Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania
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.

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Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania
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.

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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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440839917
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date: 08/15/2016
Series: Entertainment and Society around the World
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 444
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Jeremy A. Murray is assistant professor of Chinese history at California State University, San Bernardino.

Kathleen M. Nadeau is professor of anthropology at California State University, San Bernardino.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

Chronology xv

Introduction xxi

Chapter 1 Popular Music 1

Introduction 1

Alternative Music Scenes, China 3

Arirang: Korean Folk Song 6

Contemporary Popular Music, China 10

Ethnic Music, China 12

Folk Songs, India 15

Heavy Metal, Punk, and Indie Music, Indonesia 18

Hip-Hop, Japan 20

K-pop 24

Musicians, India 27

P'ansori: Korean Narrative Singing 32

Pinoyjazz, Philippines 35

Pinoy Pop, Philippines 36

Pinoy Rap, Philippines 38

Pinoy Rock, Philippines 39

Popular Albums, Australia 41

Popular Music, Mongolia 45

Popular Music, North Korea 48

Popular Music, Tibet 50

Popular Music, Uyghur 53

Protest Music, Indonesia 55

Punjabi Rap, Remix, and Bhangra 58

Small-City Music, China 61

Chapter 2 Books and Contemporary Literature 65

Introduction 65

Comic-Book Heroines, Philippines 67

Comic Books, India 69

Jose, Francisco Sionil (1924-) 72

Literature, Dalit 75

Literature, Post-1990, China 78

Literature, Taiwan 82

Literature, Tibet 85

Literature, Uyghur 88

Mahjoor (Ghulam Ahmed Mehjoor) 91

Manga 93

Murakami Haruki (Japanese Literature Today) 97

Popular Literature, Indonesia 100

Popular Literature, Philippines 104

Popular Novels, Australia 108

Pramoedya Ananta Toer 111

Tharoor, Shashi 114

Women Writers, India 117

Yaoi Comic Books, Japan 121

Yu Hua, China 123

Chapter 3 Film 127

Introduction 127

Australians in Hollywood 131

Bollywood Gender Stereotypes 133

Cinema, China 136

Cinema, Maori 139

Cinema, Taiwan 142

Cinema, Tibet 145

Cinema, Uyghur 147

Cinema, Vietnam 150

Documentaries, China 154

Feng Xiaogang (Chinese New Year Cinema) 158

Hollywood Films in China 162

Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998) 164

Lavani Dance and Film, India 167

Movie Stars, China 170

Movies, North Korea 173

Popular Movies, Australia 175

Shakespeare in Bollywood 178

Chapter 4 Television and Radio 183

Introduction 183

Dating Shows, China 186

Hakka Sisters, Hong Kong 188

Historical Dramas, China 191

Lottery Show, Philippines 193

Mahabharata and Ramayana 195

Radio and Television, Tibet 198

Spring Festival Television Gala, China 201

Television Dramas, Korea 203

Television, India 206

Television, Indonesia 208

Television, Japan 211

TV Singing Competitions, China 214

Xiangsheng: Chinese Comic Dialogues 217

Chapter 5 Internet and Social Media 221

Introduction 221

Amnesty International and Pop Culture 225

Egao and Online Satire, China 227

The "Gangnam Style" Fad 230

Great Firewall, China 232

Han Han 235

Indigenous Oral Lore and Digital Media, Thailand (Karen) 239

Internet Addiction, China 242

Internet Censorship, Cambodia 245

Internet and Social Media, Uyghur 248

Mobile Phones, Philippines 251

Popular Transmedia, Australia 254

Social Media, Australia 257

Social Media, Indonesia 260

Social Media, Japan 263

Social Media, Philippines 266

Sui, Mike 269

Weishidai (Micro-Era), China 271

Chapter 6 Sports 275

Introduction 275

Antarctic Expeditions and Sports 278

Baseball, Japan 280

Baseball, Taiwan 284

Basketball, Philippines 287

Cricket 290

Horse Racing, Philippines 292

Martial Arts, China 295

Martial Arts, Japan 298

Mongolian Sports 302

Public-Square Dancing, China 304

Regional and Unique Sports 307

Rugby and Australia-Rules Football 311

Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering 314

Soccer 317

Sports Fanaticism, Australia 321

Uyghur Sports 324

Weiqi (Surrounding Chess), China 328

Yoga 331

Chapter 7 Video Games 335

Introduction 335

Gaming, Philippines 338

Video Games, Australia and New Zealand 340

Video Games, China 343

Video Games, South Korea 346

Chapter 8 Fashion and Couture 351

Introduction 351

Beauty Pageants, Philippines 354

Body Modification 357

Henna 360

Hijabers (Islamic Veiling in Indonesia and Bangladesh) 363

National Attire, Philippines 365

Sari 367

Youth Fashion, Japan 371

Appendix: Top Ten Lists 375

Top Ten All-Time Songs for Asia 375

Top Ten Most Viewed K-pop Videos around the World (October 2015) 375

Top Ten All-Time Songs for New Zealand 376

Top Ten All-Time Songs for Australia 376

Top Ten Best-Selling Albums Performed by Australian/New Zealand Artists 376

Top Ten All-Time Novels of Asia 377

Top Ten Best-Selling Books in Australia (2015) 377

Top Ten Books by New Zealand Authors (2000-2009) 378

Top Ten All-Time Asian Films 378

Top Ten Most Popular Movies at the Australian Box Office 378

Top Ten All-Time Films of Australia 379

Top Ten All-Time Films of New Zealand 379

Top Ten Best Asian Television Shows (2014) 380

Top Ten Most Popular TV Shows in India (2015) 380

Top Ten Best-Ever Korean Dramas 380

Top Ten Best-Ever Australian TV Shows 381

Top Ten Best-Ever New Zealand Comedy Series 381

Top Ten Countries/Regions with Best Internet Coverage in Asia 381

Top Ten Asia Pacific Facebook Users by Country 382

Top Ten Chinese Social Media Sites 382

Top Ten Most Popular Asian Sports Stars 383

Top Ten Australian Athletes of All Time 383

Top Ten New Zealand Athletes of All Time 383

Top Ten Best Asian Characters in Video Games 384

Top Ten Japanese Best-Selling Video Games of All Time 384

Top Ten Asian Supermodels (2015) 385

Top Ten Asian Fashion Designers, Models, and Actresses (2013) 385

Top Ten Most Influential Asian Fashion Blogs 385

Top Ten Australian Fashion Designers (2015) 386

Top Ten New Zealand Fashion Designers (2015) 386

Selected Bibliography 387

About the Editors and Contributors 391

Index 399

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