The Discovery of K-Pop: The Asian Hall of Fame - Hardcover

by Oliver Chin (Author), Juan Calle (Illustrator), Phil Amara (Author)

This marvelously illustrated adventure explores how K-pop evolved to become a global sensation.

Korean pop music has never been more popular. Fueled by decades of musical advances and then the Netflix movie KPop Demon Hunters, more people enjoy K-pop than ever before. But do fans know how K-pop began?

Travel to ancient Korea to see how music moved armies and rebels. Then zip back to the future as K-pop moved west, conquering continents, countries, and the internet! Learn about iconic bands, legendary singers, and the entertaining cultural impact of the Korean wave.

Generations of readers will develop a greater appreciation of K-pop!
This is the fifth adventure in our series on cool inventions created in Asia. The cute red panda Dao makes history come alive by transporting the kids Emma and Ethan back in time. Now they explore the origin and evolution of K-pop!

Teachers and librarians will find this a welcome addition to their children's picture book and illustrated collections. The influence of K-pop is everywhere!

Author Biography

Phil Amara was an editor at Kitchen Sink Press and Dark Horse
Comics, and writer of the The Nevermen comic book series and the book
So, You Wanna Be A Comic Book Artist?: How To Break Into Comics! The
Ultimate Guide For Kids. Currently he is a elementary school teacher in
Massachusetts.
Oliver Chin is the author of the popular annual
children's book series Tales from the Chinese Zodiac. This remains the
only series in English on the animals of the Lunar New Year, which is
increasingly celebrated worldwide. He presents at schools, libraries,
and museums nationwide and teaches artists of all ages how to create
their own comic books.
Juan Calle is a Science illustrator
from UC Santa Cruz, and art director at Liberum Donum Studios, based in
Bogotá, Colombia. Juan created Immedium's children's book Good Dream,
Bad Dream and illustrated The Year of the Rooster. Liberum Donum has
worked for Weldon Owen publishing and Capstone Press, on titles for
young audiences such as Show me How series, Papermania!, How to be a
Werewolf, How to be a Zombie, and How to Draw Incredible Dinosaurs. The
team works for the advertising and entertainment industry, and creates
2D and 3D animation for movies and TV, and visual development and
concept art for video games.