Patrick W. Galbraith and Jason G. Karlin, eds. 2012. Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture

Authors

  • Keisuke Yamada University of Pennsylvania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jwpm.v3i2.28160

Keywords:

gender, Japan, J-pop idol, music and media culture, idology

Abstract

Patrick W. Galbraith and Jason G. Karlin, eds. 2012. Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 256pp. ISBN 978-0-230-29830-9 (hbk)

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Published

2017-01-04

Issue

Section

Asian Popular Music

How to Cite

Yamada, K. (2017). Patrick W. Galbraith and Jason G. Karlin, eds. 2012. Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture. Journal of World Popular Music, 3(2), 239-244. https://doi.org/10.1558/jwpm.v3i2.28160