Stephan Lee’s inside look at a rookie idol’s experiences introduces young adult readers to aspects of Korean culture and society and the complex world of K-Pop idols, fans, and industry. Through this 20-hour seminar featuring the YA novel, K-Pop Revolution, middle and high school teachers will explore the concept of globalization both as it relates to developing cosmopolitan readers with YA literature in language arts and K-pop as a case study of Korean society, economics, and culture in social studies.
K-Pop Revolution is a 2022 Honorable Mention Freeman Award winning book.