TheKorean on K-Pop Now

The Korean (of Ask a Korean fame) has just posted a nice little review of K-POP NOW over on his book review blog. Aside from a couple of quibbles — and a very legitimate complaint about the lack of Lee Hyo-ri on the book — he was mostly quite complimentary.

For a taste of what he has to say:

K-Pop Now is not a treatise of everything there is to know about Korean pop music. Like the stars it covers, the book is glossy, thin and image-heavy. Russell’s insight is more readily available in the introductory passages, as the later parts of the book are not much more than a series of quick presentations about K-pop artists. None of this is meant as a criticism. The book is properly understood as a breezy introduction to a slice of Korean pop music scene, which is hardly a reason to complain: everyone needs an introduction to a given topic before they explore further.

Not a bad summary at all, imho.

If you want to pre-order K-POP NOW, you can do so on Amazon.com, Indigo, and of course at Tuttle Books. In most of the world, it should be getting released in April, so if you pre-order, you won’t have long to wait.