Why the Korean wave is more than BTS or Blackpink | CNBC Explains

[@baekjason6386]

6:30 How careless is this description? Did Korea invade Japan? Korea was the suffered country by Japanese imperialism in wartime. Japanese nagative sentiments toward Korean wave is completely came from their nationalism for returning colonial period and histrorical modificationism. As a South Korean, everytime for seeing these careless and lazy western journalism easily make Korean Gov to the world's most competive Gov which has no impossible, is hilarious.

[@jiggythibs]

It's true that for someone unaware of Korean-Japan history. It would sound like the opposite of what happened.

[@Kickspot]

It happened both ways, yet the old school people blame each other. The younger generation just wants to get a long.

[@yogadarmawan3051]

It Because south korea still take issue of wartime force labours and comfort womans to japan, so nationalism in japan Fight it and negatif sentimen

[@ON-qe5fj]

@@Kickspot It didn't happen both ways, Japan invaded Korea over 500 times in a span of 1700 years, but Korea never invaded Japan. The only time was when Mongols were in control of Korea, Mongols recruited some Koreans in their army for Japan invasion campaign.

[@Kickspot]

@@ON-qe5fj probably wrote that wrong, but not that invasion happened both ways, just that hate comes from both old school Japanese and Korean citizens. Apologies. More on the fact that when you read old school journalism from both sides, they contradict each other a lot.

[@uni1mta852]

CNBC has low analytical power. CNBC is not properly aware of it. The support from the Korean government is insignificant compared to other countries such as China.! Not a moment. CNBC is not familiar with the development of Korean democracy and Korean culture that has changed since the 1990s!

[@limelight777]

Your point of view is lot more detailed than that of this CNBC’s crappy report!

[@johnmun180]

Correct JJ! KOREA GOVERNMENT AND POLITICIANS ARE NOT DEVELOPED LIKE K-POP. ACTUALLY KPOP. IT HAS GROWED ITSELF

[@abyssandvolcano]

@@johnmun180 ㄹㅇ 한국정부가 무슨 대중문화를 키워 키우긴 겨울연가 대장금 뜨니까 정치인들이 숟가락 얹으려고 대중문화사업 지원책 발표한거지 그래봐야 정부가 하는 일은 그냥 예산만 들어가고 보여주기식 일이나 하는거지 거기에 뭔가를 기대하는 한국인이 어디있냐 예산 빨아먹는 사기꾼들이나 좋아하지

[@AndrewLee-vb1rr]

the success of Korean wave doesn't have to do with the government. The company funding Parasite was on a blacklist by the former government, BTS's bighit was a minor company not getting any spotlight. It's rather the efforts of Korean celebrities and the entertainment industry that led to the global success. If your logic is right, how come other countries like Japan, China, and others who are spending even bigger budgets on cultural export didn't have their own waves? Very tired of hearing this "government funded and then boom" narratives

[@moonjain454]

No you're mistaken... Korean gov. Did their job.. They did invest and took initiative in making it global.. In China their censorship Restrict their artist and their popculture ,in japan music shows don't even have KZbin channels.

[@AndrewLee-vb1rr]

@@moonjain454 You're not getting the point. Every government makes an effort to export their culture and South Korea did as well starting in the 1990s as they saw the growth of other exports will soon slow down. My point is South Korea wasn't the only country investing in culture export. Japan also has a national project called "Cool Japan." That is why I am saying the success is purely the result of government funding is misleading

[@moonjain454]

@@AndrewLee-vb1rr which nobody said.. How can success be because of only one people? Lol but fans don't want to acknowledge anything which is also wrong.

[@pedro.mmm9]

but japanese idols are only focused on the internal market. they only sing in japanese, you can't find their music videos easily on youtube, and when you do, it's a short version. they don't mind becoming international because the japanese market itself is big enough for them to make profit. however, korean internal market is small, so they focus on expanding internationally.

[@시민의나라-u5j]

I agree with you

[@michaelnguyen8121]

The Korean Wave started with a TV Series called Winter Sonata in 2002. Trust me I was riding that wave and I live in Australia, imagine how big that wave was in Asia at the time. Korea's soft power is unbeatable for almost 2 decades.

[@fun_cool_sex]

Before Winter Sonata, Korean singers were popular in China countries, and that's when the word Hallyu first came to be.

[@lee_journal]

It started from 90's in China.

[@elangbam3115]

So true🙏

[@JoseNunez-h9b]

Huh lol

[@성이름-t1n]

일본이 쌔죠. 나루토 귀멸의 칼날...

[@lahellight4337]

if these so called "journalist" do any ACTUAL research they'd discover the Korean Ministry of Culture doesnt FUND KPOP AT ALL. actually the ministry of culture till recently, was only there to CENSOR kpop and most of their funding went into promoting Tourism, traditional Korean culture - such as traditional korean food and fashion and TRADITIONAL KOREAN MUSIC - the ANCIENT KIND. just unbelievable. it took me 10 mins of googling to find this out. so obviously this "journalist" have another agenda

[@mahaloaloha6819]

You are 1000% correct. Unfortunately those fake news being still made by the japanese righties funded by its govt and this report just takes the short cut to bash korean wave. Kpop is simply produced by the entertainment companies and they are not related to any of support from the Korean govt.

[@notmybusiness3055]

@@mahaloaloha6819 Yeah most def the Japanese lmao Wonder how long they are going to run with that narrative. It’s been over a decade like bruh

[@shippou21]

Well, not a lot, actually there were some concerts in Korea held by the korean tourism years back . I watched one that had SNSD in it.

[@rehan-ci1tk]

That actually change when BTS produce song called Idol. After all ancient and current trend can coexist.

[@minoro2441]

Agreed

[@ashburnian]

You should learn why Cool Japan campaign failed so miserably despite the government funding, You will then learn how poor this piece of journalism is.

[@kddiodox]

The weeaboo community runs itself.... there would be nothing japan could do trying to control it.... it didn't fail... there is just no reason to exist.... wanna really compare the japanophile community versus koreaboo? Start with searching van Gogh and japonism

[@aaronk9627]

@@kddiodox anime is popular already. Japan gov surely knew that fact so they want to promote other part of culture industry but they got failed. I mean.. their music drama movie are not that popular in the world. But yes there are people like them but not as mainstream like BTS or PARASITE (kpop or kmovie or kdrama) You know? It can not get achieved by just Government's willing.

[@Octavus5]

Geez... started positive but then ends with a huge downer. But pretty typical when it comes to SKorea reporting.

