Surfing the Korean Wave: Wonder Gays and the Crisis of Thai Masculinity
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DOI: 10.1080/08949468.2018.1428013
Abstract: The Wonder Gays was a Thai K-pop cover-dance group. Their viral 2009 YouTube video covered the Wonder Girls’ song “Nobody” and consequently the Wonder Gays became an overnight sensation in Thailand, were signed by Zheza… read more here.
Keywords: thai masculinity; wonder gays; surfing korean; korean wave ... See more keywords
Cultural politics in the South Korean cultural industries: confrontations between state-developmentalism and neoliberalism
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DOI: 10.1080/10286632.2018.1429422
Abstract: Abstract This paper examines Korea’s cultural policy in tandem with the Korean Wave. It maps out the vital role of the Korean government in the Korean Wave phenomenon in the midst of the confrontations between… read more here.
Keywords: korean wave; cultural policy; policy; state developmentalism ... See more keywords
Korean-Wave celebrities between global capital and regional nationalisms
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DOI: 10.1080/14649373.2017.1388070
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article examines conflicts over the transnationalization of South Korean celebrities in the wake of the Korean Wave (Hallyu) in the twenty-first century. I consider a number of celebrity controversies to argue that the… read more here.
Keywords: global capital; capital; wave celebrities; hallyu stars ... See more keywords
Prototypical brands and cultural influences
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DOI: 10.1108/md-01-2018-0057
Abstract: Purpose To extend the understanding of country image to the country whose image is less distinctive, the purpose of this paper is to examine two salient factors: one country’s prototypical brand and its cultural influence… read more here.
Keywords: country; country image; image; korean wave ... See more keywords
The Korean Wave as a source of implicit cultural policy: Making of a neoliberal subjectivity in a Korean style
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DOI: 10.1177/1367877920961108
Abstract: The Korean Wave provides an effective vehicle for implicit cultural policies concerning the formation of a neoliberal subjectivity of young-generation South Koreans. By looking at two web dramas casting K-pop idols (commissioned by the Financial… read more here.
Keywords: cultural policy; policy; korean style; korean wave ... See more keywords
The Korean Wave: Evolution, Fandom, and Transnationality ed. by Tae-Jin Yoon and Dal Yong Jin (review)
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DOI: 10.1353/ks.2019.0000
Abstract: geographical place marked “Seoul.” King is most comfortable when citing English-language materials, including those by Korean authors. The unfortunate result of this is that King’s Romanization of Korean terms is inconsistent. Particularly worrying is the… read more here.
Keywords: transnationality tae; wave evolution; evolution fandom; tae jin ... See more keywords
The Impact of the Korean Wave on South Korea–Taiwan Relations
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DOI: 10.1525/as.2021.61.2.217
Abstract: Ever since the concept of soft power was introduced, there has been debate about what it is and how it works. We join the debate by studying how the success of Korean cultural products in… read more here.
Keywords: korea taiwan; impact korean; korean wave; south korea ... See more keywords
The Korean Wave and the Impasse of Theory
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DOI: 10.3817/0918184119
Abstract: During the past decade and a half, South Korean television shows, pop music, video games, and films have achieved a surprising degree of success in a variety of regions across the globe. Gaining enthusiastic audiences… read more here.
Keywords: korean wave; impasse theory; wave impasse;