Child idols in South Korea and beyond: Manufacturing young stars at the intersection of the K-pop and influencer industries

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Child idols in South Korea and beyond: Manufacturing young stars at the intersection of the K-pop and influencer industries

This article explores how the influencer and traditional entertainment industries are converging in the “child idol” phenomenon—a celebrity genre and system that had existed prior to the emergence of the influencer industry but has now been remixed with the influencer industry’s convention and refas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Lee, Jin, Leaver, Tama, Abidin, Crystal
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	SAGE 2024
Online Access:	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE200100022 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96401

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