AKB48, headshaving and the sexual politics of J-Pop

Magazine article

Open access

The Conversation

2013

Handle:

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/8398

Abstract

Japan

Asian studies

cultural studies

popular music

popular culture

gender studies

Minami Minegishi, member of Japanese pop group AKB48, made a tearful public apology on AKB48’s YouTube channel.

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https://doi.org/10.64628/AA.jkc3krd6mView

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Record Identifier: 9926480070901891
Title: AKB48, headshaving and the sexual politics of J-Pop
Creators: Rosemary Overell
Academic Unit: Media, Film and Communication
Publication Details: The Conversation
Publisher: The Conversation Media Group Ltd
Date published ; e-published: 2013
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Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Magazine article; Online/Digital publication