[@joo7454]

How this clip ends is like bunch of lepers judging for beauty contest. Korean entertainment industry can't hold a candle in front of the Hollywood pimp-drug culture and scandal like Jeffrey Epstein.

[@SK-ql3yf]

so true....extreme skew of negatives...very biased.

[@jaekoh1514]

@@SK-ql3yf backhanded complement. I see right through you CNBC

[@SK-ql3yf]

@@jaekoh1514 I agree. It wasn't much of a complement at all.

[@KelleytinaVW]

I feel like for The US entertainment industry compared to the kpop industry, (I’ve been a kpop fan for 10 years now) the US entertainment industry already has numerous publications and stories about how malicious they already are. CNBC wants to cover all of that basis when they report on the kpop industry, because it’s true, there are many more negatives that they could’ve touched on in my opinion but didn’t. They honestly could’ve painted it as a bad picture just like they do the US entertainment industry, however both industries will continue to generate revenue and gain popularity no matter what.

[@force-f8i]

I hope that correct truths will spread widely. Korean wave..It is a naturally occurring phenomenon..Korean wave began in Asia in the 1990s. In 2000, the popular Korean drama was exported to over 100 countries.According to date, most countries have been investing in culture for a long time.. This is absolutely natural. Korea has invested less in culture than the United States, France, Italy, Germany, Asian countries, China, Japan, and the Middle East. If it's not fun or of low quality, people don't approach it. For example, I have seen people who like Korean dramas mention the actor's acting skills, contents quality, and addiction.

[@force-f8i]

Take a movie as an example.. Parasite director Bong Joon-ho actual interview Bong Joon-ho: "Support for the Korean film industry.There is a lot of focus on independent films, documentaries, and those areas. Most of these Korean films are invested, distributed, and produced by private companies, so I think the Korean film industry has its own health.”

[@force-f8i]

Why not report the exact facts? Korea has much less cultural investment than most major foreign countries or Middle Eastern.However, foreign media ignore that. There is no deep reflection on Korean culture at all. The frame has not changed 10 years ago or now.

[@junglimlee9266]

Agree. It's a very lazy report, although looks like an accurate report because of statistics figures. First of all, the Korean government's cultural budget is mostly support traditional culture and independent culture, not pop culture. Moreover, it is a sum of support for tourism and sports as well as culture. Secondly, the reporter showed the amount of South Korean pop culture exports, but more than half of them are from game exports. In fact, K-pop is only about 5 percent of Korean pop culture exports. Third, the Korean government has never set up or invested in K-pop and K-drama companies. So why does she say that the Korean government invested strategically in popular culture? It is true that the Korean government valued culture, but the Korean Wave was born first and the government recognized and used it later.

[@mahaloaloha6819]

Very well said with the 1000% accuracy based on the fact about K wave. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon and users consume the soft power when it is attractive. Look at what chinese govt doing for spreading their culture with tremendous amount of money but it is not consumed yet.

[@60mmmortarcrewfdcs.koreana62]

The reason why they are trying to give credit to Korean government is becuz they can blame something else for their failure.

[@uni1mta852]

It has already spread before the BTS. Look for Kpop KZbin from 2010. KMove, KDrama, KPop, KGame, and KBeauty have been around the world since before. Now there is also (K) epidemic prevention!

[@TheTwil1]

ive been around since 1961, an avid music lover and have NEVER heard of kpop until 2018. And sure it had landed but in pocket. A slow creep at best.

[@uni1mta852]

@@TheTwil1 Just because you haven't heard it doesn't mean other people won't. Find out why others have loved Kpop in the past on KZbin.! Simply search for "kpop cover" or "kpop hit songs".

[@angelo_alexpaguntalan411]

@@TheTwil1 2018? I became a kpop fan since 2016 while iu(korean singer) was already gaining its popularity outside of korea even in 2008

[@X7f-z3a3]

The claim that bts is a national policy is a lie.. Rather, the Korean government is getting help from bts.

[@X7f-z3a3]

Who made the rumors that the Korean government paid K-pop?

[@someonecool110]

@sk j Who knows?

[@pppLT19]

@@someonecool110 People who actually know the story of the band knows💁‍♀️. They are actually still being ignored in south korea in favour of artists from older corporations with more industry connections.

[@sunnyday8099]

@@someonecool110 then why BTS had to suffer from low budget and why had to struggle so much in the beginning? Why so many idol s group suffer?? Korean government did pay to Army all over the world to love BTS??

[@mangaepark9686]

In general, Western media gather information about Asian countries through their offices or bureaus in Japan. That's where this lie began. In Japan, false information that the Korean Wave is due to the national policy has been spreading for a long time, and the Western media are referring to this information inertly without any check. In Japan these days, TV news covers BTS's success every day. At this time, it is mentioned that the Korean government is pushing BTS as a national policy. If you live in Japan, this is the news you see every day.

[@leein2able]

So what are you trying to say? I am genuinely confused, and what is the source that you think the Korean government is behind K-culture's success? Never seen a single Korean saying the government contributed anything to the success of BTS. Please do your homework before you share it publicly.

[@notmybusiness3055]

I bet my life they’re getting the basis of their information from Japanese articles where that narrative is pushed like crazy in the media.

[@praveenminz5187]

It's not bad to promote, in India south Korea government does promote k culture

[@jaekoh1514]

@@praveenminz5187 promoting and subsidizing are different. For example, India govt may use curry to promote Indian culture, but do the govt run the actual company? No. For the same token, I wave is the result from hard work of private sector koean govt has nothing to do with k wave success.

[@k1ng_F1]

they contributed not with their acceptance in the public but they contributed with the success of the company BigHit. They subsidize the kpop companies with nice tax cuts and treat them great, the reason is simple every country wants great injections of dollars and it's better because they don't attack your inflationary levels. South Korean Government is definitely behind k-culture success with their financial support and promotion and it's also part of the government's plans of the "soft power" read more and stop listening to kpop, tbh kpop is garbage only a few female groups sing nicely.

[@k1ng_F1]

@@notmybusiness3055 or maybe they get it from professional sources instead of fandoms of stupid teenagers.

