Podcasts about Korean Wave

Investiert die Schweiz bald Milliarden in den USA?, Trumps Aktienempfehlung vor der Zollpause wirft Fragen auf, Ukraine-Krieg: Portrait Andrej Petuchow, Museum Rietberg zeigt: «Hallyu! The Korean Wave»

Si la Hallyu, la vague culturelle coréenne, a débuté à la fin des années 90, elle a aujourdʹhui pris une ampleur phénoménale.  K-pop, K-drama, cinéma, cuisine et beauté. Stray Kids et Blackpink remplissent le stade de France cet été, pendant que Netflix produit massivement des séries coréennes à la chaîne. Le poids du marché mondial de la Hallyu devrait peser entre 143 et 198 milliards de dollars dʹici 2030. La Suisse nʹest pas en reste: le Printemps Culturel de Neuchâtel organise une cinquantaine dʹévénements dʹici juin. A Zurich, le musée Rietberg expose "Hallyu! The Korean Wave" jusquʹau 17 août. Vertigo vous emmène au pays du matin frais pour parler soft power coréen avec trois invitées: Laure Mi Hyun Croset, écrivaine suisse dʹorigine coréenne, marraine du Printemps Culturel de Neuchâtel Laure Bildstein, présidente de "Dear My Korea", association qui œuvre aux échanges culturels entre la Suisse et la Corée. Lucie Sabatier, fondatrice et directrice dʹOXI, une société qui conçoit des packages VIP et travaille avec de grands groupes de K-POP Laure Mi Hyun Croset, Laure Bildstein et Lucie Sabatier sont les invité.es de Philippe Cadert et Sarah Clément.

Das hauseigene Musikmagazin im Radio Stadtfilter; von unserer Musikredaktion sorgfältig ausgesuchte Release-Perlen, Künstler:innen-Interviews und Festivalreflexionen. Diese Woche mit Aino Salto, Sopraterra, Simon Grab & David Meier & Paleface Swiss. Im zweiten Teil stellt Charida Bänziger einige ihrer Lieblingsgenren vor: korean Wave & K-Pop. Eine Sendung produziert von Claude Bühler, Omar Fra & Charida Bänziger.

In vent'anni la Corea del Sud è riuscita a diventare una potenza culturale. Dal Nobel per la letteratura alla scrittrice Han Kang, alla valanga di serie televisive che imperversano sulle piattaforme – prime fra tutte Squid Game, che ha battuto ogni record con la sua seconda stagione: appena disponibile si è piazzata al primo posto in 94 Paesi - passando per il successo planetario dei gruppi musicali K-Pop, dei cosmetici o della cucina coreani o di colossi industriali come Samsung...Ma la Corea del Sud è anche un Paese precipitato nella peggiore crisi politica degli ultimi decenni, dopo il fallito tentativo del presidente Yoon Suk Yeol di imporre la legge marziale lo scorso 3 dicembre. Una crisi politica che sembra tutt'altro che prossima a una risoluzione - con il presidente sotto mandato d'arresto, ma de facto asserragliato nella sua residenza - e che rischia di appannare l'immagine mondiale della cosiddetta “Korean Wave”, l'onda coreana…Cosa succede, dunque, in Corea del Sud? Che conseguenze può avere l'attuale cris isull'intera regione, ma anche a livello internazionale? E il brand “Corea” è a rischio? Se è così, quali implicazioni potrebbe avere per il Paese stesso?Ne discutiamo a Modem con Giulia Pompili, esperta di Asia orientale, autrice, tra gli altri, del libro “Belli da morire – il lato oscuro del K-Pop” Lorenzo Lamperti, collaboratore RSI dall'Asia, direttore editoriale del sito di analisi “China Files”

David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times, is a a social-cultural commentator, and musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at datizzard@swu.ac.kr. Sanko Lewis (PhD) is a professor, philosopher, martial arts researcher, and artist living in Seoul, South Korea. Find him and his work: https://linktr.ee/sankolewis Subscribe to the channel: @DavidTizzard/videos Thanks to Patreon members: Hee Ji Jacobs, Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell Join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=62047873   Discussion Outline  0:00 Taekwondo as Korean Wave 4:03 Explaining 천지 (Heaven and Earth) 6:02 The Birth of Taekwondo 12:55 North Korea and Taekwondo 15:12 Olympics Taekwondo 20:00 Martial Arts Deconstructed 32:40 Early Western Interactions with Martial Arts 39:20 Taoism as Asian Philosophy 55:00 The Japanese Origins of Taekwondo 1:04:22 Choi Hong-hi 1:14:50 Taekwondo in Modern Korea 1:20:20 Ethnographic Research 1:26:00 Korean Body Culture 1:32:20 곡선미 (The Beauty of Curved Lines) 1:43:31 단전 호흡 (Korean Breathing) 1:47:48 Korean Aesthetics in Modern K-Pop 1:56:55 Recommendations   Connect with us:  ▶ Get in touch: datizzard@swu.ac.kr ▶ David's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/datizzard/  ▶ KD Insta: https://www.instagram.com/koreadeconstructed/ #koreadeconstructed #davidtizzard Korea Deconstructed by David Tizzard ▶ Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/kr/podcast/korea-deconstructed/id1587269128 ▶Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5zdXkG0aAAHnDwOvd0jXEE ▶ Listen on podcasts: https://koreadeconstructed.libsyn.com 

