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By Lin, Alice[2022]., Adolescent, Underlined Call No: ROMANCE FIC LIN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awry when she learns that Kite Xu, her old next-door neighbor and childhood friend, will be returning home from South Korea. Lulu hasn't seen Kite since eighth grade, after he left the country to pursue a career in K-pop. Star-struck and nostalgic, Lulu tries to reconnect with Kite. The harder Lulu tries to deny her feelings, the stronger they get. But how could a K-pop star ever fall for a nobody from home?"--Provided by publisher.
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2021., Adolescent, Walker Books Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC YOU Edition: 1st US ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Offered a spot at the Star Academy, one of the biggest K-pop companies, seventeen-year-old singer Alice Choy must navigate culture clashes, egos and extreme training practices to come out on top, despite the efforts of an influential blogger trying to tear her down.
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-- I will be the oneBy Lee, Lyla[2020]., Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: REALISTIC F LEE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn't dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn't call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop, and to do that, she's about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother, have set for girls like her. She'll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, and she'll do it better than anyone else. When Skye nails her audition, she's immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices, shocking performances, and the drama that comes with reality TV. What she doesn't count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry, her sudden media fame and scrutiny, or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor, Henry Cho. But Skye has her sights on becoming the world's first plus-sized K-pop star, and that means winning the competition--without losing herself"--From the publisher's web site.
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-- I will be the oneBy Lee, Lyla[2020]., Adolescent, Katherine Tegan Books Call No: Romance Fic Lee Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: While growing up Skye Shin has heard all the nasty comments and the instructions of what a plus-size person should and should not do, but that does not stop her from entering an internationally televised competition searching for the next K-pop star. Once she nails her audition, Skye learns to deal with the drama of reality TV, her mother's disapproval, and her feelings for one of her competitors.
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-- I will be the oneBy Lee, Lyla[2020]., Adolescent, Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls can't dance. Shouldn't wear bright colors. Shouldn't call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering, intense world of K-Pop, and to do that, she's about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother have set for girls like her. When Skye nails her audition in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, she's immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices, shocking performances, and the drama that comes with reality TV. What she doesn't count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry or her sudden media fame and scrutiny. . . In the competition, Skye meets new friends and finds herself partnered with fellow competitor Henry Cho, an unfairly cute celebrity model. . . With the support of her friends and Henry, Skye sets her sights on becoming the world's first plus-sized K-pop star-- by winning the competition without losing herself"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Korean pop confidentialBy Lee, Stephan[2020]., Adolescent, Point Call No: Realistic Fic Lee Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Candace Park is a quiet Korean girl who takes AP classes and plays a classical instrument. She keeps her dreams of stardom and her singing ability to herself. When Candace secretly enters a global audition to be part of a K-pop trainee program, the last thing she expects is to win a spot and for her parents to let her go. Once in Korea, Candace endures a strict routine of dance lessons, Korean language lessons, diets, and tries to figure out the hierarchies among her fellow trainees and follow the "no dating" rule, which becomes a lot harder when she meets a gorgeous male trainee. As Candace gets closer to winning a spot in a much-hyped K-pop girl group, she begins to question if it's worth risking her friendships, future, and everything she believes in.