Korean drama, Korean music, Korean cuisine and Korean culture are spreading around the world. Over the years, the Korean entertainment industry has established a strong foothold in Asian and non-Asian countries. The cinema coming from South Korea is light, funny, intense and engaging, which is why it is gaining immense popularity around the world. Asian countries saw a wave of K-pop and K-music before they entered the Americas. Now the western audience is also becoming a big fan of it. It has had a huge impact on cultural and traditional change in different countries. Countries have started organizing Korean fairs to address the immense popularity of the culture.
With Korean dramas making their way into the world, people start looking for South Korea as a great tourist destination. According to a report published in The Korea Herald, more than half of the tourists visiting South Korea then came to see Korean dramas. People are also liking Korean food as it is healthy, light and weight loss. Korean cuisine has started appearing in the menus of various Indian restaurants to satisfy the taste of Indian fans.
Korean dramas and movies also showcase a wide range of fashionable outfits. Seeing them, women from different countries have tried to change their idea of fashion. According to a study published in Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, it was found that women in China are highly influenced by Korean clothing and choose the way they dress. Off-shoulder and cold shoulder tops and dresses are gaining huge popularity among Chinese women.
Romantic dramas like It’s OK to Not Be OK, You’re My Spring, My First First Love, and others top the list of must-sees. A turning point in the South Korean industry was the 2019 film ‘Parasite’ winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. It made room for thriller shows and movies and showed the versatility of the Korean entertainment industry. The recent popular blockbuster hit was the squid game which hit Netflix and took the internet by storm.
Not only in Asian countries, but people in the United States are also adopting the culture of the Korean people. According to student news portal The Mercury, it has been found that following the popularity of Korean dramas, America has seen cultural diversity. It has started adapting to the changes in Hollywood culture.
There are many reasons for the popularity of K-dramas. One such reason is that it caters to the needs of a large audience by reducing the use of sex and nudity. Their romance is calm and charming instead of intense which attracts the audience towards it. Moreover, the lockdown has made a big difference in bringing the entertainment world of South Korea to the world with various OTT platforms.
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