In this episode, we discuss the new exhibition "Hallyu! The Korean Wave" at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, featuring Yoon-Jee Choi, the assistant curator of the Korean Art Department. Our conversation explores several questions, including where we should draw the line for what counts as "Hallyu" or "K-pop," whether K-pop is inherently linked to capitalism, and who the target audience is for an exhibit like this.The exhibition features approximately 250 objects—costumes, props, photographs, videos, pop culture ephemera, and contemporary works—providing an immersive and multisensory journey through a fascinating history, and a celebration of a vibrant creative force that bridges cultural, societal, and linguistic divides and continues to reach new heights today.Visit the Asian Art Museum website to learn more about the exhibition and book tickets:https://exhibitions.asianart.org/exhibitions/hallyu-the-korean-wave/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hallyu means the Korean Wave, which is the nickname given to the phenomenal embrace of South Korean pop culture around the world!  The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is surfing that wave by bringing in a collection of pop culture pieces. Costumes from your favorite K-dramas, a recreated set from the movie Parasite, stage outfits worn by K-Pop stars, and much more grace the galleries in the museum.   I was lucky enough to meet up with the museum's Korean Art curator, Yoon Jee Choi, and she gave me an after-hours VIP tour. And lucky for you, I was able to record it, so you get to come along too! The Hallyu exhibition is going on only until January 6th.  So hurry and come down.  The Asian Art Museum is located in the Civic Center of San Francisco.  The days/hours of operation are Thursday-Monday usually from 10-5 PM, but on Thursdays, the museum is open from 1-8 PM. It's free to go on the 1st Sunday of every month.  You can get a membership for under $120, which lasts a year and allows you to bring another person with you, so that's a great deal! You can find out more over at https://asianart.org/ or follow their Instagram @asianartmuseum  Special thanks to my favorite curator Yoon Jee Choi!  And thanks also to Freesia from the Media Relations Department. As I always mention, you can write to us at: ⁠infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com⁠, and please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @infatuasianpodcast  Our Theme: “Super Happy J-Pop Fun-Time” by Prismic Studios was arranged and performed by All Arms Around  Cover Art and Logo designed by Justin Chuan @w.a.h.w (We Are Half the World) #asianart #hallyu #Koreanart #asianartmuseum #KPOP #Kdramas #asianpodcast #asian #asianamerican #infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast #aapi #veryasian  #asianamericanpodcaster #representationmatters

South Korea is living in the future. It has the fastest internet on the planet. Nearly 100% of its population owns a smartphone. And for the last decade it has become a center of global pop culture. The popularity of Korean drama, cinema, beauty and pop music has given Korea a soft power that has allowed it to emerge as a cultural and economic leader among Asian nations. A new exhibit at the Asian Art Museum “Hallyu! The Korean Wave” picks up on this theme, exploring all things K-culture. We'll talk to its curator, experts, and you: are you a K-fan? Guests: Yoon-Jee Choi, assistant curator for Korean art, Asian Art Museum. Choi is overseeing the "Hallyu: The Korean Wave" exhibition. Todd Inoue, freelance music journalist Kyung Hyun Kim, professor and chair, East Asian Studies, UC Irvine; author, "Virtual Hallyu: Korean Cinema of the Global Age" and "Hegemonic Mimicry: Korean Popular Culture of the 21st Century" Chesca Rueda, co-founder and co-owner of Sarang Hello, a retail shop that focuses on K-pop

Take a ride on the Korean Wave as Charles and two guest experts (Michal Cohen and Kelli Rempel) delve into the fake bands in Doona!, Hospital Playlist, Castaway Diva, and Lovely Runner.

Pada 15 Agustus 1945, setelah perang dan pendudukan kejam oleh Jepang, Korea Selatan meraih kemerdekaannya. Namun, tonggak monumental ini justru membuat kehidupan warga Korea Selatan semakin mencekam, utamanya akibat ancaman perang dengan Korea Utara. Bagi sebagian warga di sana, pasukan Amerika Serikat yang kemudian datang ke negara itu seakan hanya menggantikan posisi pasukan Jepang yang dipaksa hengkang dari daratan Korea Selatan karena kalah dalam Perang Dunia II. Namun, mungkin tidak ada yang menyangka, bahwa karena kesulitan-kesulitan yang terjadi di periode inilah, salah satu tonggak penting budaya orang Korea mulai berkembang. Budaya inilah yang di kemudian hari kita kenal sebagai Hallyu, alias Korean Wave.

May 16, 2024 - Today, South Korea is a cultural superpower—a global trendsetter producing award-winning films like Parasite, riveting dramas like Squid Game, and chart-topping music by K-pop groups such as BTS and BLACKPINK. But behind the country's meteoric rise to the world stage, a phenomenon known as the Korean Wave, or hallyu, is the story of remarkable resilience and innovation. Just a century ago, Korea was in search of a new national identity, following its occupation by Japan and the Korean War. Harnessing cutting-edge technology, the country has rapidly transformed its economy and international reputation. At the same time, its creative outputs are deeply rooted in its past, with many contemporary artists, filmmakers, musicians, and fashion designers paying tribute to traditional values and art forms dating back to Korea's dynastic kingdom days. Hallyu! The Korean Wave features approximately 250 objects—costumes, props, photographs, videos, pop culture ephemera, and contemporary works—providing an immersive and multisensory journey through a fascinating history, and a celebration of a vibrant creative force that bridges cultural, societal, and linguistic divides and continues to reach new heights today.  First presented at Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the exhibition is currently at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and will travel to Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. Three curators—Rosalie Kim, Victoria and Albert Museum; Christina Yu Yu, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and Yoon-Jee Choi, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco—discuss this captivating exhibition and South Korea's rise as a cultural superpower. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1826-hallyu-the-korean-wave-the-exhibition

