Ever since the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” and Cannes-winning “Decision to Live” was released, there is a tremendous shift of people from ordinary tv dramas to k dramas and k pops. Korean dramas or Korean pops are new a thing whenever we start a conversation. If two people like it, they are definitely going along together.
South Korean food, culture and mannerism attracts people all over the world. The tremendous love of the people towards Korean dramas, Korean movies, Korean music and Korean culture is referred to as the Korean wave, where people admire the story and screenplay of the movies and dramas produced by the Korean Entertainment industry.
What Is the Attractive Part of the Kdramas and Movies?
The Kdramas as well as movies have a whole lot of high production values, enabling the users to literally enjoy each and every part of it. The clear visuals are a plus point for the viewers as it makes them visualize every bit of it and relate to the content created by the team.
The movies that are made, have a thing to keep on till the end of it. No matter how many times you watch it, the freshness remains the same, it has a real story-like appearance, unlike other buttery films. Also, the watch time of k-dramas is very low as compared to other Hollywood dramas or web series.
The k-dramas are designed in such a way, covering less time and more quality content with attractive and catchy soundtracks, so it feels fresh and gets the maximum user attention. This is the main reason why k-dramas and movies are attractive and loved by people all over the world.
World’s Affection Towards Kpop
K-pop is another invention of Korean culture. It involves pop music and bands that are popular all over the world. The popular K-pop bands that people usually listen to, are BTS, Blackpink and Red velvet, these are most popular among the teens and younger age groups. Younger age groups tend to love rock and pop music and thus they get attracted to the beats of the music they create.
Along with the rock type of music, the performers or crew members have attractive looks which attract people all over the world, this is the main reason why k-dramas are getting so many admirers all over the world.
The primary admirers of BTS were found in Manipur, a north-eastern state of India, it is believed since then, Korean culture became popular in the northeastern states of India. Korean beauty products are loved by the maximum population and their styles are admired by the fans of Korean culture.
Some of the singers such as Appu Krishnan and Tushar Apte, who are Indian, have collaborated with some of the most popular Korean bands. An Indian journalist Miss Chakraborty who loves to cover news of kpop, started with a series called “Rolling stones” which involved the reaction of kpop idols towards Indian music artists.
Some Amazing Facts About Korean Culture
South Korea is believed to have ruled the world with its soft power, which means the control over the population without actually using hard methods, rather using soft methods such as culture and image. Hard methods are referred to as strong and violent methods.
It is also said to have a goal of attracting a worldwide audience and becoming the world’s leading exporter of culture. Thus it is choosing over such methods to be a popular nation in the world. The culture however became popular in the country itself and then began to spread in the world at the speed of a pandemic.
The shift was initiated in China and Japan where the popular culture was loved by everybody. Almost 70% of the population still loves to watch k-dramas and listen to kpop music. There was a ban between Japan and Korea, which was eventually lifted after the advent of Korean culture. This led to the promotion of the culture among the Japanese as well.
The Korean economy is becoming a growing one because of its proceeds from the Korean entertainment industry. It has become the 10th largest economy presently and is continuing to grow even from before. The broadcasting authorities of South Korea are even sending delegates to various countries to promote South Korean culture.
Famous Korean Brands
Even the famous brand Samsung is Korean and Samsung is growing and producing various new models in a short time period. The era of Samsung phones is returning and people are considering buying Samsung phones again. Many more renowned companies are headquartered in Korea, some of them are LG electronics, Hyundai Group, Hyundai Motors, Kia motors, and SK group.
Some of the famous beauty brands that are Korean include Sulwhasoo, Peach and Lily, Em Cosmetics, Gow recipe, Laneige, etc. The beauty brands of Korea are admired by skincare lovers in India, however, they try to adapt the Korean beauty lifestyle to have a strong connection with the South Korean beauty culture.
Thus, the Korean culture is expected to grow exponentially without any downfall, the method used by South Korea is a friendly one as it wins the hearts of people all over the world. With this friendly article, I would like to bid goodbye in the Korean language “annyeonghi gaseyo”
Written by: Khushbu Arora
Edited by: Nidhi Jha
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