

She loves it enough to push the boundaries of how it has always been done and seek change. Candace loves the K-Pop world but wants it to be a better version of itself. These are some of the questions this story asks. Of course it is a business first and shareholders expect results, but to what length will people go in their efforts? How much harm should the singers have to endure. This second installation is written assuming the reader has knowledge of Candace’s K-Pop journey.Īs in the first book, Lee shares some of the less pleasant aspects of the K-Pop industry. Readers will need to backtrack if they haven’t yet read the first book. Readers saw Candace learn and grow in K-Pop Confidential and here she continues to learn more about herself and the changes she’d like to see within the industry. My Thoughts: K-Pop lovers will definitely want to get their hands on this second book from Stephan Lee.



How far does one girl need to be pushed to start a K-Pop Revolution? And she’s not going to be able to do it alone. And as the world turns against her, with online bullies scrutinizing her every word, there’s only so much that one person can take.įrom the top of the world to the brink of disaster, Candace is going to have to figure out why the world is out to get her. But what will happen when the road to a record-breaking debut isn’t as smooth as they’d planned? When a rival girl group emerges to steal the spotlight, carrying the message of change better than Candace ever could, she’ll have to decide what it’ll cost her and her bandmates to stand up for their beliefs. Her label, S.A.Y., promises to help make the sweeping changes for the industry to become a more humane and compassionate place for artists. With her status as the industry’s K-Pop Warrior, she has all the clout at her disposal to make waves. Her life is suddenly filled with the fans, cameras, and glamor of stardom: She and her boyfriend, YoungBae, are a K-Pop power couple she’s a walking icon at Brandt Foreign School and her new girl group, known simply as THE GIRLS, is poised to break records across the industry. Summary: In the sequel to K-Pop Confidential, Candace is a Rookie idol.