From Oscar-winning movies like “Parasite” and the Oscar-nominated “Past Lives,” to the innovative modern fashion and the thumping beats of K-pop groups like BLACKPINK and BTS, South Korean culture has risen to global prominence. It's known as the Korean Wave, or Hallyu.The Boston Museum of Fine Arts is highlighting Korean culture with “Hallyu! The Korean Wave” a new 250-piece exhibit which includes ancient art, current music and pop culture trends. The exhibit's curator, Christina Yu Yu, hopes that this exhibit can reach audiences of all ages. “For the younger generation, they can learn more about history... maybe for the parents and grandparents' generation, this exhibition can also help them to learn about this contemporary cultural phenomena,” Yu Yu said on Under the Radar.The exhibit also highlights the influence of fan culture for K-pop through the display of different K-pop groups' light sticks and online activism in the K-pop community. “The fandom has been the vehicle for this new phenomenon and I think it will be the crucial factor to [keep Hallyu] sustainable,” said professor Irhe Sohn, a Korean culture expert.This week Under the Radar discusses the significance of Hallyu, the links between the exhibit's pop culture and ancient pieces, and the fandom culture that continues to popularize South Korean media. GUESTSChristina Yu Yu, chair of Art of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts, BostonIrhe Sohn, assistant professor of Korean Language and Literature at Smith College

From BTS to Busan's Film Festivals, how has Korea's cultural influence spread across the globe? Find out in this episode of #TheFutureOf.What is the Korean Wave or ‘Hallyu' [00:50]• How the government encouraged a cultural push of Hallyu [14:14]• Korean Cultures spread to Australia [21:23]• How the spread of Korean culture impacts life in South Korea itself [39:23]  Learn more• Curtin Korean Studies Major• Korean Research Centre WAConnect with our guestsAssociate Professor Jo Elfving-HwangJo Elfving-Hwang is an Associate Professor of Korean Society and Culture in the School of Media Creative Arts and Social Inquiry (MCASI) at Curtin University. She is also Dean Global, Korea, with the Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor Global, Director of the Korea Research & Engagement Centre at Curtin University and Major Coordinator of the Korean Studies program at Curtin.• LinkedIn• Curtin Staff PageJoin Curtin UniversityThis podcast is brought to you by Curtin University. Curtin is a global university known for its commitment to making positive change happen through high-impact research, strong industry partnerships and practical teaching.Work with usStudy a research degreeStart postgraduate educationGot any questions, or suggestions for future topics?Email thefutureof@curtin.edu.auSocial mediaTwitterFacebookInstagramYouTubeLinkedInTranscriptRead the transcript Behind the scenesHost: David KarstenContent creator: Alex FootProducer and Recordist: Emilia JolakoskaSocial Media: Celeste FourieExecutive Producers: Anita ShoreFirst Nations AcknowledgementCurtin University acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which Curtin Perth is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation, and on Curtin Kalgoorlie, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields; and the First Nations peoples on all Curtin locations.MusicOKAY by 13ounce Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Music promoted by Audio Library.Curtin University supports academic freedom of speech. The views expressed in The Future Of podcast may not reflect those of Curtin University.

 It's the story of how artists from a small, somewhat unexpected country became global music sensations, amassing devoted fans and making billions in the process.   In this episode, we'll be talking about the rise of K-Pop, the strategic role of the Korean government, and the global phenomenon that is BTS.   Introduction to K-Pop: Impact on global music and pop culture South Korea's unlikely rise to a musical powerhouse Post-Korean War, the influence of American soldiers on Korean music Government Intervention: Formation of Cultural Industry Bureau to boost pop culture Seo Taiji and Boys to PSY BTS: The Global Phenomenon Factors Behind Success: Effective use of social media, especially by BTS Influence and activism demonstrated by K-Pop fans Impact of K-Pop on fashion, language, and lifestyles worldwide Parallel between K-Pop and Beatlemania Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/kpop ---You might like:

December 8, 2023 - The world is captivated by Korean culture. This fascination and popular interest, once focused on K-drama and K-pop, have now extended into fashion, food, fine art, classical and various genres of music. So much so that various institutions are pondering the question: what is the secret of Korea's cultural success? To answer this question, Korea's Ambassador for Cultural Cooperation Sohn Jie-ae, a former CNN Seoul correspondent, explores the basic values and thoughts that lie behind the strength of Korea's cultural wave in her conversation with Vivian Lee. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1754-the-korean-wave-where-did-it-come-from-and-where-is-it-going

 K-Pop, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Indian Cricket – what do these three things have in common? Soft power, of course.  In this episode, we're going to be talking about Soft Power in the 21st century and the unusual but fascinating displays of it.   Global Soft Power Index: Brand Directory's annual survey. Soft Power according to Joseph Nye in 1990. Soft Power's non-military, non-economic influence. Korea's rise in soft power ranking. K-Pop's Soft Power: BTS and the Korean Wave. Zelenskyy's Soft Power Amid Conflict: Ukraine, Russia conflict. Transforming soft power into hard power. Cricket as soft power: Origin in England, spread by the British Empire. Cricket's popularity in former colonies. Cricket as a bridge in India-Pakistan relations. Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/kpop-zelensky-cricket ---You might like:

Ci colleghiamo con Damiano Crognali, che racconta il viaggio che ha fatto in estate in Corea del Sud, tra templi millenari e prigioni in cui è possibile pernottare e la cosiddetta K Culture, che ha preso piede ormai da anni in Italia.Conosciamo meglio la Corea del Sud con il racconto di chi la vive dall'interno come Alberto Mondi, ragazzo veneto che si è trasferito dall'altra parte del mondo, diventando una star televisiva sudcoreana.Con Luca Balestrieri, docente di Economia dei media digitali alla Luiss, approfondiamo il concetto della "Korean Wave" e di cosa può insegnare il successo di questo fenomeno culturale.In chiusura, parliamo con James Bum, CEO di Life4Cuts IT, uno dei primi Photo Booth aperti a Milano.

