although it's nothing compared to what comes next. And convincing her strict parents to let her to go is all but impossible. So when Candace secretly enters a global audition held by SLK's music label, the last thing she expects is to actually get a coveted spot in their trainee program. She doesn't see how a regular girl like her could possibly become one of those K-pop goddesses she sees on YouTube. For most of her life, she's been playing the role of the quiet Korean girl who takes all AP classes and plays a classical instrument, keeping her dreams of stardom-and her obsession with SLK, K-pop's top boyband-to herself. And she's not going to be able to do it alone.In this novel about chasing big dreams, a Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the same K-pop company behind the most popular boy band on the planet.Ĭandace Park knows a lot about playing a role. 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. In the sequel to K-Pop Confidential, Candace is a Rookie idol. If K-Pop Confidential was about finding your voice, K-pop Revolution is about finding the courage to stand by your beliefs, even when powerful forces are trying to shame and silence you. Because now it's not only her company judging her-it's the entire world.

She thought that debuting in a K-Pop band was the finish line, but it was only the beginning.

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