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"Crystal S. Anderson brings forth another pioneering study, a book destined to become a foundational text in our understanding of K-pop. This informative and insightful book examines the global influence of African American expressive culture and how it shapes and is reshaped in the transnational exchange of popular music forms.--Frances Gateward, associate professor of media theory and criticism at California State University, Northridge Students and scholars of K-pop music will find this book a refreshing and thorough study of the subject.--A. C. Shahriair ""CHOICE"" This book is a must-read for students, audiences, and citizens who have an interest in and curiosity about the globalization of music and popular culture. By employing diverse approaches ranging from musicology, cultural studies, political economy, Korean studies and American studies, Anderson not only makes sense of K-pop and its connection to African American music in a different way, but she does so in the most understandable and authentic way. While Anderson's analyses are sharp and authoritative, readers will find her deep love and affection for both K-pop and African American music in this masterpiece.--Doobo Shim, professor of media and communication at Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, Korea Crystal S. Anderson offers innovative and original approaches in interpreting K-pop music culture. Instead of emphasizing K-pop within Korean studies, Soul in Seoul positions its focus within a traditional American studies context in addition to fan studies to highlight the influence of African American pop music in K-pop culture. Anderson's unique and rich research, tracing the intertextuality of K-pop influenced by African American music, including R&B, provides new insights on K-pop music, fan studies, and globalization theory.--Dal Yong Jin, Distinguished SFU Professor in the School of Communication, Simon Fraser University Soul in Seoul is a labor of love, and K-pop junkies will eat it up.""--Pat Padua ""Spectrum Culture"""

Soul in Seoul is a labor of love, and K-pop junkies will eat it up. --Pat Padua Spectrum Culture

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Crystal S. Anderson is affiliate faculty in Korean studies, Department of Modern and Classical Languages at George Mason University. She is author of Soul in Seoul: African American Popular Music and K-pop and Beyond """"The Chinese Connection"""": Contemporary Afro-Asian Cultural Production, both published by University Press of Mississippi. Her work has appeared in African American Review, Ethnic Studies Review, and Extrapolation.

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