Episode 8: My Sassy Girl Release Date: 2001In this episode, we head over to South Korea for a film that was released more than two decades ago. ‘My Sassy Girl' is a romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong, starring Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun. The film is based on a true story told in a series of blog posts written by Kim Ho-sik, who later adapted them into a fictional novel.This film became one of the highest-grossing South Korean comedies of all time. It's said to have sparked an international breakthrough for Korean cinema, and it played a key role in the spread of the Korean Wave.This is Benny's all-time favorite romantic film from when he watched it closer to its release date. Minal only watched it in 2020 when she got hit by the K-drama wave during the pandemic. Has the movie aged well, and does the comedy and romance still work? You will be surprised that for once the co-hosts have quite differing views on a movie. Tune in to find out why! Plot summaryThe film tells the story of Gyeon-woo (Cha Tae-hyun), a kind-hearted but naive college student, and the Girl (Jun Ji-hyun), a sassy and unpredictable young woman.The Girl is constantly getting into trouble, and Gyeon-woo is often drawn into her schemes. She is also emotionally volatile, and her mood swings can be extreme. Over time, Gyeon-woo and the Girl realize their deep love for each other overcoming her past trauma. IMDB link : My Sassy GirlBest scenes: Mountain Top Scene: Girl ApologisesLetter from The Girl to Gyeon WooThe Ending scene Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hey-pluto/the-paradeLicense code: MIE1N7HAVI6KJOSGContact Us:Email: thetalkingtalkies@gmail.com Twitter: @_talkingtalkiesInstagram @_talkingtalkiesBenny (@RealBennyMan) / TwitterMi (@Mi_Rambles) /...

In 2023, KEI has set out on its "Rethinking Korea initiative," which explores the evolution of U.S.-Korea relations, Korea's place in the world, and rapid changes in Korean society itself. The initiative involves both retrospective inquiry as well as prospective analysis about future trends. Today, we will be discussing the growing popularity of K-pop and K-culture within the United States. KEI's Director of Communications, Sang Kim, and Operations Manager, Mai Anna Pressley, attended KCON LA in August, and shared their experiences and observations while at the convention. KCON is an annual convention held globally, organized by CJ E&M as a celebration of the Korean Wave. In addition to their conversation, snippets of interviews with convention attendees are included throughout the podcast.

We're spotlighting two cultural phenomena this month! With this 2004 TV episode, Rod & Jess look back at the first episode of the bold JJ Abrams juggernaut Lost. Then, they examine the show that kicked off the Korean Wave around the world, Full House (not that one). Get ready for mystery, intrigue, love quadrangles, and Koreans on airplanes! Content Warning: Sexual Content, Discussions of Substance Abuse, Discussions of Racial Insensitivity Follow us on Twitter: @MediaMadeShow Follow us on Instagram: @mediamadeshow Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/mediamade Check out our links: linktr.ee/mediamade

The Korean Wave continues and it's coming after your pores. Korean exports of beauty products have surpassed smartphones. Elise Hu is the author of "Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital." Hu is a journalist and podcaster who currently is the host of "Ted Talks Daily." Flawless is inspired by her years working as an NPR bureau chief in Seoul, South Korea. The book examines how South Korea's pervasive beauty culture spread globally as the latest ripple of a Korean Wave of entertainment and tech. "Six out of 10 of all Netflix subscribers in the world have watched some sort of Korean content. When it comes to Korean beauty, Korea is now exporting more cosmetics and skin care and skin care tools than it exports in smartphones," Hu said. Hu's book is part memoir, part international investigative reporting, and well-researched. Fun fact: Elise and I are both graduates of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, and our former professor connected us for this interview! On this 'Dying to Ask': How Korean beauty culture seeped into and then dominated beauty culture around the world What is technological gaze, and how it impacts your feelings about yourself How Zoom forever changed and blurred the visual and virtual world Why is glowy skin a thing? A reality check on how much beauty costs in terms of time and money And how do we get to a better balance in our lives where we're more accepting of who we actually are?

From BTS to Squid Game to high-end beauty standards, South Korea reigns as a global exporter of pop culture and entertainment. Just 70 years ago, it would have seemed impossible. For the next episode in our "Superpower" series, exploring U.S. connections to East Asia, we tell the story of South Korea's rise from a war-decimated state to a major driver of global soft power: a story of war, occupation, economic crisis, and national strategy that breaks around the world as the Korean Wave.

