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The
Korean
Wave
Contemporary Korea No.1
The Korean Wave: A New Pop Culture Phenomenon
Copyright © 2011 by Korean Culture and Information Service
All Rights Reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher.
First Published in 2011 by
Korean Culture and Information Service
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Phone: 82-2-398-1914~20
Fax: 82-2-398-1882
Website: www.kocis.go.kr
ISBN: 978-89-7375-164-8 04600
ISBN: 978-89-7375-163-1 (set)
Printed in the Republic of Korea
For further information about Korea, please visit: www.korea.net The
Korean
Wave
A New Pop Culture Phenomenon
Chapter Three
What’s Korean Pop Culture Got?
57
58
K-Dramas: ‘Healthy Power’
Contents
K-Pop: ‘Music of Fusion’
72
Chapter Four
The Korean Wave in other Fields
79
Korean Films
79
Hallyu in Literature
90
epilogue
Will It Continue?
09
17
Prologue
Chapter One
appendix
Further Reading
95
95
100
100
Birth of the Korean Wave
20
Birth of the Wave
23
The Beginning of the Wave in Japan
27
The Wave Goes Global
30
K-Pop Joins the Wave
35
Chapter Two
The neo-Korean Wave
35
‘Korean Invasion?’
39
The New Wave
47
The Internet Connects the Wave Fast
51
The Fun of Copying
54
Distance No Longer a Barrier for K-Dramas
iv The Korean Wave A New Pop Culture Phenomenon
Birth of the Korean Wave v
““Over the past decade, South Korea, with a population of around 50 million, has become the Hollywood of the
East, churning out entertainment that is coveted by millions of fans stretching from Japan to Indonesia.”
Lara Farrar, CNN World, December 31, 2010
“Hallyu—the Korean wave—is rolling over Asia with pop music, TV dramas and movies that dazzle audiences from
Tokyo and Beijing to Seattle.”
Lance Dickie, The Seattle Times, June 4, 2006
“Egyptian
Korean
Wave
Contemporary Korea No.1
The Korean Wave: A New Pop Culture Phenomenon
Copyright © 2011 by Korean Culture and Information Service
All Rights Reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher.
First Published in 2011 by
Korean Culture and Information Service
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Phone: 82-2-398-1914~20
Fax: 82-2-398-1882
Website: www.kocis.go.kr
ISBN: 978-89-7375-164-8 04600
ISBN: 978-89-7375-163-1 (set)
Printed in the Republic of Korea
For further information about Korea, please visit: www.korea.net The
Korean
Wave
A New Pop Culture Phenomenon
Chapter Three
What’s Korean Pop Culture Got?
57
58
K-Dramas: ‘Healthy Power’
Contents
K-Pop: ‘Music of Fusion’
72
Chapter Four
The Korean Wave in other Fields
79
Korean Films
79
Hallyu in Literature
90
epilogue
Will It Continue?
09
17
Prologue
Chapter One
appendix
Further Reading
95
95
100
100
Birth of the Korean Wave
20
Birth of the Wave
23
The Beginning of the Wave in Japan
27
The Wave Goes Global
30
K-Pop Joins the Wave
35
Chapter Two
The neo-Korean Wave
35
‘Korean Invasion?’
39
The New Wave
47
The Internet Connects the Wave Fast
51
The Fun of Copying
54
Distance No Longer a Barrier for K-Dramas
iv The Korean Wave A New Pop Culture Phenomenon
Birth of the Korean Wave v
““Over the past decade, South Korea, with a population of around 50 million, has become the Hollywood of the
East, churning out entertainment that is coveted by millions of fans stretching from Japan to Indonesia.”
Lara Farrar, CNN World, December 31, 2010
“Hallyu—the Korean wave—is rolling over Asia with pop music, TV dramas and movies that dazzle audiences from
Tokyo and Beijing to Seattle.”
Lance Dickie, The Seattle Times, June 4, 2006
“Egyptian