Japanese Influence On American Culture

The rise of popularity of Japanese and Korean culture in the U.S. has affected a great many things in American culture. These cultures have even begun to infiltrate the U.S.'s largest medium of pop culture: media. Korean pop music has taken over international music charts and is holding one of the largest fan bases in America. Korea has as well started a new trend of watching their dramas, not on TV, but through the growing industry of streaming websites. All the while Japan is steadily taking over almost all aired animated shows on U.S. networking stations. The U.S. has begun integrating these cultures into their own and further blurring the lines of separate cultures. This discussion has brought about many new discussions, such as whether or not East Asian culture really is taking over American culture? or if it is, is it a good or a bad thing? …show more content…
My thoughts are that, after much reading and research, it's hard to deny the facts of how much influence South Korea and Japan have affected American pop culture, however, it seems unlikely for them to completely take over our culture, for