Happy 10th anniversary to BTS! In this episode, we dove into the BTS book "Beyond the Story” (translated by Anton Hur, Claire Richards and Slin Jung) which has been taking bestseller lists by storm around the world.  We sat down with Dr. Areum Jeong, an assistant professor of Korean Studies at Arizona State University and K-pop expert, about her TCK roots, ARMY fandom, how BTS changed the industry and their impact on the conversation about mental health in Korea and more. Stay tuned until the end for a Korean book recommendation from one of our listeners, Faye from the UK! Faye is based in London and also runs a website about Korean pop culture that you can check out here: https://fayefromlondon.co.uk.  We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, or suggestions for other Korean books you'd like us to review or discuss. Tweet us (Beth @_paperfetishist / Naomi @ngnaomi) or leave a message on The Korea Herald's Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram page. You can also email us at bethhong@heraldcorp.com or ngnaomi@heraldcorp.com.  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/khbookspodcast  Intro: ♪ Onion (Prod. by Lukrembo) Outro: ♪ Wine (Prod. by Lukrembo) 00:17 Happy 10th anniversary BTS! 01:28 Introducing Areum 02:31 Areum's thoughts on the BTS book 04:31 How BTS changed the K-pop industry 07:37 What sets Army apart from other fandoms 09:08 Korean Wave & the Korean diaspora: How being Korean got cool 12:14 Army's influence beyond K-pop 15:37 “Without fans, there is no K-pop” 18:37 Why you see K-pop idols on bus and subway ads 21:44 BTS' contribution to the mental health conversation23:18 K-pop idols & the pressure to always look happy27:06 Areum's book on K-pop fandoms 29:30 Being a K-pop stan 31:21 What's an interesting Korean word/phrase you'd like to share? 33:27 A Korean book pick from our listener Faye

Today's K-Pop Musician is "인피니트(INFINITE)". INFINITE, who debuted with "Come Back Again(다시 돌아와)" in 2010, was very popular as the main force of the Korean Wave within a year of their debut. "BTD (Before The Down), "Be Mine(내꺼하자)", "Paradise(파라다이스)", "The Chaser(추격자)", "Man In Love(남자가 사랑할 때)", "Bad(배드)", etc., they made huge a hit with every song they released. They're the representative idol group of the second generation. As a team with the nickname "Original group dance idol", they are full of passion and energy. Through endless challenges and growth, they firmly maintained their top position in the music industry. After 5 years of military service, all 6 members are back now. Finally back to the K-pop scene! Let's check out INFINITE's songs now~ * Today's playlist 1. New Emotions - 인피니트(INFINITE) 2. 내꺼하자 (Be Mine) - 인피니트(INFINITE) 3. Man In Love (남자가 사랑할 때) - 인피니트(INFINITE) 4. Bad - 인피니트(INFINITE) 5. 추격자(The Chaser) - 인피니트(INFINITE) (Nive's Pick) 6. Find Me - 인피니트(INFINITE) (Sam's Pick)

There has been an explosion in the global popularity of contemporary South Korean culture, often referred to by the Chinese word Hallyu - meaning Korean Wave. - which is also being reflected in a current exhibition at Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Matthew Sweet foregrounds music from highly praised films such as Parasite, Snowpiercer, The Handmaiden and Oldboy and also takes a look at the huge interest in Korean TV music for the streaming services, including cues from Jung Jae-il for Squid Game.

Background: The Korean cultural wave, also known as Hallyu, has become worldwide sensation a in recent years, with Korean art, music, drama, food and more sweeping the globe. Thanks to the fervour over the likes of K-pop and K-beauty, many of the Korean diaspora have seen the culture they have grown up in become a common sight well beyond South Korea's borders. “To see my way of life and how I grew up become a global phenomenon is kind of crazy,” said Irene Kim, the influencer and founder of apparel brand IRENEISGOOD. This week on the BoF Podcast, Kim and Rosalie Kim, lead curator of the “Hallyu! The Korean Wave” exhibit at Victoria & Albert Museum join Yana Peel, Chanel's head of culture and arts to share their experience growing up as part of the Korean community and seeing their culture spread globally.Key Insights: Hallyu has had influence for years, but only recently has been recognised as a core soft power for South Korea, influencing everything from music to skin care. “It is really one of the most dynamic exporters of cultural content,” said Peel. Social media has played a large part in accelerating South Korean trends, allowing what were once micro or geographic-based movements to become more globally accessible. “Because of the era of this digital and social media, we've been able to be discovered by the world,” said Irene Kim. “And we're so excited that we're able to share our way of life.”Cultural influence can come as both an admiration of the culture itself as well as adoption of culture as one's own. “There are two faces to the coin. On the one side… you have the film industry that is really looking at the local narrative but has universal appeal,” says Rosalie Kim. “On the other hand, you have industries like K-pop… where you get to have a foreign influence constantly permeating your own culture and becoming part of [it].”Additional Resources:BoF VOICES 2022: Creativity and Its Power to Change: From South Korea and Japan to Ghana and Ukraine, speakers including Fast Retailing's Koji Yanai, photographer Campbell Addy and stylist Julie Pelipas discussed the power of culture and creativity in the fourth session of BoF's annual conference for big thinkers.To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu was sentenced to two years seven months in jail and banned from taking part in politics. It's not clear if his sentence will be ratified by two higher courts, but his crime was to call Turkey's election officials ‘fools' after the rerun 2019 mayoral elections, though many believe it has more to do with next year's presidential elections. BBC Monitoring journalist Dilay Yalcin in Istanbul unpicks the story. Meeting Thailand's leading transgender business mogul Thai transgender businesswoman and transgender advocate Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip has made history as the first trans woman owner of the Miss Universe Organisation. BBC Thai's Tossapol Chaisamritpol has interviewed her about her ambitions for the pageant, and her own life experiences. Reporting and running BBC Arabic reporter Murad Shishani is often on the road, covering stories from conflict in Gaza to presidential campaigns in Iowa. But wherever he is, he keeps his spirits and energy levels up by running. Murad shares some of those runs with us. Brazil and K-culture If you're a fan of K-pop or K-dramas you're not alone. Award-winning films like Parasite, bands like BTS, and Korean dramas like Squid Game are global successes, part of what's been called Hallyu, or Korean Wave. It's a big wave in Brazil, and BBC Brasil's Shin Suzuki decided to take a closer look at the appeal of K-culture. We paired him with BBC Korean's Julie Yoonnyung Lee to fill in the South Korean side of the equation. BBC 100: Triumph against the odds Yetunde Olugbenga of BBC Yoruba starts a new series of stories shared by journalists from our language services who've faced big challenges in their lives and careers. They have told their stories in schools in order to encourage and inspire the next generation, as a way of marking the BBC centenary. Yetunde tells us how she overcame sexual harassment from a college lecturer. (Photo: People gather at Saraçhane in support of Ekrem İmamoğlu who has been sentenced to prison. Credit :Hakan Akgun /dia image via Getty Images)