[@sheok79]

Its so funny. CNBC is still trying to ignore the ability of Korea entertainers. They just focus on the support of Korean Gov, but K gov was trying to restrict or interrupt entertainers activities(ex: Park gov made blacklist of K entertainers who against their gov - its including Bong joon ho) K-wave has been growing by entertainers own efforts not by gov support. ( YG,SM, Bighit’s trainees is still trying to practice their dance and vocal all the time) This CNBC contents is disgusting and disregarding Korea enter industry like Japan

[@yjheo7733]

Exactly

[@TheTwil1]

yes they have been growing in SK, and a snail pace in USA, (i cant remark on any other country because i dont know) but as far as USA, until really 2018 SK was just not a thing. What you have now is shock and awe and a little annoyance that we didnt see it before. And once we LOCK onto something they are here to stay. If kpop made such an impact, that would have happened a LONG time ago. This is the truth.

[@Richard-dd3mm]

These western media will never admit any good from Asians. Anything and everything we do good has to be has something “untold”... laughable. Just ignore them and make life easier. Cheers 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

[@sky-xw4op]

All medias have disgusting purpose.

[@Kyunghoony]

Very superficial. It's perhaps a typical western view of Asian countries - anything they have achieved are actually derived from government's totalitarian & somewhat oppressive push for success. But man, SK is a country with one of the most sophisticated democratic system on top of a sheer capitalism. If the gov was able to pull up the industry to the global level, rich nations as China and Japan could have done it decades ago. Remember one of the report from French journalist back in the early-mid 2020 saying the reason for SK's success in reducing the number of infected ppl is by heavy government oppression (which is in fact far from truth)? But guess what? Who's really doing lock down now? Anyways, if you're a journalist, please do your job. Don't just lick the surface, and even if the results may be different from what you've expected, embrace it if that's the fact.

[@patriciaraposo45]

okay but for the people in the back :)) what are the reasons then? i genuinely want to know. i don't think she meant to point only at the government but that the push and investment had a good impact on the private companies to keep doing a better job. also japan did try do push popular culture but it has a bad history .. as for SK they didn't invade anybody , maybe that also matters ..

[@Kyunghoony]

@@patriciaraposo45 what should be the reason, really? I want to know as well lol. I thought that was their job. If they couldn’t come to a conclusion, I don’t think this video shud have been uploaded. My hypothesis is that Korea’s cultural contents have been incubated within the ecosystem itself (kpop industry is very competitive) and as it meets korea’s high quality infra on Internet & ICT (information & communications tech), the kpop exploded globally. But again, it’s just a hypothesis and will require a study

[@3xitthissid3]

there's nothing wrong with a gov investing into something or financing, in order to gain soft power. I never thought that means the gov is totalitarian. anybody who've seen the previous president step down can see how free the country is. Korea is not china

[@MewDenise]

I am so happy I can get asian shows legally through netflix - still not enough shows

[@golbinnom]

For real!! Netflix we want more korean/Asian shows

[@davidlee7676]

You can search up Ondemand korea and you can get a lot of free movies and dramas(some of them you need a membership) all of the ones on Netflix are all on Ondemand Korea for free +there's a lot more tv channels

[@ashburnian]

A number of hours the Korean government has spent on recruiting, training and producing Kpop stars is exactly "0."

[@KrMorgan12]

Actually gov has not. CJ entertainment got an entrance of Hollywood by attacking Samsung electronics with 🇺🇸 investors.

[@chongan2017]

👍👍👍

[@pramudyaseven5671]

Because Kim Jong Un would love to promote Korean culture

[@davidlee7676]

@@pramudyaseven5671 you.... realize that South Korea and North Korea is different right?

[@anonymous05932]

TRUE kpop is not a government project. Japanese media started with these rumours and Koreans ignored it because those rumours were just bs. and now every other media outlets from othe countries are spreading these lies

[@lifestyle7272]

Some hater is a just hater. They are negative about everything. They are jealous and envious of the good parts of other countries. Korean people were kind and it's a country with many good things.

[@TheTwil1]

Its a beautiful country, and if Rona would just go away, I would visit it in a heartbeat. I love the K dramas and Snowpeircer, Parasite, Hwrang, Crash landing on you, cant think of the other ones name, V has an OST in it.

[@Aoi_yu0]

고마워요 !! :)

[@fluffington1606]

Korean soft power. Yup, I know what it is, just have a look at kpop, kdramas, asian/korean culture as a whole, see how many youtube contents are dedicated to korean related subjects nowadays, look at how South-Korea/Seoul are attracting people. The korean wave, yup, they are doing it.

[@cheri618]

from the title i can tell this was going to shady towards bts and their achievements and i was right. all these years since debut yall try to find reasons to downplay bts. it’s getting old. just stop. you’re not succeeding at this point. stop trying

[@shafeeqaabdussalam6195]

???

[@TheTwil1]

I know, EVERYONE WORLDWIDE is watching these kpopies try so hard to ride BTS coat tails and claim some of their fame. Not happening .....

[@mahaloaloha6819]

Very well said !

[@saraszabo7749]

Yes... it is kinda pathetic...

[@anarchist0524]

Every developed countries are investing in the cultural industry, and S.Korea was the most successful. What's the problem?

[@ayanverma5746]

You have an unequal advantage so you dump your culture

[@TheTwil1]

No prob. just keeping it real and not white washed.

[@jiggythibs]

If there is a problem, you should ask "problem people" 문재인 ^_^

[@aperture0]

@@ayanverma5746 wtf are you trying to say?

[@aaronk9627]

@@ayanverma5746 unequal advantage?? Actually there is no Gov's funding for kpop or kmovie. That fake story is just made by Japanese right-wing. Wow.. i even can't believe that there is person like you.. how foolish.. Look, if it can get achieved by just Gov's money, All Govs would make UNEQUAL ADVANTAGE to get cultural success. But it can't get achieved by just Gov's willing. Those Korean people just did well in private sector the same as Beatles or Michael Jackson. Nothing different. I don't know Why you are so jealous??

[@slfppjk-0134]

Is this video made with the support of Japanese production costs?

[@2025년의한국]

S. Korean government didn't do anything to boost kpop, k-drama. One key thing: musicians and acting stars should enlist for military service at their best active age. This is a killing huddle for Korean culture to grow bigger. Imagine British government sent Beetles to the army

[@kddiodox]

It is something korean scholars tell the world all the time.... they are just doing statements and there is no secret behind it. Have you ever attempted to read hallyu books or academic articles by writers whatever nationality korean or not? Certainly not.... Korean keyboard warriors are patriotic keyboard warriors getting offended by everything... let alone immature kpop fans.... the Beatles weren't slaves owned by a chaebol-run system and manufactured in assembly lines..... kpop is the lowest level of commercial soulless music. The korean army constitution was formulated decades before the hallyu wave... what did you expect??? The law should be revised and special treatment should be given to celebrities??

