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[Essay] The significance of K-drama's wins at international awards---②

K-dramas have expanded globally, evidenced by successive international awards. "Yeonmo" winning the International Emmy signifies a shift in cultural perception. While celebrating, it's vital to consider the broader implications for K-drama's sustainability and future growth ....

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[Essay] The significance of K-drama's wins at international awards---①

K-dramas have expanded globally, evidenced by successive international awards. "Yeonmo" winning the International Emmy signifies a shift in cultural perception. While celebrating, it's vital to consider the broader implications for K-drama's sustainability and future growth ....

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[News] Korean IPR trade surplus of $1.8 billion 'largest ever'

"While demand for Korean cultural content such as music, dramas and webtoons remained robust, cultural and artistic copyrights achieved the largest surplus ever as overseas performances expanded after the coronavirus pandemic,"

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[Essay] Is Asia a Barrier for the Hallyu and K-pop?

The incident, also known as the 'sock incident' (a conflict over laundry), occurred during their time living together in the U.S. The meticulous Bang and the easygoing Park are both studying abroad in the U.S. and starting their lives as novice producers, but their paths diverge after the incident.

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Can We Count the Number of Hallyu Fans?

"It has entered a new phase of becoming a global pop culture," KF said of recent developments. The main base is K-pop. Last year, 68% of the clubs identified were K-pop clubs.

Column & EssayK-pop & Music
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[Essay]How do Female Fans Interpret K-pop Girl Groups?

Most of the participants indicated that they had ceased being fans of male idols and had instead become fans of female idols. This shift was primarily due to their disappointment with male idols involved in misogynistic incidents...

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[Movie] On the Possibility of Nationalistic Occultism: 3.1 Movement and <EXHUMA:破墓>

Perhaps the most controversial movie of the year, "EXHUMA" stands on two delicate points. The "Asian universals" of goodness and shamanism and the "limitations of 100 years of time", which are the three dimensions of the soul's dispersion, collide in an interesting way.

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[Essay]From K-Contents to K-Lifestyle: Embracing K-Culture Worldwide?

The article emphasizes the importance of understanding K-content consumption within the context of cultural interplay and individual aesthetic standards. Rather than being dictated solely by the producers, the identity of K-fashion is shaped by

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[Essay] Asia Media Attention to Vietnamese 'V-pop'

This case of music originating from Vietnam spreading worldwide through a Chinese platform demonstrates a global trend, even though it's a one-minute-long song, it has accumulated billions of views worldwide since 2020. It's a case where an exotic yet Eastern rhythm became a global trend.

Column & EssayK-pop & Music
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[Column] The Meaning of 'K' in K-pop: What is K-ness?

Despite the global universality that K-pop possesses as a type of pop music, the fact that K-pop is referred to not only as pop but as a genre that combines the adjective "K," which reveals national/regional identity, is due to the inherent characteristics of K-pop that originated from Korean music.

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[People] The Persisting Cold War : Phạm ngọc hân & Quan Kế Huy

Immediately after the news of the Oscar was announced, the BBC published a controversial article entitled "Why Vietnam doesn't want to claim Ke Huy Quan". Such debates could arise from the perspectives of Britain and the United States. Like Korea? Foreign views on Hanni seem to be similar.

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[Column] Illusion and Essence of K: Beyond the Ambiguity of 'K-'

This article focuses on the characteristics of the "K" concept and suggests that this could be an opportunity to mature our cultural awareness to a higher level.