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we're listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2022.From Squid Game to K-pop to kimchi, South Korea has taken the planet by storm. How did a once-impoverished country turn its fortunes around? And what has it done for South Korea's standing abroad?'Hallyu! The Korean Wave' is on at the V&A in South Kensington until June 2023: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/hallyu-the-korean-wave This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Josh Glancy, Special Correspondent, The Sunday Times.Host: Jenny Kleeman. Clips: BBC News, Deutsche Welle, Oscars, ABC News, Blackpink, The White House.Film and music excerpts:Crash Landing on You, dir. Lee Jeong-hyo, NetflixI Know, Seo Taiji and Boys, Genie MusicInto the New World, Girls Generation, SM EntertainmentGangnam Style, Psy, YG EntertainmentButter, BTS, Hybe Corporation/Big Hit MusicBoombayah, BLACKPINK, YG EntertainmentParasite, dir. Bong Joon Ho, CJ EntertainmentSquid Game, dir. Hwang Dong-hyuk, Netflix Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's K-Pop Musician is "KARA(카라)". They're a multinational girl group that debuted in 2007. It's one of the two most famous 2nd generation girl groups. As a representative growth girl group, they were the first Korean female artists in Japan and representative Korean Wave singers to hold a solo performance at the Tokyo Dome during their heyday. While performing intense dances, such as the addictive hip dance of , the pelvic dance of , and the locking of , they're a talented group that showed high-quality singing skills. It's a legendary girl group who showed off their charms, not only lively, cute, but also powerful and dark. They transformed their concept for every album. This year marks the 15th anniversary of their debut. Kara(카라)'s back with their music as a complete group after 7 years and 6 months. Let's meet them now !!

Today's K-Pop Musician is "BoA(보아)" In 2000, at the age of 13, she debuted with her first album, "ID; Peace B". With great dance skills for her age, She gained the top popularity as soon as she debuted. Since then, she has been called "Star of Asia(아시아의 별)" and "Britney Spears of Korea(한국의 브리트니 스피어스)" She is the representative Hallyu star in Korea and she's the musician who laid the foundation for the Korean Wave. She made a great contribution to the development of K-pop. She's an idol of idol and an icon of a role model. She is the current “No.1 Artist” who is consistently growing up as a singer-songwriter, a vocalist, and a dancer.

In the first episode of the "Culture and the creative economy" series, supported by Netflix. We will explore the economic, social and cultural impact the recent growth of Korean culture encompassing everything from music, movies, drama to online games and cuisine has had on the Korean economy. The phenomenon known as Hallyu (Korean Wave) has purported to impact multiple facets of the economy and society ranging from education and foreign investment policy to creative education, to name a few. Policymakers who effectively support the cultural wave may help their countries reap significant economic and societal benefits.Speakers include: Kyung-joo Kim, director, tourism exhibition hall management, team, Korea Tourism OrganisationZoritsa Urosevic, executive director at UNWTOModerated by Michael Frank, manager, policy and insights, Economist Impact"Culture and the creative economy" is a three-episode series, supported by Netflix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the summer of 2012, South Korean rapper Psy released the song Gangnam Style and became a viral worldwide sensation. In the decade since, Korean culture has exploded - including cinema, drama, music, and fashion. So what drove the Korean wave? And what has it done for South Korea's standing abroad?'Hallyu! The Korean Wave' is on at the V&A in South Kensington until June 2023: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/hallyu-the-korean-wave This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Josh Glancy, Special Correspondent, The Sunday Times.Host: Jenny Kleeman. Clips: BBC News, Deutsche Welle, Oscars, ABC News, Blackpink, The White House.Film and music excerpts:Crash Landing on You, dir. Lee Jeong-hyo, NetflixI Know, Seo Taiji and Boys, Genie MusicInto the New World, Girls Generation, SM EntertainmentGangnam Style, Psy, YG EntertainmentButter, BTS, Hybe Corporation/Big Hit MusicBoombayah, BLACKPINK, YG EntertainmentParasite, dir. Bong Joon Ho, CJ EntertainmentSquid Game, dir. Hwang Dong-hyuk, Netflix Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beth Orton performs two songs from her new album, Weather Alive, and discusses creative partnerships as well as life after being dropped by her record label. American author Jodi Picoult has turned Markus Zusak's best-selling novel The Book Thief into a musical, which has just had its world premiere at the Bolton Octagon. She discusses adapting a novel for the stage and explains why she feels the UK is a more fertile landscape for launching musicals. Jordan Erica Webber, arts and culture broadcaster and video games expert, reviews Hallyu! The Korean Wave, the V&A's new exhibition exploring the South Korean art, music, TV, cinema and fashion that's spreading its influence around the world: from Gangnam Style to Squid Game, Parasite to Nam June Paik. Samira speaks to Vanessa Onwuemezi, who's the latest of the authors shortlisted for this year's BBC National Short Story Award for her story, Green Afternoon. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Eliane Glaser Main Image Credit: Eliot Lee Hazel

