Korean Drama is a television series, ranging from 16 to 30 episodes depending on its broadcasting network. Each episode usually lasts an hour and is aired once or twice a week. One of the popular terms incorporated with the advent of Korean Dramas is the term “Hallyu wave”. Hallyu wave refers to “a surge in the international visibility of Korean culture” (Ravina, 2009, p.3). “Korean Wave refers to the cultural phenomenon in which people in the world are willing to adopt and consume Korean popular culture” (Jung, 2006). The Korean wave usually encompasses Korean music, drama, trends, and others. It is usually through the Korean wave that there has been a steady increase in the tourism in South Korea.
The influx of Korean Dramas in the Philippine market became a hit during the early 2000’s and some of the game changers for the increase in the popularity of Korean Dramas can be attributed to Lovers in Paris (2004) , Full House, Jewel in the Palace, the remake of the Taiwanese film ‘ Meteor Garden’ (2003) which is Boys over Flowers (2009), and more The Korean entertainment industry basically produces
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Consequently, Korean Dramas nowadays have become a staple in Philippine entertainment industry. In order to penetrate the other audiences not fond of watching on the internet, they dubbed the Korean Dramas shown. There have also been Philippine adaptations of Korean Dramas such as My Girl starred by Kim Chiu, Pure Love starred by Alex Gonzaga, and more. Thanks to the different media, Korean Dramas are now more able to infiltrate easily, making a faster avenue for serving its fans or audiences. However, due to the notion that Korean dramas are only aired once or twice a week it is like a slight way of tormenting its viewers especially, when the story nears its
Justin Trudeau was born on Christmas day. He is strong, athletic and relatable. His extraordinary childhood of privilege was public. As a Prime Minister, he is framed mostly to posse’s youthful charm and traits - the physical acumen, a taste for the rigorous, and the zeal for testing himself. Indeed, his celebrity was a contributing factor and ascension to the office of the prime minister.
Released in July 2006, Bong Joon-ho’s The Host garnered both widespread popularity as the highest grossing South Korean film ever released in Korea. It was also screening at the Cannes, New York, and Toronto film festivals and seen by more than a quarter of the Korean population. The Host embodies political messages both political conditions inside Korea and its relationship with United States. Bong shows an ambivalent relationship between South Korea and United States by borrowing Hollywood genre in his films. The Host uses genre that strongly identified with Hollywood, which is blockbuster plot and monster movie. But Bong does not simply copy Hollywood. This movie is a rare combination
But Phillips did not always receive the respect that she deserved and was due to a writer, producing the equivalent of thirty novels per year. Often, soap operas are see as a woman’s genre, not only because it was viewed mainly by housewives, but because it was created and perfected by women, in world of
Nevertheless, Asian-American stars are recognized extremely played prototypical roles offered to them – model minority, sexualized the female or masculine women. There is much argument within the Asian American community whether to consider Liu as a protagonist or a hateful. In playing highlighting sexuality roles such as Ling Woo on Ally McBeal, a role who is a ‘self-described “tramp” … simultaneously addicted to casual sex and uses sex to have her way with men’ (Goldsea.com 2008). Is she bolstering the sexploitation of Asian females, or is she an Asian image who plays her strong points? Moreover, there are already some problems in the critical writing as to whether Liu is to be considered an action star or an actor. Some argues that, in Charlie’s Angels
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
In order to be able to take a closer examination of North Korean cinema, I viewed and analyzed five different films that were released around the same period. The films that I viewed were: 불가사리 [Pulgasari] (1985), 네거리초병 [Negŏrich'obyŏng / A Traffic Controller on Crossroads] (1986), 홍길동 [Hong Kil-dong] (1986), 명령 027호 [Myŏngnyŏng 027 Ho / Order No. 027] (1986), and 도라지꽃 [T'orajikkot / A Broad Bellflower] (1987). The genres of these movies range from romance, entertainment, slice of life, to action, and thus also have different levels of propaganda messages that are told among them. Throughout this paper, I will give a glimpse into each movie, analyze the messages that each of the films provide, and compare the amount of usage and meanings behind the
‘’The boy from Ipanema’’ is an indie romantic Korean film directed and written by Kim Kih-hoon and it’s placed in Busan in South Korea and in Sapporo in Japan. In the film stars the model/actor Lee Soo-hyuk as the boy whose name is never mentioned in the film and actress Kim Min-ji as the girl who also stayed unnamed for all the duration of the film. Is worth to mention that ‘’The boy from Ipanema’’ has received the Audience Critic’s Award and the Movie Collage Award at the 2010 (11th) Jeonju International Film Festival.
Poe and Hitchcock have published numerous stories and movies that follow the same guidelines. Poe's poems and writings are very dark and mysterious, he draws you in with depression or suspension that builds terror. Hitchcock is the same way, he develops terror through his movies by building suspense to create a horror movie. Hitchcock and Poe developed their pieces with suspense to build terror in similar and deferent ways by using literary devices and mise-en-scene.
Many countries try to seek a perfect society, they often turn to a socialist or communist government, but in reality these types of governments are unideal to many people living in that society. Russia has a communist government, which is a society where all are supposed to be equal, sharing all money throughout the country. Citizens in this society often have very little rights and the government has overpowering control over what people can and cannot do. A socialist government is one that distributes goods to all people, most instances the upper class receives heavier taxes in order to pay for the goods and services being distributed. Often times these governments are not what they seem, greed will take over, causing them to seek for higher power, defeating the purpose of a perfect
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.
Other industries like dancing school (Figure 8), fashioning boutiques and Spa (Figure 9), wedding photography (Figure 10) and plastic surgery (Figure 11) have also boosted by the Korean wave. Among these industries, the plastic surgery is particularly prominent.
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.
South Korea is one of the most homogeneous countries in the world, in which it has its own culture, language, and customs that are different from other Asian countries. In South Korea, the citizens greatly value hard work, filial piety, and humility in their daily lives. South Koreans are very proud people in which they pride themselves in their traditional culture and their financial success.
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