With Parasite, BTS, and Crash Landing On You being among South Korea's hottest imports to the West this year, it's impossible for Ethan and Alison to ignore the increased popularity of Korean media in the United States. Join Ethan and Alison on this hilarious and fun discussion on the phenomenon they like to refer to as, "The Koreawave."
From Super Junior to BTS, and Boys Over Flowers to It's Okay To Not Be Okay, Alison and Ethan compare the Korean music and shows they watched 10 years ago to the Korean music and shows of today, and how their increased popularity in the West correlates with the changes in their quality and Western sensibilities. What makes Korean media so much more appealing in America, and why are we seeing it become popular now? Why is it that Japanese and Korean culture seem so close in proximity to the West, despite the fact that Chinese and Filipino Americans are the two largest Asian populations in the United States? Alison and Ethan pose these questions and many more to each other as they joke and discuss!
Works Referenced/Inspired From:
Boys Over Flowers (2009)
Crash Landing On You (2019-2020)
It's Okay To Not Be Okay (2020)
BTS - "Ma City" "Dynamite"
Super Junior
Girls Generation
BIGBANG
Produced by Casey Lee
Audio Mixed and Edited by Ethan Lee
Graphic and Logo Design by Chris. Kim (Instagram @chuffimation)
Intro/Outro Music by Ethan Lee (soundcloud.com/leegato)