This ready reference is a comprehensive guide to pop culture in
Asia and Oceania, including topics such as top Korean singers,
Thailand's sports heroes, and Japanese fashion. This entertaining
introduction to Asian pop culture covers the global superstars,
music idols, blockbuster films, and current trends-from the
eclectic to the underground-of East Asia and South Asia, including
China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and
Pakistan, as well as Oceania. The rich content features an
exploration of the politics and personalities of Bollywood, a look
at how baseball became a huge phenomenon in Taiwan and Japan, the
ways in which censorship affects social media use in these regions,
and the influence of the United States on the movies, music, and
Internet in Asia. Topics include contemporary literature, movies,
television and radio, the Internet, sports, video games, and
fashion. Brief overviews of each topic precede entries featuring
key musicians, songs, published works, actors and actresses,
popular websites, top athletes, video games, and clothing fads and
designers. The book also contains top-ten lists, a chronology of
pop culture events, and a bibliography. Sidebars throughout the
text provide additional anecdotal information. Supports the
National Geography Standards by examining cultural mosaics and the
globalization of cultural change Connects popular culture to many
disciplines, including anthropology, history, literature, film
studies, political science, and sociology Allows for cross-cultural
comparisons between pop culture in the United States and Asia
Focuses on East Asia and South Asia, including China, Japan, Korea,
India, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Pakistan, among
other countries Features a detailed introduction with important
contextual information about pop culture in Asia and an extensive
chronology
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