Selamat datang di Ngobrol Sore Semaunya Episode ke 75! Di episode kali ini, Putri Tanjung dan Bapak Gandi Sulitiyanto ngobrol tentang awal berkarir sebagai Duta Besar Indonesia untuk Korea Selatan serta perspektif tentang Industri Kreatif di Korea Selatan. Selain itu di episode ini juga, keduanya sharing tentang fenomena Korean Wave dan bagaimana industri kreatif korea selatab berhasil mejadikan Korea dikenal dan bersaing dikancah global. Ngobrol Sore Semaunya akan ada setiap Kamis jam 18.00 WIB hanya di cxomedia.id & youtube CXO Media #Ngobrolsoresemaunya #CXOMedia

Break Out Culture is back, and we kick off the autumn season by talking about one of the most important issues of our time – creativity, or the lack of it, in our education system. Tristram Hunt has been director of the Victoria and Albert Museum since 2017 and is a historian, broadcaster and journalist with several books under his belt, as well as having served as a Labour MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Education. He's now a mission to ensure that the V & A champions design and creativity for everyone, believing that creative and design skills amongst children and young people are drastically diminishing. With his roles in education and politics as well as at the V&A, no-one's better placed to lead this important national debate. So, tune in to learn about how the V & A is redressing the balance. There's a a specially commissioned film ‘Creativity: It's What Makes Us'and three new sites, Young V&A, opening in Bethnal Green next year, V&A East Storehouse and V&A East Museum. Plus he tells us about the forthcoming exhibitions from Hallyu! The Korean Wave to Chanel, set to be next year's blockbuster.

I gave a conference presentation about White supremacy and anti-Blackness in Korean dramas. I promised several friends that I would share it, so here it is. Please forgive the paper shuffling sounds! I was nervous while conferencing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/drchi/message

April 7, 2022 - Riding the Korean Wave sweeping the world, the traditional Korean costumes have become increasingly visible in global media. In 2021, hanbok - the generic term referring to traditional style Korean clothing - was registered in the Oxford English Dictionary. In this comprehensive series of lectures, Dr. Minjee Kim, the preeminent scholar of Korean textile and fashion in the U.S., illustrates and elucidates hanbok in sartorial, socio-cultural, and historical contexts. In the second lecture of the series, Dr. Kim discusses some distinctive qualities of men's hanbok in comparison with other dress traditions; terminologies of the components and their structural parts; colors, materials, and embellishments; and symbols and ideas behind design principles and ways of dress. YouTube video with slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2-MFWJJn7s For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1560-hanbok-a-new-lexicon-of-world-fashion-men-s-hanbok

Includ, of Course, Discussion of the Squid. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Demand for television programming depicting Korean popular culture is steadily growing in the wake of the Korean Wave, which gave rise to worldwide interest in South Korea's cultural economy. Author and ardent devotee to K-dramas, Dr. Carl Ackerman noticed an uptick in the availability on most streaming services as a result. Longing to offer access to an even wider audience, Ackerman has penned a joyful and reverent written analysis of the movement. "Millions tune in to watch Korean entertainment daily and streaming giants, such as Netflix have started adding K-drama to its platform," Ackerman said. "It is clear that people want to watch this form of entertainment." The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lR54xuhmCd5nE4OhhdFnP7

The episode focuses on one of the 5 chapters/essays devoted to BTS in this brand new book from Routledge. The three pop culture aspects explored in the edited work are: the 2019 movie Parasite, K-Drama, and BTS.

Yeheun Kim is a rising senior in high school at Penn Foster High School. In 2020, she founded Project CLAIR, a South Korea government registered non-profit that provides free English tutoring to refugees and immigrants online. Besides Project CLAIR, Yeheun works in diverse IR field, including HOBY Foundation Goodwill Ambassador for Mexican Embassy in South Korea and a leading global organizer at Tiger Global Case Competition, one of the biggest business competitions in the world.Since the 21st century, South Korea has been renowned for its globally influential pop culture, particularly in music (K-pop), TV dramas and cinema, a phenomenon referred to as the Korean Wave. Its economy ranks as the world's tenth-largest by nominal GDP.  The current population of South Korea is 51,3 million based on projections of the latest United Nations data.   Connect with Yeheun:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyekye_7/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeheun-kim-b6344a1b2?trk=org-employeesProject CLAIR: https://projectclair.org  Chapters:00:00 Opening01:26 Tell us about yourself04:40 What might surprise foreigners if they visit South Korea08:35 Yeheun on obsession about beauty in South Korea10:18 True or not11:56 Korean sauna12:33 Three aspects of your culture to put in a "time box" for the future15:36 Misconceptions people have about Japan18:44 Best time to visit South Korea

In this episode, Dr. Anderson, a South Korean media studies and popular culture expert at George Mason University, tells us how Hallyu - or the Korean Wave - led to the globalization of Korean culture. We discuss how K-pop music and Korean dramas gained worldwide popularity, analyzing how the entertainment industry works, how Korean cultural influence is exported abroad, and how this led to the country growing from a relatively small state to a global influencer.

