day meme timeee.
day 01 | a song
day 02 | a picture
day 03 | a book/ebook/fanfic
day 04 | a site
day 05 | a youtube clip
day 06 | a quote
day 07 | whatever tickles your fancy
Here's a quote regarding popularity of Korean dramas abroad that may interest some of you (I know it intrigued me!):In Taiwan, Hong Kong or Bangkok, Seoul seemed modern and hip, and the protagonists of the shows something the young audiences could to aspire to. But Japan is richer than Korea, its technology generally more advanced. Korean television did not take off in Japan because it represented the future; it represented the past. The "pure love" of [Joon Bae-yong]'s drama appeals to older women in Japan, reminding them of the dramas of their youth. It was nostalgia served in twenty one-hour blocks. Somehow Korean dramas had managed to walk two very different sides of the cultural fence, appealing to both the forward-looking and the backward-looking. It was quite a trick.
From "Pop Goes Korea" by Mark James Russell (2008).
A book well worth purchasing, Amazon link here.
day 02 | a picture
day 03 | a book/ebook/fanfic
day 04 | a site
day 05 | a youtube clip
day 06 | a quote
day 07 | whatever tickles your fancy
Here's a quote regarding popularity of Korean dramas abroad that may interest some of you (I know it intrigued me!):In Taiwan, Hong Kong or Bangkok, Seoul seemed modern and hip, and the protagonists of the shows something the young audiences could to aspire to. But Japan is richer than Korea, its technology generally more advanced. Korean television did not take off in Japan because it represented the future; it represented the past. The "pure love" of [Joon Bae-yong]'s drama appeals to older women in Japan, reminding them of the dramas of their youth. It was nostalgia served in twenty one-hour blocks. Somehow Korean dramas had managed to walk two very different sides of the cultural fence, appealing to both the forward-looking and the backward-looking. It was quite a trick.
From "Pop Goes Korea" by Mark James Russell (2008).
A book well worth purchasing, Amazon link here.