‘It has been a long time since the necessity of de-Westernising or de-Anglicising media and cultural studies was advocated. Yet much more needs to be done and celebrity studies is one of the least de-Westernised fields, given that the concept of “celebrity” itself is rather Euro-American-centric. This collection does not just accomplish this task credibly and comprehensively but also gives new empirical and theoretical insights into the field by analysing various emerging questions in the digitalised environment. Asian Celebrity Cultures in the Digital Age is a must-read for all scholars and students seeking to understand the diverse operation of cultural politics of fame and stardom in a digitally connected world.’

—Koichi Iwabuchi, University of Technology Sydney