Finding Mr. Perfect: K-Drama, Pop Culture, Romance, and Race
Author:   Min Joo Lee
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
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9781978841567


Pages:   226
Publication Date:   31 December 2025
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Finding Mr. Perfect: K-Drama, Pop Culture, Romance, and Race


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Author:   Min Joo Lee
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781978841567


ISBN 10:   1978841566
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   31 December 2025
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Mouth Agape and Ecstatically Screaming: National Media and Industry Personnel’s Conception of Foreign Hallyu Fans 2. Romance and Masculinity in Korean Television Dramas 3. Digitalized Intimacies of Hallyu 4. “Korean Men are So Bad Because They Are Perfect”: Hallyu Tourists’ Experiences in Korea 5. “How Can We Compete with Men Like That?”: Korean Men’s Perception of Their New-Found Popularity Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Glossary References Index

Reviews

""Lee interrogates how erotic desires rework Orientalist stereotypes, through analysis of K-drama masculinity scripts and conversations with female tourists and Korean men they meet. By exploring a 'mutual gaze' where both parties harbor racialized erotic expectations, Lee offers a compelling examination of desire, power, and transnational romance.""--Olga Fedorenko ""Seoul National University"" ""Lee develops a powerful conceptual framework for understanding the racialized erotic desires that structure both hallyu and tourism to Korea. Finding Mr. Perfect represents essential reading for all theorists of Korean media fandom, particularly those interested in its gendered and racial logics.""--Thomas Baudinette ""author of Boys Love Media in Thailand: Celebrity, Fans, and Transnational Asian Queer Popular Cultur""


""Lee interrogates how erotic desires rework Orientalist stereotypes, through analysis of K-drama masculinity scripts and conversations with female tourists and Korean men they meet. By exploring a 'mutual gaze' where both parties harbor racialized erotic expectations, Lee offers a compelling examination of desire, power, and transnational romance.""--Olga Fedorenko ""Seoul National University"" ""Lee develops a powerful conceptual framework for understanding the racialized erotic desires that structure both Hallyu and tourism to Korea. Finding Mr. Perfect represents essential reading for all theorists of Korean media fandom, particularly those interested in its gendered and racial logics."" --Thomas Baudinette ""author of Boys Love Media in Thailand: Celebrity, Fans, and Transnational Asian Queer Popular Cultur""


Author Information

MIN JOO LEE is an assistant professor in the Department of Asian Studies at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.

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