Male Idols and Branding in Chinese Luxury

by Amanda Sikarskie

"Taking a non-westerncentric approach, challenging the Western view of idols as objects of worship, this book examines idols in the more modern, pan-Asian sense of the word; as objects of social devotion, worshipped by the adoring masses and, in China and Korea, as objects of social and moral uplift. The contemporary idol wields great power - the power to influence taste, and to sell - and Male Idols and Branding in Chinese Luxury focuses on their ability to arouse the consumer appetite to buy. In China, popular culture idols play a vital role in the luxury fashion and cosmetics industries...