[@IndyPacers]

@@kddiodox mate stop adding '....' between every sentence. It makes you sound very idiotic.

[@aaronk9627]

@@kddiodox Michael Jackson or Britney Spears were in the same idol producing system and BTS and KPOP Idols are not different from them. It is idol industry like Motown system. But you just got jealous?

[@siddharthachoudhury2021]

@@kddiodox By that logic, the Beatles were trash in comparison to Manna Dey

[@slfppjk-0134]

The k culture was led by the Korean government. This is what Japan is always saying.

[@cameronl5585]

BTS just debuted handily at #1 for the fifth time on the Billboard 200 Chart with their album BE and made a historic debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with their song Life Goes On, the first ever Korean song to reach #1!

[@pao94]

@@XerdBlue not number one

[@akmalizzati2753]

@@XerdBlue yeah billboard200 is for album, BTS hv like 5 of those since 2018 (5years into their career from a bankrupt company) but anyway Congrats to blackpink their latest album is good (except ice cream but that's just my personal taste)

[@TheTwil1]

@@XerdBlue thats only because their company owns ALOT of phones.

[@TheTwil1]

@Aer /// IT just floors me....and it is on record. how HARD kpop tried to destroy BTS, short broadcasting time, false rumors, the blue house....and now they cant associate themselves close enough to ride Their coat tails. The cyphers, ddaeng, Ugh werent ALL about Bnothing. YOU DONT GET TO MOOCH OFF OF BTS.

[@elaineharris2315]

@@XerdBlue But BTS/Bighit have never had to resort to bundling to help their chart position.

[@8bitsofme]

I have no idea what the government actually did to make some K-pop tracks popular on the billboard chart lol maybe they did something but it probs had no impact on the result. Please just admire the content creator, artist, musician, and anyone who achieved by their own power. It's that simple. Westerners never can admit that there a lot of good things outside of their world lol Covid response is also the same. They always underrate any achievement in Asia and cannot accept the fact that they screwed so much these days in every facet.

[@kddiodox]

Gave investments mostly

[@ashburnian]

A number of government officials assigned to recruiting, training and producing Kpop stars is exactly "0."

[@kayoungsexy]

that's not true. pop music industry in korea is Highly competitive . thats why korean enter company tried to go abroad.

[@ambery6461]

@@kayoungsexy So what's that have to do with the Korean government? hahaha

[@뮈뮈-p1i]

@@kayoungsexy bts는 해외진출을 시도한적이 없음. 한국에서도 망하지 않는게 목표였던 그룹이 무슨 해외 진출.....아미가 생겨서 미국으로 불려간거지

[@kayoungsexy]

@@뮈뮈-p1i 일본판 노래도 만들었고 동남아 진출도 많이 했슴.. 한국 엔터시장은 늘 작아서 외국 진출하는게 당연하지 않음. 정부는 그냥 다리만 놓아준거지. 이 유투브가 정부가 한국 엔터를 주도했다는 것에 반대하는 말인데 이해못함?

[@loveaintfree1409]

@@kayoungsexy The reason Entertainment agency go abroad is because there is bigger market meaning more profit. 영어나 다시 배워라 grammar 그게 뭐냐 ㅋㅋ.

[@hangoos]

BTS for 2021 Grammy Awards!!! . South Korea, the Silent Cultural Superpower!!! ^^

[@GoogleUser-wp6sg]

I visited Korea in November 2019 because in my home country Eritrea they were tons of K-dramas in a shop in the capital Asmara. I was so shocked and was curious about this stuff and i became so curious that i decided to visit it to see all the "hype". This country is wonderful. Unbeliavable from East Asia to East Africa. The world is a village.

[@pixie77531]

i really wanna vist

[@lahellight4337]

why are there so many pple in the west so afraid of korean entertainment.. and call it "soft power"?? they didnt do this to French films and music... didnt do it to jackie chan and HK films and chinese music didnt' do it to japanese cinema and jpop.. or anime .. or manga or jdramas. didn't do it to Telemundo or latin music, mexican soap operas didnt do it to UK sitcoms, British music, Uk films didnt do it to Canadian singers.. or canadian actors.. or canadian films just REALLY bizzare

[@ruban7292]

i think they afraid power of k entertainment. They are not achieved at one moment. Their fandom begins from Asia over many years ago and its popularity will never be cool.

[@TheTwil1]

you need to hear about it/be aware of it in order to have fear.........

[@jeromeorji1057]

You should probably google what soft power means. S.Korea projects soft power much like the US does. Don't know why you're being so defensive.

[@51844mj]

It can stay in South Korea America isnt really into that stuff

[@lahellight4337]

@@51844mj sorry, you dont speak for all of america. kpop is very popular in America.

[@alfredoserranocuellar9922]

Korean wave=Twice, BTS Blackpink, Exo, k-drama, korean fashion, gastronomy, tourist places and more. Whoever denies that these kpop groups have not been the MAIN influencers in this Korean wave, well ... they do not accept reality.

[@love127whg5]

Twice not belong for that only blackpink & bts. Twice belong to japan & chaina

[@suwartawaghchaure747]

@@love127whg5 blackpink is most popular in China, twice is popular in korea and japan (no hste just fact)

[@mimibui7089]

@@suwartawaghchaure747 Blackpink is probably more famous in Korea now tbh, to They are most search gg on melon, they charted the highest out of all gg this year, Jennie is the most popular female idol in Korea. They only lacked in the past because they didn't have lots of comebacks but now their popularity has risen a lot this year, they are definitely top gg in Korea and we expect for japan I guess

[@suwartawaghchaure747]

@@mimibui7089 ues ofc they r the real queens of kpop tho i mean iam not a blink but heard that blackpink is biggest gg IN the world 😁

[@ruban7292]

sonny!

[@uni1mta852]

There are still many people who do not know South Korea very well. No matter what you think of, economy, politics, culture, medical care, it's more than that.

[@kozumekenma9157]

But Korea's getting much more awareness especially in these past few years. Korea was the poorest country fifty years ago or less. That's only half a person's life spand can u imagine a person who was born fifty years ago and them seeing how much korea grew? Korea had one of the biggest economic growth in a short time they LIETTERALY grew sm in the past ten years think abt how much they will grow in the next ten years i mean I'm not saying they're gonna be number one in the world but they're definetly gonna growmuch huger in the following years

[@kozumekenma9157]

@J C yeah that also

[@kozumekenma9157]

One of the poorest*

[@mashitta5969]

The softpower of S.Korea is amazing. I also enjoyed watching the movie ‘Parasite’.

