


If you are ready to, let's begin!Ĭlick on " PLAY" button to proceed to main menu after the game is loaded. The dance which performs by south Korean musician to the accompaniment of song, you will do to the accompaniment of game. We have a great game for you to the accompaniment of Gangnam Style song. It’s worth $10 billion, just one-tenth of its semiconductor exports.īut the rising influence of Korean culture? That’s priceless.By his full name Park Jae-Sang, short and the name that you know PSY, whose song Gangnam Style which breaks ratings record. Today, entertainment is one of the country’s fastest-growing exports. South Korea seems to be on its way to becoming a superpower, at least culturally. “You know, it is not small so that it has no resource to support soft power, nor has it been a superpower to create this emotional and cultural resistance.”

“Korea being kind of mid-power has its own benefits,” she said. This history is a key reason that other cultures have been so receptive to Korean entertainment, Kim said. And it helped prepare people’s palates for more complex portrayals of Korean life: Think dystopian dramas like “Parasite” and “Squid Game.” These stories explore a growing wealth gap in a country that rebuilt itself after war and military dictatorship. She said K-pop’s quirky, bubblegum vision of Korean youth sparked global curiosity in Korean culture. And I think the mix of that is very attractive,” said Suk-Young Kim, a professor at the School of Theater, Film & Television at the University of California, Los Angeles. K-pop “has just the right balance of local elements and global elements, something familiar and something strange. Part of the pitch is that Samsung and Hyundai will benefit, too. So, the government goes to these corporations and asks them to help fund the entertainment industry. South Korea’s economy at the time relied mostly on conglomerates like Samsung and Hyundai, brands the government helped create. “Starting in the mid-1990s, the Korean government made an effort to bring the cultural industries as part of the national economy,” said Dal Yong Jin, the author of “ Transnational Hallyu.” South Korea’s growing cultural power didn’t happen overnight. One of those words, “hallyu,” translates to “Korean wave” - coined to describe global interest in the country. Korean culture has made such an impression that 26 Korean words were recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary. There’s also K-pop (think bands like BTS) and kimchi. Last year, “Parasite” became the first non-English-language film to take home the Oscar for best picture. Its creator, by the way, said there will be a season two. The Netflix drama “Squid Game” skyrocketed to popularity. The world has been going a bit crazy for Korean culture. Oo35mm manager Winnie Zhong stands among thousands of Asian skin care products, most of them Korean brands.
