Korean Wave

Jeong A Choi

Hook

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Korean Wave: outline• Introduction• Background of the Korean wave Drama Korean pop music Food• Effect on people’s perception Korean Drama’s influence Lookism Plastic surgery• International negative reaction China Japan Taiwan• Conclusion

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What is the Korean Wave

• Drama• Korean pop music• Food

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Drama2.1.1

1. Emotionally appeal 2. represent middle class’s life 3. value of Confucianism 4. show interesting Korean history

Pop Music

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2.1.2

Foods2.1.3

Effects on Koreans’ percep-tion

• Korean Dramas show Cinderella Story• Bring serious lookism• Plastic surgery to be pretty

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The wrong represent in drama 2.2.1

All about beauty mat-ter, Cinderella story

Brought “Lookism”

98% of Korean University students said appearance is competitiveness!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve7IznhYCMM&feature=player_detailpage

2.2.2

It continue to plastic surgery to young people

Anti-Korean Wave

• China• Japan• Taiwan

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China

“Korean Wave does not bring any benefits!”

2.3.1

Taiwan

“It Merges our pop culture…”

2.3.2

Japan

“We want our traditional Japanese program!”

2.3.3

Conclusion/ suggestion• Go beyond is as wrong as fall short

• It is time to look back ourselves

• Introduce Korean pop culture more strategically and efficiently

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