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Book reviews: Music

The wave that never was?

by Philip Gowman on 8 February, 2009

in Book reviews: Business & economy, Book reviews: Film, Book reviews: Music, Hallyu

Mark Russell’s book is a fun and informative account of the Korean entertainment industry. Read a full-length review.

Tagged as: Entertainment industry

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Keith Howard (ed): Korean Pop Music – riding the wave

26 August 2006 Book reviews: Music
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(Global Oriental, 2006)

A very readable introduction to the history of Korean popular music. While the book is a collection of articles by different scholars, careful selection ensures that there’s no duplication and that the coverage is chronological. And for once in a book of this nature there’s evidence that the editor has actually done some [...]

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Marshall R. Pihl: The Korean Singer of Tales

17 April 2006 Book reviews: Music

(Harvard 1994)

Read this before watching Im Kwon-Taek’s Sopyonje. It’s a useful introduction to Pansori styles and rhythms, and contains a translation of the Shimchong-ga, the story of Blind Man Shim and his filial daughter. A number of excerpts from this story is performed in the film and it helps to know the story a bit.

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