Globalization of Korean Popular Culture in Asia

Cultures around the world are divide by their distinctive characteristic of people, and how people interact within their society. Most cultures are driven by the way their environment has been set for them. Many of cultures have to adapt to the way their environment are due to the conditions that are set for them and the amount of resources that they are provided. The biggest drive for culture are the historical custom. Most countries continue to carry their ancestor custom so that the tradition may stay with them throughout their years, in which making other countries distinctive from one another. One of the particular country that will be discuss in this report is North Korea. In this report, I will be discussing the North Korean culture, with describing their living condition in the country, common issues that they face with on a daily bases, and common threat that they pose on other countries.

Dave Hazzan's article offers how the Korean media think about Black people. Media critics did not know for the first time the appearance of black people in Korea.It was true that the images of black culture that were familiar to Koreans before 1980 were slaves and poor people. Since the 1980s, media images have become more sinister, focusing on black crime, violence or drug use.

Previous research reveals that Korean-Americans are considered the most separated from the rest of the society, both culturally and ethnically. Study used Berry (1997)’s strategies of assimilation, integration, separation and marginalization and three main dimensions of cultural orientations; language, identity and behaviors (Choi et al. 2014). Study included youth who are highly integrated in society; born in the US or immigrated at a young age; proficient in both English and mainstream behavior practices whereas their parents known to be culturally separated and the family socialization processes largely Korean (combination of high acculturation and high enculturation, characterizing integration). Researchers used years of residence and nativity

Even though this show was canceled, it was the first show to have a dominantly Asian cast and hopefully will spark more successful shows like it.

Movies have become a powerful form of media used to sway a large audience. Not only is a story told to the viewer, but an overall message is also portrayed through film as well. So it is no wonder that in North Korea, the usage of movies to create propaganda films in order to project a certain view of their country towards their people. The strengthened usage of film as propaganda could be see after Kim Jong Il moved the to the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Korean Worker’s Party in 1966 and eventually lead him to become director of the Motion Picture and Arts Division in 1970 (Armstrong, 210). Kim Jong Il was known to have an affinity for arts and film and in a county with such strong influence with propaganda, Kim knew that these position would propel the message and powers of the leaders.

Thus, not only has the foreign-born break-dance influenced the flow of South Korean culture, but it has also developed in the new country reshaping the pop culture all around the world with Korean

When I was my 15 years, I watched my first Korean dorama. Then I did not know how it would exert an impact on my fate and view of life. This was the world-famous “Boys over flowers”, which became an occasion of my acquaintance with the country of morning freshness. I strongly believe that my life transformed for better and blossomed after watching this Korean dorama was watched by everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. It drew me in this world – the world of Korean drama, Korean pop and Korean cinema. Knowledge about Korea was increasing more and more gradually and new sides of Korea were opened. I found out the country is famous not only of the Korean wave, Hallyu, but also of kimchi, various traditional food, colorful nature and combination of tradition and modernity. And some pieces of the Korean culture and language are quite similar

A few days ago, I watched a contemporary movie "Midnight Runners (2017)". "Midnight Runners" is not your typical American movie; it is a Korean movie with an unusual plot. The movie centers on two young men in the Police University. The main plot covers how they entangled themselves in a dangerous kidnapping case. Throughout the movie, the two young man's characteristics developed thoroughly as the plot thickens. This essay will focus on the Park Seo Joon's craft, objective, and truthfulness. He is one of the top-notch actors in Korea and his skill explains it all. He has the voice, emotion and body language to convey his character. There is no doubt in who he actually is because he is the character. We forget that he is actually an actor because

Japanese Manga, which are a significant part of Japanese media popular culture, not only appeal its audience across borders, but they are also remade and reformatted by other countries. One of the most famous and successful Japanese manga, Hana Yori Dango, has been remade into four different versions of TV Drama successively by Taiwan, Korea, Japan and China. Although the main plot is based on the manga, each variety of media production is localized with its own distinctive elements to represent

It’s not just people in South Korea that are affected, but fans overseas as well. K-Pop is popular throughout the world with an exclusive radio station in Australia, and an annual convention here in America. There is also an exclusive online community that has millions of fans that keep up with every single move an idol makes.

In 1978, long before Il inherited power from his father, the South Korean film director Shin Sang-ok and his wife Choi Eun-hee were kidnapped on Il’s orders. They were told to assist the North Korean media in building a film industry, and made a total of seven movies before their escape in 1986. Kim himself produced the movie Diary of a Girl Student, a film depicting the life of a young girl with scientists for parents. This was stated in a news report for the Korean Central News Agency, a propaganda tool developed by Kim’s father. Il also produced a one-hundred-part documentary series on his country’s history and wrote a book on film, The Art Of The Cinema.

South Korea appears in the first quadrant of Figure 2.2 in which states that the country has a culture with relatively larger power distance and lower individualism. South Korea has a relatively large power distance due to the country’s strong emphasis in respecting for one’s elders and superiors. This cultural belief is deeply

Manners represent an individual by the way they dress, behave, communicate, and their etiquette, while customs refer to the traditional way that a culture is practice individually, or by a group of people. Workers are expected to bow to their seniors when they greet them, and to use only formal language to their seniors, as it is rude to speak informally to someone of higher rank. In Korean businesses, meetings are often held in evenings at a restaurant or bar. Drinking is part of the Korean culture, as Koreans believe that drinking helps to bond colleagues in the company, and an offered drink must never be refused as it is considered to be rude. Along with drinking, Karaoke is a popular activity after meetings. People who attend the meeting are usually expected to sing a solo song.

My return to Korea in the summer of 2001 was nothing short of a culture shock. I was in a country I thought I had learned by heart. It was the country I always rooted my identity and pride from. I wasn’t ready for the shock. I

South Korean love their country very much that they tend to buy national made products than foreign products. For example, a Germany brand called MCM able to regain their status after been taken over by South Korean company after it went bankrupt in 2005. They prefer Samsung over iPhone, LG over Philips, Hyundai over imported cars.