Korean culture

the Hallyu wave of Korean pop culture, specifically K-pop and K-dramas have taken off throughout Latin America. Scholarship has recently conducted research on different aspects surrounding the landing of the Korean wave in Central and South America, and this paper will attempt to piece them together to create one cohesive narrative of the spread of Korean culture throughout the region. It will also somewhat focus on the countries of Peru and Brazil, where the effects of the Korean wave can be…

Many cultures have been inspired by the Unites States, however South Korea has shown Americanization characteristics while still maintaining their own unique traditions. They have learned and are fascinated by the American lifestyle by their differences of religions, traditions, and media. In Korea, the culture is mainly impacted by several values: the importance of family roles, their fine cuisine, and their popular music. Korea is a peninsular country located in the Far East, adjacent to…

Introduction The Korean pop culture, commonly referred to as K-pop, has undoubtedly been the center of attention of the teenagers especially in Asia; although lately, it has been moving its way to cross the West too. Joining the trend of Korean music are idol groups, Korean dramas, variety shows, and movies. With its growing popularity, a lot of people are imitating their idols’ fashion sense, hairstyles, and even the products they use. In addition, due to the captivating beat and eye-catching…

In my essay, I will aim to critically view South Korean culture using a few of Geert Hofstede’s 6 cultural dimensions (Power distance, Individualism, Feminine/Masculine, Uncertainty Avoidance, Longer Term Orientation and Restraint/Indulgence). Utilizing a case study done by Elena Buja, I will use these dimensions to critically view culture South Korea, using the United States as a contrast. I will not be making a direct compare and contrast, but rather using the United States as an example of a…

mentality and the need for male protection. The gendered image of females in the media embodies the notion that young women are expected to portray themselves to their male counterparts as fragile and helpless. The aegyo behavior that South Korean popular culture portrays perpetuates the sexualisation of young girls. Groups such as Lovelyz and GFRIEND have music videos—both of which have more than three million views on YouTube--that are filmed in schools and are dressed in school uniforms.…

CULTURE AWARENESS OF NORTH KOREA This essay will cover the cultural awareness of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is also known as North Korea. The U.S. Army defines culture as a “dynamic social system” containing the values, beliefs, behaviors, and norms of a “specific group, organization, society, or other collectively” learned shared, internalized, and changeable by all members of the society. Cultural is defined by Webster’s dictionary as the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a…

For starters, many chaebols rely upon one another for resources and are essential for the continued growth of the South Korean economy. This is one of the similarities to some of the businesses here in the United States. As a smart business owner, you want to get the most that you can out of your business so many business owners’ help one another achieve this. By two companies business helping each other, it generally results in cheaper costs, or just increases relations at the very least for…

Someone is always watching. Because North Korea has snitches, Chang-bo had to be careful about what he did and what he said. The North Korean culture of spying affected Chang-bo in some ways. One way is that he had to be careful about what he said. If he said a remark about pretty much anything, and someone told on him, he could have a serious punishment. He also had to watch his actions. If he used a rice cooker or a hot plate, he could also get into a lot of trouble because that is considered…

about the culture industry. Adorno’s idea of fetishizing culture was developed in the Age of Enlightenment, also known as modern society. The culture industry, according to Theodor Adorno (1944), is when culture becomes standardised, where it is produced solely for profit for the elites. Culture, especially popular music like jazz, is therefore fetishized for value that it does not deserve. (Adorno and Horkheimer, 1944) Building on the Marxist ideas of capitalism into popular culture,…

in both Korean and German societies, “ In Korea, he is a foreigner legally, In Germany, he is a foreigner emotionally.” (Roberts, 29) And Roberts also adds another fact to explain why the second generation of Korean-Germans are forceful to identify themselves as Koreans, “The sort of hyphenated identity that Asians in the United States have, as in “Korean-American” with the focus being on ‘American,’ does not seem to be a possibility for the second-generation Koreans…