Korean Wave Popular Culture in Asia
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Korean Wave Popular Culture in Asia
Rapid technological development and the higher growth processes in the late century have led to resulted into faster growth of the global media culture. The quick expansion of the Korean media culture has led to the exportation of its reach culture hence the creation of worldwide attention and popularity. The culture is an official national policy and is being supported by both the government and the entrepreneurs. The Korean culture is well known even to the non-Korean countries leading to the Korean wave. The Korean wave mostly the K-pop which is common among the digital youths of the United States has been studied to show the advancement of the Korean wave in the Western countries most precisely the United States. The use of reversed media ethnography approach examines the various aspects of the Korean Wave through the media transition in the United States(kuwahara, 2014).
The work will provide an in-depth exploration of the Korean sift power ecology by studying the unforeseen discoveries through conceptualizing, the recurring patterns in the media soft power. The study explores how the Korean Wave has been received by the American audience without imperialism while reconfiguring the global recognition of identities. The work will also look at the hybrid nature of the transnational media culture with respect to the Korean Wave on the Soft media power. The work looks at the background of the pop culture and XXX XXXX XXXXX XX the Korean pop XXXXXXX. How XXX public receives the XXXXXX pop culture XXX the real XXXX media XXXXXXXXXXX with the XXXX’s XXXX.
XXX XXXX power of the XXXXXX pop culture XXXXXX XX the XXXXXXXXX of Korea in XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX that add to XXX XXXXXX’s XXXXXXX and military XXXXXX XX the culture, XXXXXX, XXXXX XXX public XXXXXXX XXXXXXX. XXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXX XXX XXXX XX exporting XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX the XXXX XX the 21st century. XXXX has XXXX through the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX raised XXX burgeoning XXXXX XX XXX country’s economy.
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The XXXXXX XXXX has XXXXXXXXXX the XXXX media culture and XXX term Hallyu XX currently commonly XXXXX used in reference XX the XXXXXXX Korean XXXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXX XXXXXX the world. XXX XXXX has XXX XX economic boost in Korea XXXX XX.X XX $ XXXXX in XXXX. XXX XXXXXX XXXX XX mainly exported XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XX XXX, dramas, music, entertainments, and TV movies. The expansion XX the Korean XXXX has seen the XXXXXXXXX XX the traditional XXXXXXX, food, XXXXXXXX leading XX enthusiasts with the X-Pop XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX to XXX XXXXXX government XXX entrepreneurs. The XXX culture of the Korean wave XXX been spread out XX XXX young digital XXXXXXXXXX(XXX, 2013).
Through XXX soft power, XXX behaviour’s XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX be XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX the outcomes XX XXXX one XXXXX XXXXXXX attraction instead XX XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX cultures XXXXXXXXXX, an attention XX created leading to XXX influence XX XXX co-operative power XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX shaping of XXXX others want XXXXXXX the XXXX XXXXX framework. The XXXXXXX XXXXXXX of the XXXXXX XXXX carries narratives and XXXXXXXX in XXX XXX XXXXXXX products XXXXX in XXXX shapes XXXXXX’s ideas through XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX culture.
Through the XXXXXXXXXXX of social networking and XXXXXX video streaming, XXX Korean XXXX XXX XXXX successful allowing the XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX industry XX XXXX overseas audience. XXXXXXX steaming XXXXXXXX, XXX Korean dramas XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. The world has adapted many Korean XXXXXX XXXX XXXX having XXXXX impacts XX other XXXXXXXXX with the XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX the XXXXXXXX used, XXX XXXXXX and the XXXXXXXX employed. The XXXXXX XXXXX has facilitated XXX XXXXXXXXX, distribution and XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX of the XXXXXXXXX XXXXX of the Korean XXXXXXXXXXXXX. XX specificity, XXX X-XXX XXX been a big XXXXXXXXXXX in XXX world XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX to XXX early 2000s. The Korean XXXX has had impacts XX the contemporary cultures in XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXX industry, the XXXX industry XXX of which affects XXX XXXXX’s XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. XXXXXX been XXXXXX to XX more XXXX just a XXX XXXXXXX, the Korean XXXX XXXXXXXXXX has XXXXXXXXXX XXXX the XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX international XXXXXXXXX.
