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K-Pop Idols Through the Looking-Glass of Literature and Philosophy
부제: 문학과 철학으로 읽는 그들의 노래, 우리의 마음
Understanding K-pop songs and our thoughts through the eyes of literature and philosophy
장르: Humanities and social science
출간일: 2018-04-18
페이지: 624
판형: 138*214 / Paperback
핵심 소개 내용
This book reads into the universal storytelling elements inside the song lyrics of top K-pop idol groups, including BTS, TWICE, and Wanna One.
도서 요약
The book <K-Pop Idols Through the Looking-Glass of Literature and Philosophy> interprets the universal storytelling elements inside the songs of world-class K-pop idol groups represented by BTS and others. This new book of Sideways Publishing Company takes a deep look into the song lyrics of BTS, Wanna One, and TWICE, the three big groups of K-pop, through the lens of literature and philosophy. The book is a culmination of in-depth discussions and sparkling insights on 46 key topics of liberal arts on our lives and love, taking 46 Korean pop songs' lyrics as reference sources.
The lyrics of twelve songs released by BTS, eleven by TWICE and ten by Wanna One, are analyzed using humanities concepts such as growth and responsibility, beauty and salvation, and life, promise, and self-esteem. The book also studies songs by other top K-pop idol groups like IU, EXO, and Girl's Generation. The 46 keywords are grouped into four chapters: chapter one 'growth of a person'; chapter two 'love between lovers'; chapter three 'the world we live in together with others'; and chapter four 'the essence of the human being.'
Focusing around the above three idol groups, the book takes a comprehensive exploration of not only their song lyrics but their overall culture and narratives as well. There has been some study on the success factors of these musicians from an external viewpoint, and reviews on them at cultural, theoretical, and industrial approaches. However, seldom did we focus on their songs' storytelling and growth narrative, and tried to understand what draws the public to them from a 'liberal arts/humanities' perspective. This book penetrates inside the idol groups using the tools of philosophy and literature of all ages and countries. The writer points out how these songs entail the brilliant achievements of humanities 'already' accumulated throughout the history of humankind.
키워드
Music; Pop culture; Philosophy
도서출판 사이드웨이
Sideways Publishing Company
출판사 홈페이지
https://blog.naver.com/sideways_pub
출판사 소개
Sideways Publishing Company was founded to bring into light humanities and liberal arts books that can help readers calmly think back on how our society and the people in it are shaped. So far, it has published quality humanities/social science books <K-Pop Idols Through the Looking-Glass of Literature and Philosophy>, <On Taking a Walk>, <Tax Lesson by Chang Jaewoo>, and <I Grew Old with Reading>.
sideway.books@gmail.com
PHONE
(+82-31-955-4027)
AUTHOR
Park Jiwon
After earning a bachelor's degree in Sociology, Park took careers as a professional journalist, a bookstore merchandiser, and an editor of a publishing company. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of a small-sized publishing company, Sideways Publishing Company. He owns a podcast channel <Reading Person> and is a contributor writer for a wide variety of platforms and media. He made appearances on the podium of many schools and public/private institutions as a lecturer under the theme of 'understanding K-pop in a liberal arts perspective.' Based on his many lectures, he published the book <K-Pop Idols Through the Looking-Glass of Literature and Philosophy>. He names his all-time favorite writer as Dostoyevsky and claims himself as a regular listener of <Bae Chulsoo's Music Camp>. He is proud to be growing old together with his childhood heroes like Seo Taeji, Lee Seung-hwan, and Noel Gallagher.
수출 국가
Vietnam, Asia
베스트셀러 순위
Listed as a bestseller in Humanities section of major bookstores
Recommendation
Recommended by Bae Soontak (music critic & writer of radio program <Bae Chulsoo's Music Camp>) in 2018
선정 이력
Lecturer of literal arts book classes at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Education Training Institute of Jeollabuk-do, Education Training Institue of Seoul, and others
Media reports
"Reading deeply into the lyrics of BTS and Girl's Generation from the eye of liberal arts" (Hankook Daily)
"Humanities takes a look at the 'expression of our era' from Idol groups' songs" (Kyunghyang Shinmun)
