About Anti-Korean Wave

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

An anti-Bae Yong-joon sign in Japan

Korean girl groups use sexual favors to get their way and the Korean government has invested over 1 trillion yen ($11.9 billion) to support the Korean Wave, at least according to one Japanese comic.

The comic is not based on fact, but is a microcosm of the backlash against the Korean Wave, or hallyu, which has recently been led by Korean girl groups Girls’ Generation and Kara.

Since the Korean Wave began sweeping across Asia, anti-Korean Wave sentiment has emerged in different countries over the years.

In Japan, a couple of so-called “anti-Korean wave” comics portray girl groups as hostesses and have sold thousands of copies.

In Taiwan, nude composite photos of a member of Super Junior can be found on many Taiwanese Web sites. One Chinese media outlet posted an article with a title implying that a member of Girls’ Generation appeared in pornography.

Song Won-seop, director of JoongAng Entertainment and Sports, says the reason behind the backlash is Korean disinterest in foreign media.

“Korean industries are passionate about selling their content, but tend to refuse foreign content,” Song said. “This provokes a sense of discontent in other countries.”

“In particular, Chinese people feel that the Koreans under appreciate Chinese culture,” Song added. “Similarly, some Japanese are upset at hallyu because Korean culture used to follow Japanese trends.”

For some countries, it’s a combination of politics and psychology.

“In Taiwan’s case, people have antipathy toward Korea based on history. Korea was a political and economic ally of Taiwan, but changed its alliance to China. Taiwan feels Korea betrayed them,” Song said.

Japanese anti-Korean Wave sentiment has political roots, Song said.

“Many conservatives in Japan feel that Korea is still an underdeveloped country that used to be their colony. From their point of view, Korea is politically and economically challenging Japan.”

Some suggest anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea has also inflamed a backlash against the Korean Wave.

Though the causes are complex, Song suggests a way to ease tensions: “The best way to cope is to try to seriously consider how foreigners view Korea and be interested in their culture as well.”

*This article was written with the aid of Korea JoongAng Daily reporter Seo Ji-eun.

Source: Nam Soo-hyoun, Lee Soo-jeong @ JoongAng Daily

Comments

[audiograms.livejournal.com]

people take things way too seriously omg.

[saphbluedreams.livejournal.com]

Haters gonna hate. :/

[x-cor-unum-x.livejournal.com]

And I feel like 2ne1 should be promoting their To Anyone album here in America first before introducing brand new music, but I'm not going to get my way.
Take a chill pill, down some SoHo and cuddle your 900000 cats Junsu China.

[uchuu-kita.livejournal.com]

I'm not anti Hallyu, but it does get a bit boring having certain people acting as though it's the best thing since sliced bread sometimes. Pop music and romance/historical dramas don't make any kind of epic cultural wave imho.

P.S. Sorry Korea, but D-War sucked.

[spread.livejournal.com]

Crappy pop music and shitty television drama's is the foundation of every culture though.
Korea is just attention whores, so they feel the need to get press about it...

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

lmao that sign

[perfume.livejournal.com]

I like how you can clearly tell that's BYJ.

[coffeebang.livejournal.com]

Korean industries are passionate about selling their content, but tend to refuse foreign content
Personally, I think this is a valid point.

[poppy-sky.livejournal.com]

MTE.

[luvey.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've said it before on other k news stories that Korea tries to have it both ways. Wanting to push and promote hallyu, but limiting outsiders. If they really want to expand, and last... They have to open up a little more. It could bite them in the butt later

[onerainysunday.livejournal.com]

A+

[padmik.livejournal.com]

“Korean industries are passionate about selling their content, but tend to refuse foreign content,”

This is a really valid point, and it makes sense. Korea has improved with taking in foreign content, but they're still a little behind on the times with it.

On the other hand, the backlash is really absurd and distasteful. Not needed at all.

[mandarinita.livejournal.com]

They're just jelly because no one cares anymore about Hello Project and AKB48


Jk, IDEK, haters gonna hate.

[runandtelldat.livejournal.com]

“The best way to cope is to try to seriously consider how foreigners view Korea and be interested in their culture as well.”

I can't see them doing this and being sincere, tbh. From what I've seen (and my view is limited to mostly what's posted in this community), S. Korea doesn't really like or care about anyone but S. Koreans.

[star-riku.livejournal.com]

“Many conservatives in Japan feel that Korea is still an underdeveloped country that used to be their colony. From their point of view, Korea is politically and economically challenging Japan.”
....
"Some suggest anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea has also inflamed a backlash against the Korean Wave."

Because your colonization has not contributed to anti-Japanese sentiment at all. That may be why Korea doesn't want to import your music, you know, open wounds about being forced to learn Japanese and all that.

China's case I can understand, but Japan and Korea need to work out their issues. An apology from Japan, for starters.

[booksandsarcasm.livejournal.com]

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=japan-korean+apologies&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&fp=ac9c6bd11a33a3fa

I don't know if it's the sincerity being questioned, but they have apologized before.

[ijiified.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of it is just the fear and discomfort of a different country's culture influencing your own.

