1. Korean Wave Phenomenon
The Korean Wave is a phenomenon sweeping through Southeast Asia and China. Intensified by the sudden surge in Korea's national image brought on by the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the Korean Wave started with the rising popularity of Korean pop stars such as Ahn Jae-wook. More recently it extended to a boom inKorean-made TV dramas such as Winter Sonata and Autumn in My Heart,
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The number of Korean emigration doubled in 1980s and a lot of them settled in USA. Even though they started to live in the US, the Korean atmosphere affected by Confucianism still existed within the household. Korean housewives living in the US had been watching Korean soap opera still, gathering at home, and renting out the video tape from the shop. These wives' soap opera viewing
Korean women prefer the Korean soap operas over American ones. The Korean soap operas are much closer to their lives. Korean women living in the United States, because they experience differences in living unfamiliar environment, they need to find a spiritual sustenance. Watching Korean soap operas is the best way to ease the pressure of living life. It can give their bitter lives a lot of happin
Korean Cuisine Korean food, mostly based on rice, noodles, tofu, vegetables, and various meats, include number of side dishes (banchan) that accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi which is a fermented, spicy vegetable dish is usually served at every meal. Common Korean dishes include: Bibim guksu
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In the GATT cinematograph films are granted ‘national treatment.’ Now, even within the WTO, laws for cinematograph films has not been agreed upon.
Those opposing the demise of the screen quota system argue that the local film industry is not yet sophisticated enough to global giants such as Hollywood which often has funds from 10 to over 1000 times greater compared to Korean films. Although