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Korean Wave: A willing Invasion

  • Matcha-ca
  • Nov 21, 2017
  • 2 min read

Hater or no hater, it is an undeniable truth that Korean culture have crossed the oceans of the Philippines and penetrated the depths of our lifestyle. From products and foods to koreanovelas and k-pop songs, our nation indeed had entered the hype of the Korean wave.

The Korean wave phenomenon was first introduced by the Chinese Media as Hallyu term that signifies the product of Korean globalization including its music and dramas. South Korea’s cultural popularity was originated was back in 1990’s in other parts of Asia but here in the Philippines, it was only in 2003 when Korean culture was first introduce in media as a drama series entitled The Successful Story of a Bright Girl aired by GMA, but was unsuccessful due to its rivalry to the hottest show at that time the Meteor Garden in ABS-CBN, a Taiwanese series. And from that moment up until now the Filipino seems to be so hooked up with the popularity of Korean culture.

Aside from movies and T.V. series, Korean wave has invaded the music taste of the Filipinos which results to the birth of K-pop fans or Korean Pop music fans in the country. It was not as well received by the people unlike movies and series since it is not dubbed and the people are having a hard time understanding it. But in time, the jive of K-pop songs had influenced the society specially the youth who have well embraced it.

In the 2016 journal of Jay-Ar M. Igno and Marie Cielo E. Cenidoza entitled “Beyond the ‘Fad’: Understanding Hallyu in the Philippines”, they have hypothesize that Korean wave is a tool of cultural imperialism. Cultural imperialism is much subdued compared to colonization but the results have uncanny similarities. Cultural imperialism dominates a nation in recessive ways like a cancer cell that hides with other good cells, and since it is well hidden the subjected nation failed to realise that they are being imperialize.

We have been invaded by other countries in a very long time that we have developed an inferiority complex and think that western countries are the leader and ideal nations and we should imitate them. Discovering Korean culture is a breath of fresh air for Filipinos since at some point their culture is a reflection of ours. In terms of respect, hospitality, patriotism and love for romance, South Korea and Philippines shared a common belief and viewpoints.

This complex relationship between the countries results to an argument between the fanatics and the critics. The critics argues that Korean wave is unessential and dangerous if Filipinos keeps on welcoming the foreign culture that people might make it as another ideal county and totally forget our own identity. But fanatics believes that Korean wave is also beneficial to us, the number of investors that transacts in the Philippines increases along with tourist that want to experience the beautiful island of our country and since we don’t have a dark past with them, unlike Japan, partnership of both countries is harmonious as it is.

Like anything that we take as good love for Korean culture must also be taken with precautions. Who might guess what will happened, the end of Korean wave is still far ashore.

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