[@NotAnYoutubeChannel]

And Round 6

[@csgrfutbol2103]

korea had gone through so much from impelism & war to industrialization & democratization in such a short amount of time, which have made korean culture. there is no country like SK.

[@zondor8123]

There is few countries that as fast as or even faster than SK... but ok, I know what you are trying to say.

[@ZeonChezzy]

People don't hate the good ones.. they hate the great ones. - Kobe Bryant

[@force-f8i]

Fact.. Every country is investing in culture. South Korea has much less cultural investment than major foreign countries, major east Asian countries or Middle Eastern. In addition, most developed countries and cultural powers have long invested in culture. However, some foreign media ignore that. I have often seen some media focus on other non-critical parts rather than the nature of the Korean wave(contents, quality, fun, addiction, actors' acting ability). There is no deep reflection on Korean culture at all. The frame has not changed 10 years ago or now. Take a movie as an example ..Parasite director Bong Joon-ho actual interview. Bong Joon-ho: "Support for the Korean film industry.There is a lot of focus on independent films, documentaries, and those areas. Most of these Korean films are invested, distributed, and produced by private companies, so I think the Korean film industry has its own health.”

[@TheTwil1]

The music sector has investments as well. Honest.

[@MCWsteeler64]

Who’s here after Squid Game?

[@Iluvus17]

죽도록 노력한 연습생이랑 죽어라 프로듀싱하고 신인개발하고 빈털털이에서 노래 하나로 올라온 회사는 신경 안쓰고 정부에서 돈줬다 이러고 있으니 일본이랑 주장하는게 똑같네

[@Sururuk]

Stop claiming Hallyu as a result of the governmental support. If it was possible, why the heck other countries didn't do that?

[@jiggythibs]

It is indeed due to the government who has been organising concert all over the world since the early 1990's. There use to be cheap concerts subsidised by the government with cheap tickets while advertising Korean brands in front of the concert halls. The USA have done the same (investing in culture) since the 1930's at the beginning of the TV. They secured quota of American movies in theatre and music on radio in France for about 50 years. France although spreads its culture with Alliance Francaise and different events subsidised by the government. As well as other countries. Why the other countries don't do that? Because it's a risky expensive long term investment. It took about 30 years and billions of dollars to Korea to be recognise worldwide since the government started the Hallyu program. Other countries have different priorities, different budget available, different lobby influencing their governments,... There is many reasons. However, you can see that other countries do so through free international TV channels like TVE, NHK, DW, CCTV, TV5 monde, Arirang,.... All of our countries have to make choices and prioritise what they believe is best. However, the government isn't the only reason why Hallyu has become so successful even tho 5.5 Bn USD per year does help a lot. The creations (talent) of the artists, the success of Korean brands like Samsung, LG,... wordlwide, and few other reasons are the other ingredients that have made the recipe successful which is although why it can't be replicated everywhere.

[@Sururuk]

@@jiggythibs You know nothing about the case of Korea. First of all, 5.5 billion dollars budget for culture ministry? It is a total budget of the "Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism," including support for artists(fine art), subsidies for low income family to enjoy cultural activities(usually tickets for museums, classical music concerts, musicals, plays), building and maintaining sports facilities, and helping tourism industries, and education of Korean language in foreign countries. Governmental effort does almost nothing with Halyu. Do you really think Gangnam style was a result of governmental subsidy?

[@Sururuk]

@@jiggythibs Second, can you explain any connection between BTS and any governmental support program? Was there any concert to make BTS famous that I didn't know? And concert subsidized by government from early 1990s? There were nothing like Halyu or any Fandom to support any type of concert!

[@Sururuk]

@@jiggythibs You might know about general case of national branding which utilizes pop-culture, and subsidizing it, but that was not a case for Korea or K-POP.

[@jiggythibs]

​@@Sururuk I don't know why you are sensitive in regards of having a government promoting culture. This is something people should be proud of. Having a government supporting culture and artists is a dream for many artists. I've never said BTS was subsidised by the government and I don't see why they would when their label is on the stock market valued in billions of USD. Regarding the support of concerts in general by the government, it is still going on and there is a budget specifically for that in 2021. If you speak Korean, go on the moef website and see for yourself. I think this video has upset many people including you since it sounds like BTS and the whole 한류 wouldn't exist without the gov support. So for this I agree with your comment. 한류 exists because of the artists not because of the money. 박태봉

[@뭐야-l5i]

Poorly researched, if they ever researched anything. Please check the fact, and deliver the fact! This content is full of non-sense, fiction, and unchecked information.

[@davidkusanagi589]

Kpop is just going to grow more and more. Americans right now want something new and refreshing. We all know Chinese and Japanese culture over the years. But Korea is special, it was always there yet no one really cared (Or just thought of North Korea) until they got rich recently. Now we are seeing a whole new Asian content we never experienced before, never thought it existed. We thought Kimchi was nasty and smelled like crap.... now we can't stop trying to get our hands on it. Its really amazing thing to see.

[@fuyuan822]

The word Korean wave brings back my memories of when S.E.S and H.O.T are dominating pop culture here in China

[@aaronk9627]

When Chinese Gov didn't ban them..

[@fuyuan822]

@@aaronk9627 They are just outpaced by younger generation like Boa. China's soft ban on Kpop monetization started from 2016, when Korean decided to deploy THAAD. At that time even Boa had become irrelevant in the market.

[@UragilWorld]

K-wave is successful simply because it has contents that people like, the very same reason why Japanese manga/anime are successful. If the contents are out of date or not interested to general public anymore, it will quickly fade away. South Korean government supports K wave by promoting private sectors and fair competition within the sector. Nobody cared about BTS when they first came out. They went through endless hours of practice and challenges to become the best kpop boy band that they are now not because of some "national policy" of South Korean government. It's not like China where they just throw endless supply of money they have directly to entertainment companies and bribe interested parties for promotion.

[@amgs24934]

An investment that yields: billions of dollars in international exports, thousands of jobs to the local economy, serious cred on the world scene, and grows every single year. Well that's just good business.

[@ashburnian]

The amount of money that the Korean government gave to or invested on the Korean entertaint companies is exactly "0."

