{"product_id":"ill-love-you-forever-notes-from-a-k-pop-fan-hardcover","title":"I'll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiaae Kwon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJia Tolentino's \u003ci\u003eTrick Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e meets Cathy Park Hong's \u003ci\u003eMinor Feelings \u003c\/i\u003ein a meditation that blends memoir and cultural criticism to explore how the author's love affair with K-pop has shaped her sense of self, charting K-pop's complex coming-of-age through some of its biggest idols.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan\u003c\/i\u003e is a smart, poignant, constantly surprising essay collection that considers the collision between stratospherically popular music and our inescapably personal selves. Giaae Kwon delves into the global impact of K-pop artists, from H.O.T. to Taeyeon to IU to Suga of BTS, and reveals how each illuminated and shaped her own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn using intimate experiences to examine larger cultural topics, this singular work breaks new ground in its consideration of K-pop. Written from the perspective of a bilingual and bicultural Korean American, \u003ci\u003eI'll Love You Forever \u003c\/i\u003eblends the critical with the personal. Kwon interweaves profiles of different K-pop idols with ruminations on various aspects of Korean culture, from the country's attitude toward plastic surgery and female sexuality to its obsession with academia. Combining insightful critique and adoring analysis, \u003ci\u003eI'll Love You Forever\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with a fuller picture of a culturally and socially complex industry and the machine and heart behind its popularity. Above all, Kwon offers up the passion of a superfan, finding joy in K-pop along the way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiaae Kwon\u003c\/b\u003e is a food and culture writer whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eWhetstone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTaste\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She wrote a column about K-pop for \u003ci\u003eCatapult \u003c\/i\u003eand attended the Tin House Summer Workshop in 2022. She divides her time between Los Angeles and Brooklyn, where she's working on her next project, which explores Korean food through the lens of the diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44800039190630,"sku":"9781250886231","price":37.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/X_qGpvRGQK9781250886231.webp?v=1771271707","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/ill-love-you-forever-notes-from-a-k-pop-fan-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}