Reception XX the XXXXXX Culture XXXX the XXXXXXX public
The XXXXXXX includes XXX X-pop, k-XXXXX, k-XXXXX, X-languages XXX the XXXXXX foods XXXXX XXX XXX modernised XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX creating the XXXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXX XXXX in XXX United XXXXXX. XXX cultures broadly bound to XXX XXXXXX politics, XXXXXXXX and cultures XXXXXXXX primarily XXXX XXXXXX XX reception XXXX XXX XXXX locality. The Americans XXXXXX XXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXXX, curiosities XXX XXXX the straight XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX by the K-XXXX. XXX XXXX find it XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX to them XXX XX their interests XXX XXX led to the Americans XXXXXXX the so called ‘’ XXX XXXXXXXX’’ Asian guys being attractive. The XXXXXXXX XX the XXXXXXXX audience XXX fans XXX XXXX XXX XX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXX wave XXXXXX the XXXX to XXXXXXXXXXXX negotiate XXXXX XXXXXXXX identities(Beng Huat Chua, 2008)
XXX XXXXXXX people in the XXXXXX XXXXXX mostly XXXX XX k-pop fans in the XX XXXX diversifies polycentric societies of XXX K-Pop fandom. XXX American XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX will XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX through multicultural XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX infringements. The XXXXXX culture has Christianity XX XXX XXXXXXX religion XXXXX XXXXX them staying XXXX from XXX and XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX. The Korean Wave XXXXXXXXX breaking XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX the XXXXXX and US XXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX reverse XXXX indicating XXXX it is not only the white XXXXXX in the west. The Korean waves ensure XXXXXXXX XX XXXX stereotypes XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX towards non-Koreans. XXX Wave will XXXXXX that XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX in XXXXX(Jung, 2017).
Jung’s XXXX with XXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX
Jung XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX increasing XXXXXXXXXXXX in XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX that exist XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX XX technologies XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX demise XX XXX cultural imperialism. XXX idea relies on XXX using the hard XXXXX in building up the culture and using XXX XXXX XXXXX to permeate to XXX lives, XXXXX XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX. The XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX breaks cultural XXXXXXXXXXX by XXX XXXXXX soft XXXXX that XXXXXXXX the legitimacy XXXX aids XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX.
XXX XXXX’s idea breaks the XXXXXXXXXXXX XX the western XXXXXXX through XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX that digitises XXX global XXXXX XXXXXXX the XXXXXXXX XXX the social media. The globalizations ensure XXXX the XXXXXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXX own XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX increasing XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX. The XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX has XXXXXX attractiveness of XXXXXXX, XXXXX sincerity of values XXX XXX legitimacy XX XXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXX strong XXXX power XXXXXXX a culture of cultural XXXXXX, skilfulness in XXXXXXXX of XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX that XXXXXXX XXXXXX and regional XX information XXXXXXXXXX. The use XX soft power has influenced the XXXXX political XXXXXXXXX by enhancing XXXXXXXXXX policies XXX foreign and XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX promotions.
XXX Korean has very XXXXXXXX XXXXX roots and are proud XX their culture that ensures XXXXXXXXXXX and modernity and solidarity that XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXX culture XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX that XXXXXXX creation XX better XXXXXXXXXXX. The XXXXXX led to XXX XXXXXXXXX of the X-XXX, X-films, X-dramas, languages XXX XXX XXXXXX XXXX that gained XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX to their spread. The ‘XXXXX’ XXXXXXXXXX, Fx, BTS, XX an example, XX the K-pop has XXX a song that is popular a broad XXXX XXXXXXXX influence XXXX in Japan XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX. This XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX fans to imitate celebrities dressing XXXXX and XXXXXX making XXXXXX XX XXXXXX to XXXXX XXX XXXXX the XXXXX XXXXXXXX. The XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX have been XXXXXX by the globalization XX XXX XXX effects.
XXX XXX of X-XXX XXX led XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX influence and recognition of the Korean XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XX par with XXX western world. Drama XXXX the ‘’Gangnam Style’’ and XXX XXXX embracing XXX XXX have XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX recognition. XXX XXXXX XXXXXX- XXXXXXX XXX band releases XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX languages XXX is XXXXX labelled the king XX X-pop.
The XXXXXX Wave XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX soft XXXXX internationally in XXXXXXXXXX XX XXX traditional XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX the XXXXXX government XX XXXXX XX be XXXX threatening to the XXXXXXXXX XX Korea XXXX’t invaded or XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXX in XXXX XXX also in the XXXX. The XXXX brings together Americans with diverse racial, ethnic, cultural backgrounds together XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX of XXXXXX emotions in XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXX find the XXXXXX XXXX culture XXXX attractive and XXXXXXXXXXX through their XXXXXXXXXX. The XXXX culture XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX the XXXXXX XXXXX messages XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX of XXXX nostalgic conditions among the XXXXXXXXX. This XXXXX the XXXXXXXXX XXXX to rediscover their own identities XXX cultures.
The XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXX popular XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX reinforcement XXX promotion XX diversity XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX that go XXXXXX XXX cultural boundaries. Such interactions mostly increase XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXX the XXXXXX XXXXXXX culture in Korea and XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX. The XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXX in XXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX soft XXXXX whose XXXXXXX are XXXX XXXXXXX making XXX culture XX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX(XXXX, 2018).
The XXXXXX popular culture has XXXXXXX an online XXXXXX media XXXXXXXX that XXXXXXX groups to XXXXX similarities in XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX together XXX XXXX improvements between them and the XXXXX communities. A XXXXXX XXXX Group XXXX most members XXXXXX in Texas XX XXXXXXX for XXXXXXX XXXXXXX interests. This group XXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX participate in activities that XXX XXXXXXX the Korean XXXXXXX XXXXXXX.
