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Hallyu

PMP#43: The Korean Wave w/ Suzie Oh

May 12, 2020 by Mark 1 Comment

We're seeing a lot of Korean media in American popular culture nowadays, what with Parasite winning the Oscar for best picture and K-Pop and K-Dramas finding an increasing American cult following. This is not an accident: The Korean government has as an explicit goal the growth of "soft power" through exported cultural products. This Korean Wave (Hallyu) was aimed foremost at … [Read more...] about PMP#43: The Korean Wave w/ Suzie Oh

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