The Gochujang Gang continues to ride the Korean Wave by sharing their favorite and first Korean dramas and discussing three popular shows: Crash Landing on You, Kingdom, and Move to Heaven. Listen to the Gochujang Gang Podcast on Spotify or your favorite podcast service, with new episodes coming out every week. Find the Gang's social media and related podcast links at https://linktr.ee/gochujanggang/ Introduction Background Music - Yah Yah - josh pan https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQh...​ Promoted by https://bit.ly/36r2fV6​ Youtube Video

Hosts Sha and Shaz return to discuss their favourite boy band, (only the biggest boy band on the planet!) Bangtan Sonyeondan (방탄소년단) aka BTS! Topics include Run BTS! (달려라 방탄!), intersectionality, internalised racism, the Shas' love for chai, challenges faced by multilingual people, a brief introduction to K drama, the versatility of Korean artists, an introduction to The Disastrous Life of Saiki K (斉木楠雄のΨ難) and a surprise at the end! Follow us at instagram.com/nerdemsaypodcast twitter.com/nerdemsaypod Email us at nerdemsay@gmail.com Stay safe

안녕하세요, Annyeonghaseyo! In this very exciting part one of two episodes, hosts Sha and Shaz take on their favourite Korean boy band: 방탄소년단, Bangtan Sonyeondan aka B.T.S! Topics include BTS crushing toxic masculinity and harmful stereotypes, their invaluable contribution to the field of mental health and their collaboration with UNICEF, their breakthrough in Hollywood and taking music and dance to a whole new level of class and profundity. Not forgetting other important Korean influences too! Hey if you don't identify as a Kpop/Kdrama stan, we still challenge you to give this episode a listen because the standard nerds we are, we take this discussion to other interesting and important areas as well; including biases in the entertainment industry, Doraemon, Sha(z) vowing to be more dedicated to their dance practices and more! Follow us at instagram.com/nerdemsaypodcast twitter.com/nerdemsaypod

Jimmyn Parc of Sciences Po speaks with Satoko Naito about the global popularity of K-pop and the history of the Korean Wave (Hallyu), highlighting significant factors like Korea-Japan political relations, copyright laws, and digitisation. Dr. Parc also explains how consumer trends and collaborations with producers from Nordic countries have contributed to make K-pop the international phenomenon it is today.

We've all been exposed to K-Pop these days, whether you're an American Twitter user, where you see K-Pop often drowning out trending controversial hashtags, or living in China or Japan feeling the “Korean Wave,” or are even living in North Korea, where up to 70% of North Koreans are exposed to K-Pop by listening to recordings on flash drives according to some estimates and reports. Even Kim Jung Un of North Korea hosted a history shattering K-Pop concert featuring hit K-Pop group Red Velvet and over 100 other groups in March/April 2018 just before the Peace summit between the two Koreas later that year. The impact of K-Pop on global diplomacy cannot be overstated. As one example, the South Koreans for some time regularly blasted K-Pop across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, exposing North Koreans within 5-10 miles of the border to western culture, ideals and what life might be like outside of the Hermit Kingdom. K-Pop is much more than music, as it serves as soft power for spreading ideals cherished by Americans, South Koreans and others living in the Western world like freedom of expression, fundamental human rights and the value of human life, including the American ideal of the “Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness,” laid out in the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Billboard Charts agree, with K-Pop now having its own dedicated category! Topics covered in this podcast episode include: The Korean Wave, or “Hallyu” 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea 2018 K-Pop Peace Concert in Pyongyang, North Korea “Spring is Coming” K-Pop Industry The KPop Explosion K-Pop and Mental Health Awareness Karma The K-Pop revolution, and the Korean Wave it produced, known as Hallyu, started with a group known as H.O.T., an acronym for the Highfive of Teenagers, in 1996. The music category blew up in 2012 with Psy's single “Gangnam Style" and many new Korean bands have sprung up since, including Girls Generation, Twice, BlackPink, Red Velvet, Wonder Girls, and T-ara, all female-only groups. These kpop groups are far different from the most popular boy bands of the United States such as Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, 98 Degrees, the Jonas Brothers, who came on the scene with Miley Cyrus, and the original US boy-band: the Jackson Five. The American boy bands are quite literally composed of males-only vs. female-only or female-prominent bands in Korea. The most popular current kpop bands include BTS, which stands for Bantan Sonyeon Dan, iKON, Seventeen, Twice, Red Velvet, and Girls Generation, pictured here. Please help spread the word about kpop's contribution to world peace, mental health and entertainment by sharing this podcast episode with as many friends and family as you can think of... Thanks all! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/henry-gindt/support

This week we talk about Korean Wave and share our favorite cultural exports from South Korean. We also share dream vacations for query of the week. All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep33

Spring has sprung on the peninsula, and the two Koreas are now in summit mode. As the DMZ prepares to host an inter-Korean summit on April 27, North Korea's foreign minister Ri Yong Ho is making the diplomatic rounds in Asia and Europe, and in D.C., talks on the Trump-Kim meeting are still underway. In this episode, we invited our very own NK News Managing Editor Oliver Hotham, Senior Correspondent Dagyum Ji, and NK Pro analyst Fyodor Tertitskiy for a roundtable discussion on North Korea's reaction to the K-pop concerts from two weeks ago, the latest developments ahead of the inter-Korean summit, and a controversy at one of Washington D.C.'s top Korea-focused think tanks. About the podcast: The "North Korea News Podcast" is a weekly podcast hosted exclusively by NK News, covering all things DPRK: from news to extended interview with leading experts and analysts in the field and insight from our very own journalists. Want to gain instant access to breaking news stories and in-depth analysis discussed in our podcast? You can sign up for an annual NK News subscription, and save $50 by using promo code "podcast" at checkout. Featured image: KCNA

Rana Mitter meets South Korean pop producers, noise musicians and TV directors, to find out what has been driving the Korean Wave. He discovers how, as freedom and wealth bed down, South Koreans are breaking from the conformity that helped them pull off an economic miracle towards a more raucous, more individualist culture.