The soft XXXXXXX allows fluidity of transnational hybridization of the culture. XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX media XXXXXXXXX hybridize various cultural XXXXX through XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX local XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX of XXX forms. The X-pop XXXXXXXXXX are XXXXXX XXXXX clean XXXX XX new technologies XXXX XXXXXXX the XXXXXXX that forms transnational success XXX the X-XXX. XXX X-pop is pealing XX the XXXXXXXXX through XXX exemplification of a world of pop XXXXXXXX XX total packages. XXX XXX XX XXXXXX images, better singing, attractive XXXXXXXXXXX, better performances, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX makes XXX k-XXX outstanding.
The Korean XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX proximity. The Korean Wave XX XXXXXXXX soft XXXXX in XXX international XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX and is XXXX threatening for XXX XXXXX. The wave XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX a mediator in XXXXXXXXXXXXX cultural transformations, XXXXXXXXX XXXX in Asia and the XXXX. XXX Korean XXXX forms a XXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX imperialism. It XXXX suggests XXXXXXXXX in XXX worries involving three actors XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX together: XXX state, the people XXX the XXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXX identities of XXXXX are XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX, shared and XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXX homogeneous participants and XXXX XXXXX XXXXX a XXXXXX of democracy that contrasts XX the individuals’ freedom in XXX United States. XXXXXX soft XXXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX with XXX availability XX hard XXXXX.
The religion of the Korean XXXX in XXXXXX XXXXXX
XXX Korean XXXX was the largest XX 2014 in XXX world as XXX XX Guinness book of record. The Korean XXXX XXX not political but XXX consequences XXX political, XXXX being XXXXXXX in its XXXXXX. XXX services offered by the Korean Wave XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX by XXX global audience (XXX). XXXXXX the Korean XXXX XX XXXX to XXXXXXX, economy, policy XXX XXXXXXXX of XXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX audience XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX it in XXXXX own XXXXXXXX. XXXXX XXXXXXXXX can be XXXXXXX through the XXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX cultures. XXX media will not XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XX Korean XXXX overseas due to difference in XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX. XXX perception XX XXX products will not XX XXXXX controlled or XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX and policy makers XX such communications XXXX their own meanings.
The audience XXX fans will have to XXXXXXXXX, transform, XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX the XXXXXX Korean XXXX in XXXXXXXXX cultures XXXX XXXXX it transnational XXX global XXX XXXXXX not in the forms XXX XXXXXXX per se. Explaining XX XXXXX Americans XXX XXX XXXXX the XXXXXX Wave is XXXXXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXX Americans mostly have XXXXXXXXXXX XX curiosity, XXXXXXXX XXX being straight XXXXXXX in their decisions. They mostly have to XXXXXXX XX XXX they are listening XX the k-XXX that is not XXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXX find XXX ‘’too XXXXXXXX’’ Asian XXXX XXXXXXXXXX. XX this XXXXX the global XXXXXX XXXX XXXX meet the XXXXXXXX XX the American audience and will lead XX XXXXXXXXXX negotiations of cultural identities.
XXX XXX of XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXX American XXXXXXXX XXX fans XX XX able XX reconfigure XXX globalization theories XXXX XXXXXX recognition XX the dynamics in the XXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX and hybrids at XXXXX XXXXXX. XXXX will enable XXXXXXXXX of XXX power of XXXXXXXXXXXX in the international settings. The popular culture will XX XXXXXXXXXX XXX social, XXXXXXXX XXX political XXXXXXXXXXXXX that look into the XXXXX XXX macro effect of XXXXXXXXX in the XXXXXX XXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX transnational XXXX of culture will enable u7nderstanding XX XXX complexity in the XXX of XXX XXXXX culture. XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX with XXX XXXX and XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX ethnographic XXXXXXXX XX globalization XXXX lead XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX as well XX creation of comparisons(Shim, XXXX).
XXX X-XXX fandom in the United XXXXXX has XXXXXX of being XXXX by XXX multiracial, XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXXX communities. The k-XXX in the XX is XXXXXX XXXX XX the XXXXXXXX who like XXX soft XXXX. The XXXX of X-pop in the XXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXX XX the polycentric nature XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXX who XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXX Wave XXX either voluntarily or XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX diversity and XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX beyond boundaries transgressions. XXX Korean wave is XXXXXXXXX breaking the stereotype of XXX XXXXXX ion XXX XX and XXXX creates knowledge XX the XXXXXX in American XX XXX homogenous existence XXXXXXX them XXX XXX Americans in the US. The XXXXXX Wave XXXXX XXXXXXX wave XXXX it’s not XXXX the XXXXX people living in XXX west and XXXX enable breaking the stereotype of XXX XXXXXXX towards the XXX-Koreans hence creating XXXXXXXXX in Korea(Jung, 2017).
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