[@omoba3000]

lol

[@Janumerijaannnnn]

Even if it did what's wrong with it

[@binlong7960]

I like Blackpink BTS ❣️👍💙

[@TheTwil1]

well you got the last part right. XD

[@enflans]

I see many valid points, but I'd like to stress something that is gravely overlooked, and it's the influence of KZbin and social media on Kpop and K-entertainment. If there was no KZbin, Kpop today would be nowhere near this popular. I can't stress this enough. The hallyu wave of the 2000s were only limited to Asian countries because of its close geographic boundaries. The late 2000 early 2010s was the ideal point for its exposure into the world as KZbin and social media started booming. The hallyu wave that was already flourishing rode the wave of KZbin/social media and basically turned into a tidal wave that eliminated all boundaries. But what's most important is that Korea just kept producing pretty amazing entertainment products, and it was a matter of time for them to be exposed and consumed internationally.

[@shinichima1396]

Yes, the actual "boom" occurred when Gangnam style reached 1 billion views. not many outside Korea, East Asia, or Hallyu fans knew what Gangnam is but they knew the song and eventually PSY thanks to YT.

[@WhippedForJeonJungkook]

BTS reign supreme. They are in a league of their own and no one can touch them ✌💜

[@gamlash95]

Without all the generations before them to get people interested in kpop BTS would be nothing today :)

[@nataliaamadorcristerna2163]

@@gamlash95 not they are what they are today because of they're fans and they're talent and skills plus his company that are not patetic. BTS never have the help of the country on they debut. The truth that thanks to bts K-pop is what it's today , very popular and Korea has a lot of atention to other groups. BTS PAVED THE WAY

[@nataliaamadorcristerna2163]

SM enterteinment it's the worst , the ceo steal records from other , make less other group and never gives credit , the worst company and men

[@pao94]

@@gamlash95 no, it would be the same, the succes of bts does not depend con the first or second generation of kpop, depends con themselves and it quite ridiculous that others try to take credit for something that only they and their agency fought so much and the same ones who put stones in the way a the beginning of their career frankly pathetic

[@jasmincortes1000]

The thing is BTS never really followed the traditional kpop model standard of the big3. From the beginning, they stood out because they were outspoken when other companies censored their music to fit a mold. BTS were rejected for YEARS because there was no mold for what they were doing and now they are accepted because BTS created a new form of expression that was rare if not absent from the previous form of kpop. Nothing the bigger groups from the big3 did really helped BTS in fact what they created was exactly what caused them to be ostracized. They'd compare BTS to them and think BTS were nobodies who didn't fit the idol mold. I am not saying the others did nothing for kpop because they did, but they didn't really contribute anything to BTS or their success even those who managed to poke a hole for themselves in the western market.

[@sugreev2001]

They make some of the best movies imaginable. I’ve been binging on South Korean cinema ever since the lockdown first started and their writing, pacing and acting currently outshines anything coming out of Hollywood these days. Been a fan of their cinema since the early 2000’s, but this past decade has seen some of their best movies yet.

[@sugreev2001]

@J C not yet, planning to do so in a few days.

[@choo1030]

@@sugreev2001 Shut up and watch Old Boy (2003) and Parasite. These 2 are legendary.

[@moon_wei]

@@choo1030 how about Gong Yoo's Silence? That movie got an abusive Catholic school in Korea shut down

[@iamgroot2810]

I love thrillers. Korean thriller shows and movies are some of the absolute best I've ever seen

[@Father-Made]

​@@iamgroot2810Recommend: Forgotten

[@atinybangtan]

In 10-20 years it will be the most normal thing to see men walk around in public with make-up on without them being considered gay. that's the impact korean culture will have on the world.

[@kairossoteria6215]

Korean wave is not a product of the government. Its a cultural phenomenon like the british wave naturaly born. The government got on the hypetrain later on to promote the country itself, its food and traditions. The usual promotion thing every country does. This video makes it seem like everything is meticuously planned and orchestrated by the government.

[@TheTwil1]

Yup. And its BTS impact on the country that is affecting EVERYTHING, so yeah, i kinda see how the govt could be affected. I hope their Cultural Ministers face doesnt get a cramp from smiling so much XD.

[@happy11252]

Korean government didn't invest on any of K-pop companies😅 K-pop singers including BTS and Blackpink success is all by their effort and support of agencies which have nothing to do with korean government. Anyway we Koreans are very grateful for all people who enjoy K-pop and our culture🤍 Thank you(:

[@ccycca5380]

South Korea is only the country developed from poor country to developed country. and invested too much on education. and its result is just started to coming out recently.

[@anaelwinchester8207]

All things of Korea is fantastic...(Fact!)

[@TheTwil1]

except bp. Now..on the other hand..Mamamoo...reminds me of a female BTS

[@sdk1991zzang]

Im sick of all these sad people who claim that the country's support has turned kpop into what it is today.

[@smridelouvre]

The way I was never a Kpop fan but Blackpink totally changed me. Loved other Kpop groups too but the Blackpink girls have my heart

[@hehenah4308]

same once i saw their performance at Coachella, I was mesmerized by them and became a fan.

[@moon_wei]

I became a fan because back in 8th grade we had to do a dance to Kpop song and my group mates chose What is Love by Twice which at the time was new and after that I started liking BTS and BP and recently discovered many more throughout 2020 and 2021

[@AngelSnowflakes]

Korean government has nothing to do with this wave.

[@jakejwsong]

better learn first how hard Koreans fought against imperialism and military dictatorship to create today's democratic country by themselves. The goverment role was relatively little but people power in the long run. So many real stories and extreme sprits from those people's adversities and hardships.

[@KSwizzleDrizzle]

They forgot about my boys Big Bang T^T

[@aylyi-huh9355]

no bts without big bang paving the way

[@TheTwil1]

now how could that happen if they were a MAIN influencer of a Korean wave?

[@Vinni0210]

i think because of the scandals surrounding them it caused a uproar on their group reputation

[@stillalive7842]

all old kpop stans know, who made kpop.

[@changkwangoh]

Now understand this, BIGBANG can’t be fucked with. You know when Andre 3000 said there was Southernplayalisticadiilacmuzik before Stankonia? Same hits, ain’t no BTS without no BIGBANG.

[@chriskim7123]

I think Korean travellers, students in foreign countries kind of also contributed to this altogether. If anyone encountered Koreans during their trips, or in school, they would know that Koreans are hard working but also die hard drinkers and party-goers. Cause of that, I strongly believe this also made this Korean wave to strengthen its image and concept. Plus we are very open to experience, and fuse the foreign culture with ours.

[@TheTwil1]

I so hope this Covid crap resolves. S. Korea is the FIRST place i want to visit.....after i learn korean better...WITH MY NEW LEARN KOREAN WITH BTS KIT....WHaaaaaat?

