstar idol One.J and fellow Korean-American trainee YoungBae. And when Candace finds herself in the middle of an international K-pop scandal, she must decide whether a spot in the most hyped K-pop girl group of all time is really worth risking everything ...

K-Pop: Popular Music, Cultural Amnesia, and Economic Innovation in South Korea seeks at once to describe and explain the emergence of export-oriented South Korean popular music and to make sense of larger South Korean economic and cultural transformations. John Lie provides not only a history of South Korean popular music—the premodern background, Japanese colonial influence, post-Liberation American impact, and recent globalization—but also a description of K-pop as a system of economic innovation and cultural production. In doing so, he delves into the broader background of South Korea in this wonderfully informed history and analysis of a pop culture phenomenon sweeping the globe.

Korean With Kpop is a guide for any Kpop fan to learn Korean with Kpop. Here is exactly what you will learn: How to read and write Hangul How to speak and understand Korean with accompanying audio The absolute essential words, grammar, and phrases that make up 35% of Kpop Lyrics How to apply your skills to real spoken conversation How to learn your favorite Kpop songs and much more Korean With Kpop uses data from 3067 Kpop song lyrics to teach you the most relevant Korean in Kpop. Unlike other textbooks which teach very formal Korean that doesn't get much use outside of a classroom setting, you will learn the actual Korean you will encounter while listening to your favorite music. This is what the the majority of the book focuses on: teaching you the actual Korean you will encounter. In each of the 22 different lessons you will start by learning very frequent words and new grammar patterns. Here's the important part though: You will learn the most common way for the words and grammar patterns to be used together in Kpop. And then you can practice what you've learned. There are many practice & review sections and lots of real Kpop lyric examples, designed so you will remember everything that you learn in this book. And best of all, you will be able to APPLY all the Korean that you learned even after you've closed the book. If you've tried learning Korean in the past, and haven't gotten your skill to the level that you want, it probably isn't your fault. There's a lot of Korean material out there, but unfortunately most of it just isn't relevant to what you're interested in. Korean with Kpop clears away all of the smoke and makes it possible for even a complete beginner Kpop fan to learn Korean. Get the audio files and more at meiloy.com

How can fun things like K-Pop and K-Drama be used to help students learn Korean? This book attempts to provide an answer to that question as well as the "how to learn Korean" question. Of course, there is much more to South Korea and the Korean language than the entertainment industry, but all Korean movies, TV, videos, and music can become a valuable resource to learn Korean with the right methods. If you are tired of re-reading and re-listening to the same dialogues from your Korean language textbook, why not try something new and different? This book will teach you a method that allows you to learn, practice, and never forget Korean vocabulary, phrases, and grammar points that you encounter from any source of your choice including K-Pop and K-Drama. This system will teach you how to successfully learn Korean the fun and easy way including how to speak Korean both formally and informally. The method of this book also covers smarter ways to practice listening comprehension and reading and writing the Korean language (Hangul). This is not your conventional Korean textbook that lists topics to study accompanied by new vocabulary, grammar points, and Hangul lessons. You can find hundreds of those in bookstores and across the internet. Rather than dissect and explain a large hodgepodge collection of words and lines from random K-Pop and K-Drama that you may not be interested in, this book will show you a system on how to learn from any media from South Korea. You may find this system particularly useful if you have trouble remembering any new Korean language. Use what you love about South Korea to learn Korean!