IDOL GOSSIP BY ALEXANDRA LEIGH YOUNG
Paperback published by Walker Books 7th April 2022
ISBN 9781529502770
Stars can rise and they can fall. When her family moved from San Francisco to Seoul, Alice Choy never dreamed it would lead to getting scouted by a talent agency and fast tracked through the exclusive Star Academy. But performing on stage as one fifth of a K-pop girl group is a far cry and many tears from singing karaoke with her little sister in the noraebang. Can Alice survive the egos, the exercise and most importantly of all the exposure?
MY REVIEW
AK-Pop Dream Come True. Idol Gossip is for 12 years and over. Most girls dream of becoming famous, either a singer or an actor. This is top star read from me. Alice Choy had voice lessons in San Francisco, but now her family have moved to Seoul, she sings with her sister Olivia, in a private room in a noraebang. A woman from top10 Entertainment, sees them, she wants Alice and Olivia to audition. Alice is worried to audition because she can’t dance. Olivia seems more excited than Alice, when they arrive at Top10 Star Academy, where all the trainees go, and younger idols lived and rehearsed and recorded. Alice and Olivia are among other girls that have to sing in front of judges. After the audition, Alice is shocked when only her name is called. This is Alice Choy’s story after she moves in the Star Academy, being whisked into the limelight in an all new girl group. This may sound perfect being famous,with hair, makeup and posh free clothes, but can Alice survive all the attention, of fame being in a girl band? Idol Gossip is a brilliant believable, story. Highly recommend!
About author Alexandra Leigh Young
Alexandra Leigh Young currently produces The New York Times, The Daily. She produced tours for pop bands for three years before moving to South Korea as a freelance journalist. A assignment on K-pop for NPR’s Radiolab became the basis for Idol Gossip, her first novel for young adults. She lives in New York City. http://www.alexandraleighyoung.com/ http://www.instagram.comayofosho
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