[@kesha2412]

Yeh right?! People would have not known what Korean wave is without BTS. So let's give credit were it's due. And what so wrong in it. Their success and reach means other Korean bands, Korean dramas, cinema, culture, goods, tourism all thrive.

[@uni1mta852]

It has already spread before the BTS. Look for Kpop KZbin from 2010. KMove, KDrama, KPop, KGame, and KBeauty have been around the world since before. Now there is also (K) epidemic prevention!

[@TheTwil1]

@J C Psy had 1 major hit 12 years ago and it reached #2 the others were nice, made ppl laugh, but certainly not cerebral. and it was a Hallyu ebb...with puddles. Those previous groups came from the big three, and the only ones they would help would be from their OWN company. no way would they share it with BTS. If you did any research you would know It was Seo Taiji who BTS liked, and they were from an agency called Bondo. So No. those other groups did jack for BTS or themselves. The true imact on BTS and the wave came from the OG HipHop groups in Brooklyn and Bronx.....It is WELL documented. But apparently not WELL read. So stop your group whining, stop being a frog and climb out of that well, get educated about what your talking about, and stop trying to white wash things.

[@user-bz6ql3iu6f]

Blackpink is the revolution of Kpop

[@mintchoco8461]

South Korea 🇰🇷 can become the next global power 😇

[@jaygee3472]

K-pop succeed on its own not because of the government. government succeeded because of K-pop, not the other way around

[@jhonkennethbaculot7587]

BLACKPINK IS THE BEST IN OUR COUNTRY💗

[@jasonfanclub4267]

Kimchi is the best in your country

[@jasonfanclub4267]

And Bulgogi

[@TheTwil1]

And you can keep them there too.

[@jhonkennethbaculot7587]

@@TheTwil1 thanks were grateful and thankful not fake ass autotune oops

[@shhdya9703]

Waoo and here we are Indians are who have an entertainment industry which is 100 years old and we are driving it to the ditch by our actions. Ohh now I want to develop our soft power in a better way.

[@k-studio8112]

I love Indian movies like Every Child is special, Three Idiots, Dangal etc.... They are also popular here in the Philippines

[@TheTwil1]

You can!!....do what big companies do. revisit the drawing board and find out what the barriers are and fix 'em. Good luck

[@shhdya9703]

@@TheTwil1 it is the filth called nepotism. Haritik Roshan, ranveer Kapoor alia bhatt all the big names are from big film families. People if true talent die a slow death here. And Indian movies nowadays has become shit and crappy. They need to change. Thanks for the support

[@Rishabh_Raj.]

South Korean "SOFT POWER".

[@TheTwil1]

and Jimin is the softest of the bunch.

[@parmenideskim9739]

The key driving force of 'Korean Wave' is a political freedom. Now, Korea become just example of democracy. In 1980s, Hong Kong ruled by British had a very strong soft power especially in Asia. But since 1998, Hong Kong lost their cultural superiority very rapidly as they lost freedom under China. The Current Korean society is full of freedom comparable to British Hong Kong. Furthermore, because Korea's economic power and population is much greater than British Hong Kong, Korean soft power has now prevailed over the whole world beyond Asia. In contrast, Japanese society has never had such a freedom.

[@quf970]

Totally agree.

[@dsgcloud6092]

Stop exaggerating the Korean government's role! It's social media that's been much much more influential. The government has been a hindrance in some cases.

[@lucda31]

Agree. Korean government is just a set of boomers

[@slfppjk-0134]

"K-culture was led by the Korean government" This is what Japan is always saying. The Japanese don't like to admit that people around the world have naturally fallen into Korean culture.

[@daisies___]

and yet today the korean government asked bts to resume their group activities to prevent hallyu wave from getting down.

[@slfppjk-0134]

@@daisies___ As expected, Japanese lie without proof

[@whatthe-qc8qz]

The Korean government is not an entertainment company. Why didn't China do that if it could gain a cultural advantage by doing so?

[@rosaliasupatonah4022]

Their success comes from working hard and steadily developing a healthy pop culture environment and trying to cater to market tastes.

[@gungjeon]

The Korean Wave is caused by entertainers and fans, not by the government. Western media just don't want to acknowledge the emergence of natural soft power by interpreting it as if it was a scheme by the Korean government's initiative and investment. The Korean Wave is not owned by the Korean government, but by fans who cross national borders. Yes, the Korean government wants to increase GDP with it and is investing with it, but it has not become a game changer and rather follows it belatedly. The only thing the Korean government did well in the Korean Wave decades ago was to lift regulations and oppression that had remained since the military government of the past. Please don't devalue the fans' precious achievements. I hope you enjoy the change and development of culture, not the East and the West.

[@lion120116]

Nothing, no one can be perfect so of course Korean wave ( Hanyu) also accompany and bring with positive and negative things togather but sick of hearing that this culture comes from Korean government support and some strategy ,etc...... if world wide medias really want to know what is going on and the reason why korean wave beocmes popular, they should listen BTS and BLACKPINK songs and figure out what they want to say. Before Media report this kind of story, this is essential and basic manner for them.

[@TheTwil1]

You had me up until bp. WHY do ppl pair them togther. they are not even in the same league. You want a fantastic female group with REAL women check out MaMaMoo

[@Ben-dh1kt]

I have been researching about Hallyu for a long time, and everything said in that video is 100% accurate. Best video explaining Hallyu ever produced

[@Ben-dh1kt]

@Bom Purply I’d like to know your point, why do you think it’s inaccurate?

[@everibuddihellow6042]

dude korea goverment is not entertainment company.. gov can not ensured min salary for artists;; gov only can decided min salary for worker in korea(not only artist)

[@Ben-dh1kt]

@Bom Purply you are entirely right, but you are talking about 2020. Korean entertainment needed help in the beginning, now it’s flying by itself. The Korean government took Korean entertainment globally by many different ways (cultural centers / creation of Korean broadcasting company / creation of Korea foundation etc.) If you want to learn more about how the Korean government created the Hallyu part of their soft power strategy, I recommend you reading « The Korean wave, evolution, fandom and trans nationality », (especially chapter 4). It has been written by Tae-Jin Yoon and Dal-Young Jin who researched the origin of the Hallyu I had the opportunity to interview them writing my PhD thesis on the matter, and I can tell you that the gov is 100% responsible for the Hallyu.

[@joannasanchez2823]

Bts is making korea great

[@TheTwil1]

Atta girl!!!

