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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!
“2025 has been a phenomenal year for Korean music, with idols challenging their artistic boundaries, transcending genres, crossing over into films and K-dramas, and making bold personal decisions.” - Rolling Stone
“K-pop is over three decades old as a form, and in the past 10 years has asserted itself worldwide, remaking pop music in the macro by out-innovating its competitors.” -
New York Times
“TikTok Sees K-Culture Spend Doubling to $143 Billion by 2030. Social media has amplified global interest in Korean exports. TikTok has been at the epicenter of K-pop fandom online.” -Bloomberg.com
“Long touted as a badge of honor in both fan wars and press releases, the concept of going ‘global’ has been an arguably unrealized goal for much of the K-pop industry prior to 2025. Yet the past 12 months have proven to be the scene’s most expansive year yet, reaching new heights and mainstream milestones.... 2025 truly was the year K-pop became a certified global sensation.” —Billboard
“KPop Demon Hunters Is TIME’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: In the 10 years since Netflix began releasing original films, not one has been as watched as much as Demon Hunters, which surpassed 325 million views in its first three months and hit the top 10 in 93 countries. Its soundtrack reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has been streamed 8.3 billion times. Breakout hit ‘Golden’ spent 17 weeks atop the Billboard Global 200 chart.”—Time magazine
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.