Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania

This ready reference is a comprehensive guide to pop culture in Asia and Oceania, including topics such as top Korean singers, Thailand's sports heroes, and Japanese fashion. This entertaining introduction to Asian pop culture covers the global superstars, music idols, blockbuster films, and current trends-from the eclectic to the underground-of East Asia and South Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Pakistan, as well as Oceania. The rich content features an exploration of the politics and personalities of Bollywood, a look at how baseball became a huge phenomenon in Taiwan and Japan, the ways in which censorship affects social media use in these regions, and the influence of the United States on the movies, music, and Internet in Asia. Topics include contemporary literature, movies, television and radio, the Internet, sports, video games, and fashion. Brief overviews of each topic precede entries featuring key musicians, songs, published works, actors and actresses, popular websites, top athletes, video games, and clothing fads and designers. The book also contains top-ten lists, a chronology of pop culture events, and a bibliography. Sidebars throughout the text provide additional anecdotal information.

Jeremy A. Murray is assistant professor of Chinese history at California State University, San Bernardino. Kathleen M. Nadeau is professor of anthropology at California State University, San Bernardino.

Preface Chronology Introduction Chapter 1: Popular Music Introduction Alternative Music Scenes, China Arirang: Korean Folk Song Contemporary Popular Music, China Ethnic Music, China Folk Songs, India Heavy Metal, Punk, and Indie Music, Indonesia Hip-Hop, Japan K-pop Musicians, India P'ansori: Korean Narrative Singing Pinoy Jazz, Philippines Pinoy Pop, Philippines Pinoy Rap, Philippines Pinoy Rock, Philippines Popular Albums, Australia Popular Music, Mongolia Popular Music, North Korea Popular Music, Tibet Popular Music, Uyghur Protest Music, Indonesia Punjabi Rap, Remix, and Bhangra Small-City Music, China Chapter 2: Books and Contemporary Literature Introduction Comic-Book Heroines, Philippines Comic Books, India Jose, Francisco Sionil (1924-) Literature, Dalit Literature, Post-1990, China Literature, Taiwan Literature, Tibet Literature, Uyghur Mahjoor (Ghulam Ahmed Mehjoor) Manga Murakami Haruki (Japanese Literature Today) Popular Literature, Indonesia Popular Literature, Philippines Popular Novels, Australia Pramoedya Ananta Toer Tharoor, Shashi Women Writers, India Yaoi Comic Books, Japan Yu Hua, China Chapter 3: Film Introduction Australians in Hollywood Bollywood Gender Stereotypes Cinema, China Cinema, Maori Cinema, Taiwan Cinema, Tibet Cinema, Uyghur Cinema, Vietnam Documentaries, China Feng Xiaogang (Chinese New Year Cinema) Hollywood Films in China Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998) Lavani Dance and Film, India Movie Stars, China Movies, North Korea Popular Movies, Australia Shakespeare in Bollywood Chapter 4: Television and Radio Introduction Dating Shows, China Hakka Sisters, Hong Kong Historical Dramas, China Lottery Show, Philippines Mahabharata and Ramayana Radio and Television, Tibet Spring Festival Television Gala, China Television Dramas, Korea Television, India Television, Indonesia Television, Japan TV Singing Competitions, China Xiangsheng: Chinese Comic Dialogues Chapter 5: Internet and Social Media Introduction Amnesty International and Pop Culture Egao and Online Satire, China The "Gangnam Style" Fad Great Firewall, China Han Han Indigenous Oral Lore and Digital Media, Thailand (Karen) Internet Addiction, China Internet Censorship, Cambodia Internet and Social Media, Uyghur Mobile Phones, Philippines Popular Transmedia, Australia Social Media, Australia Social Media, Indonesia Social Media, Japan Social Media, Philippines Sui, Mike Weishidai (Micro-Era), China Chapter 6: Sports Introduction Antarctic Expeditions and Sports Baseball, Japan Baseball, Taiwan Basketball, Philippines Cricket Horse Racing, Philippines Martial Arts, China Martial Arts, Japan Mongolian Sports Public-Square Dancing, China Regional and Unique Sports Rugby and Australia-Rules Football Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering Soccer Sports Fanaticism, Australia Uyghur Sports Weiqi (Surrounding Chess), China Yoga Chapter 7: Video Games Introduction Gaming, Philippines Video Games, Australia and New Zealand Video Games, China Video Games, South Korea Chapter 8: Fashion and Couture Introduction Beauty Pageants, Philippines Body Modification Henna Hijabers (Islamic Veiling in Indonesia and Bangladesh) National Attire, Philippines Sari Youth Fashion, Japan Appendix: Top Ten Lists Top Ten All-Time Songs for Asia Top Ten Most Viewed K-pop Videos around the World (October 2015) Top Ten All-Time Songs for New Zealand Top Ten All-Time Songs for Australia Top Ten Best-Selling Albums Performed by Australian/New Zealand Artists Top Ten All-Time Novels of Asia Top Ten Best-Selling Books in Australia (2015) Top Ten Books by New Zealand Authors (2000-2009) Top Ten All-Time Asian Films Top Ten Most Popular Movies at the Australian Box Office Top Ten All-Time Films of Australia Top Ten All-Time Films of New Zealand Top Ten Best Asian Television Shows (2014) Top Ten Most Popular TV Shows in India (2015) Top Ten Best-Ever Korean Dramas Top Ten Best-Ever Australian TV Shows Top Ten Best-Ever New Zealand Comedy Series Top Ten Countries/Regions with Best Internet Coverage in Asia Top Ten Asia Pacific Facebook Users by Country Top Ten Chinese Social Media Sites Top Ten Most Popular Asian Sports Stars Top Ten Australian Athletes of All Time Top Ten New Zealand Athletes of All Time Top Ten Best Asian Characters in Video Games Top Ten Japanese Best-Selling Video Games of All Time Top Ten Asian Supermodels (2015) Top Ten Asian Fashion Designers, Models, and Actresses (2013) Top Ten Most Influential Asian Fashion Blogs Top Ten Australian Fashion Designers (2015) Top Ten New Zealand Fashion Designers (2015) Selected Bibliography About the Editors and Contributors Index