As an American, whenever I travel, I deal with the social backlash of it. A lot of people have negative feelings towards Americans. Most of them use reasons like 'Americans are rude!' or 'but America does all these shitty things!' (as if acts done by others of my nationality gives them any right to treat me like shit). But actually when I get down to the nitty gritty a lot of it is subconscious animosity towards the influx of american culture into their country.

Unfortunately, that's just something that comes with the territory of having popular international media - people are just gonna hate you sometimes. Hopefully Korea can see this and become less butthurt about it.

[oppa-did-meanit.livejournal.com]

YES! Some of my family went to one of those all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica(or maybe the Dominican?) and their tablemates were French and REFUSED to sit with them because all Americans are terrible! Whatever. Stay pressed because WE AIN'T EVEN MAD.

[regnsky.livejournal.com]

Xenophobic attitudes. I don't like that.

[xfactorglory.livejournal.com]

I was unaware of this "naked Super Junior member" picture created...

...do I want to know?

[chikage-chan.livejournal.com]

LOL mte! XD

[dinosaur2009.livejournal.com]

i like poeople trying to justify xenophobia here.

[dinosaur2009.livejournal.com]

woah, spelling here


*PEOPLE

[831panda831.livejournal.com]

I have mixed feelings about this.
I feel like Korea has been quite stuck up to neighboring countries (like with the whole udon incident someone above pointed out) and such but at the same time , the whole "anti" ideology of going out to make people dislike a certain thing pisses me off.

nude composite photos of a member of Super Junior can be found on many Taiwanese Web sites
Like photoshoped right??? I'm just not familiar with the term "composite photos"

[makiono.livejournal.com]

Yep. :) Composite photos = doctored photos = photoshopped photos more or less.

[yurete.livejournal.com]

this is seriously ridicculous.

[pandapples33.livejournal.com]

bitches best not be dissing my yong-sama

[oppa-did-meanit.livejournal.com]

To me, Korea's industry is still very young and when you take a step back and look, so is the country as a whole. They have to go through the trial and error that other countries have already gone through. Sentiments and attitudes are very hard to change, but they will change eventually. If the internet existed a long time ago we would all be shaking our heads at a lot of countries, and them at us too.

As long as the problems and issues are out and talked about, and people continue to fight and stay on course, change will occur. Whether it will be enough to stop haters from hatin' remains to be seen, but we live in a progressive world!

[sundrunk.livejournal.com]

this

[dinosaur2009.livejournal.com]

Why are people cramming all Korean artists (whether they be artists, idols, directors, etc.) into one broad category of "KOREAN" anyway? Are people putting all American artists from bands like Radiohead to pop artists like Lady Gaga into a box soley based on what country they're coming from?

I can understand criticisms such as unequal distribution of foreign content, but if an individual is rejecting an artist solely based on his/her race and not the vision they're offering than sorry, that's an awful way of thinking.

It's the same mindset that makes people make arbitrary dividers between jpop or kpop or some bs. All japanese artists are like ________, all korean artists are like _________. Stupid.

/rant

[numiempire.livejournal.com]

pssst. Radiohead is british. not american. Oh but hey, new album saturday!

But you bring up valid points.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

In Japan, a couple of so-called “anti-Korean wave” comics portray girl groups as hostesses and have sold thousands of copies.

I didn't realize they were actually being sold. I thought someone just posted them online or something.

[newlines.livejournal.com]

“Korean industries are passionate about selling their content, but tend to refuse foreign content,”

i think its pretty true...
however, i think some people here are judging a little too much. it hasn't been THAT long since WWII and the korean war (hell my grandma grew up during the korean war) so of course there are still bitter feelings. korea and japan and china have grown ridiculously fast in the past few decades, and i think they all still need some time to get over the past.

silly article.

[canttakeabreath.livejournal.com]

In Taiwan, nude composite photos of a member of Super Junior can be found on many Taiwanese Web sites.

this article is mistaken, clearly that is an actual fan-club. no one could see a naked suju member and be an anti.

Re: silly article.

[hzuki.livejournal.com]

A+ comment

[chidori-73.livejournal.com]

Korea (and other asian countries) had to take lots of influences from Japan during decades, and the Hallyu in Japan can also be seen as a political victory (the roles were reversed; now it's Korea the one influencing Japan), so that's why people is taking it more seriously. Some japanese politicians still use the "sangokujin" word as an insult, that should also say enough about the backlash.

About Korea's attitude towards other countries, yeah, they need to open up and exchange products with other places, otherwise they'll end up repeating what Japan did and overloading people with korean dramas, music, etc.

[raiknii.livejournal.com]

Korean girl groups use sexual favors to get their way and the Korean government has invested over 1 trillion yen ($11.9 billion) to support the Korean Wave, at least according to one Japanese comic.

The former is probably true of most girl groups everywhere, the latter is just ridiculous.

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

sorry but u made it sound as if most girl groups in the world could go nowhere without giving sexual favors. they might be offered to do so at some points but that doesn't mean that they really did it like the sentence suggested.