[@grow1820]

I live in Korea and I have never heard government supporting entertainment industry, they rather censor it. Most popular groups like BTS, Blackpink, they got no help from government. BTS came from a small company, almost bankrupt. Please learn about the industry before posting this type of stuff.

[@kjamesmcflym7125]

I click because of Blackpink on the cover,but they’re only mentioned Blackpink just a second🥺 I mean why don’t they put BTS on the cover if they just wanted to talk about BTS achievement and Korea 🤷‍♂️

[@TheTwil1]

same reasons blinks make mvs about BTS and when we click on it all we get is bp. STOP RIDING BTS COAT TAILS.....they have had 4 collaborations with MAJOR US singers and they still couldnt do it. As a mater of fact we were all worried the major singers would be shamed ......Bts collabed with a song and brought it up from a freefall to #1..wait...that might be a good idea. that way ppl can compare the two and see what we mean.....IM CONFLICTED>

[@kwangjinchai2859]

Where are you getting your facts? Saying the first Hollywood movies were allowed in 1988 is a complete false fact. Koreans were enjoying Hollywood movies decades ago

[@dontcomeatmecuzimsavage3181]

For blinks don't wast ur time there is one second talking about blackpink

[@bufallobiff]

Blackpink didn't go to North Korea....... they were looking for a singing group......

[@himaririku9254]

G DRAGON G DRAGON G DRAGON IS THE KING TRUE OF KPOP G DRAGON

[@b2bsure1]

From K-Pop, K-Dramas to Hallyuwood, I'm becoming a K-Addict 😅

[@mahaloaloha6819]

This reporter exactly conveys what japanese media has been spreading about how Korean wave has been possible today. However, K pop or Korean Wave has never been directly supported in any but just they amended the law and some restrictions. So people get more chances to do their business in entertainment and bring higher competency and capability. Japanese govt is the very one has brought every budgets for their entertainment industry, Cool Japan.

[@jenniferpak-hullah2710]

So disappointed to see yet another inaccurate description of the relationship between South Korea and Japan. Are Western countries saying Germany has very negative opinions toward Israel because of their history? I wonder why not? Because thats what you are doing to South Korea. Its so ridiculous its not even funny.

[@Parkkh2239]

Korean culture and Kpop is just dope thats it .. period.. take a look at jpop or cpop.. you will know what i mean

[@arajoaina]

I am very surprised by Korean movies. I think the quality and especially the acting ability of Korean actors makes Korean movies superior to many Hollywood movies. Who knows; soon they might just become the next Hollywood of the world. Also, imagine what could happen when the two Koreas become United!? With S Korean know how and abundant N Korean natural resources to include labor; United Korea will surely become a global power house of economy, culture and even military power. Believe it or not; S Korean military power is already rated 6th in the world. If it absorbs N Korean military, it could become 2-3rd military power. S Korea is already building an aircraft carrier. Upon completion; it’s naval power will surpass Japan.

[@Kwinowarice]

i don't need cbs to explain

[@Xentradi97]

scandals come in hand in hand with any entertainment industry. so what's new?

[@ER-sv1np]

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[@praveenramatenki95]

BTS are legends....they are over king's and queens..they are supreme beings...who earned the title by their own hardwork..no one helped them during their journey except for their company who encouraged them while Korea didn't support them..I admire them...#loveyourself # lifegoeson #BE..💜

[@vid9470]

Blackpink is also

[@loveliestcherries]

@@vid9470 they're nowhere near as successful as bts

[@vid9470]

@@loveliestcherries really toxic army I know bts is king of kpop, according to Google or most website says army and blink population same, I am not bts hater

[@dotcom3015]

And then when they make mistakes like vocal cracks or do ignorant things, they’re just human like everyone else 😢

[@건강해지자-c8i]

All you can see in this video is the fact that CNBC is dealing with unfiltered, low-level information indiscriminately.

[@welovebtsandbtslovesus5723]

You mean The Rise of the BTS Wave.

[@TheTwil1]

oooooo i LIKE that.

[@dadimamibebebibi-vlog]

Hallyu started by endless love and My girl of lee da hee and lee dong wook, That is for sure. Those korean comedy drama is the very foundation of Hallyu if you ask me.

[@아하핳아]

bts haven't received any little help from Korean government, its citizens. they have literally built up all the way down to their success by themselves from the scratch

[@MikolajNieswiety]

The Korean wave is Samsung

[@TheTwil1]

k they WERE here first lol

[@Ash2theB]

I still have my Samsung flip phone.

[@KrMorgan12]

Actually, CJ entertainment which own by a sibling of SAMSUNG got an chance of Hollywood by betraying SAMSUNG and Korea. BTS is sucks... Your company sold the country.

[@andyh.1882]

The real growth engine behind KPop I believe is 대학가요제 (pop competition from college students) which pulled in huge number of talents for singers and song writers. I mean, this was the turning point of South Korea's music industry (ran by MBC for the first time in 1980). Even in 90s, Korean pop culture was already very huge at least in domestic market. Also places like Hongdae (place where indie artists perform busking) or increase in popularity of hip hop or ballads in 90s all contributed the growth of kpop industry. I mean, I dont think these CNBC analysts analyzed a lot. They just stated the current facts as to how much it is successful but failed to explain what truly caused it.

[@benkim2016]

K wave is the result of hard and smart work by Koreans who realize that competing with China and Japan to survive while having no natural resources is insanely difficult and inefficient. It is much easier to export Korean cultures than cars and TVs!

[@alexa_depphil7542]

I don't really like bts but I love Manhwa and korean weebtoon.

[@himaririku9254]

G DRAGON G DRAGON THE KING LEGEND OF KPOP G DRAGON FOREVER THE KING

[@zondor8123]

Excuse me ma'am!. Not everything is bad, we was OK with western cultures, now you gotta accept Asian culture, it is the rising power for future economy.

[@hina2953]

who more popular ? korea : k-pop, k-drama, k-beauty or japan : manga, anime, and artificial tentacle

[@돈데크만-r2i]

I am South Korean, but I don't know. Just do what you like and live.

[@danielavalmoria1927]

Both... I'm an Kpop fan and Anime Lover

[@danielavalmoria1927]

No to compare....

[@LisaUpdates]

Blackpink💘

[@TheTwil1]

More Practice!!

[@aaronsimmons6307]

I lived in Korea in the mid 1980s and saw many hollywood movies such as Terminator and Temple of Doom. They were an open economy much earlier than 1988.