Filipinos Get Hooked on Hallyu, K-Pop Craze

MANILA ― Hallyu, popularly known as the Korean wave, continues to cast its spell in the Philippines. Not only are Korean dramas being embraced by Filipinos but more teens and young adults are becoming ardent fans of K-pop artists as well.
Thanks to the Internet, non-Korean fans in Southeast Asia including the Philippines and as far [...]

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Korean Actors Playing Bigger Parts in International Movies

Thanks to the Korean wave, or “Hallyu” boom, movie lovers can see more Korean movie stars in Hollywood films these days.
Most recently on July 29, a group of Japanese fans flocked to Seoul to see Korean actor Lee Byung-hun at a press conference to mark the launch of his latest movie “G.I. Joe: The Rise [...]

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Thailand’s Nattaweeranuj Thong Mee Movie Shot in Korea

A Thai film will be shot in Korea for the first time, the Korea Tourism Organization announced Monday.
The romantic comedy titled “As It Happens” is about a series of chance encounters and blooming romance between a travel agency executive and young woman traveling around the world.
The movie is said to be attracting much attention in [...]

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Do Koreans Lack Cultural Confidence?

Foreign travelers staying at five-star hotels in Seoul have fewer opportunities to taste local cuisine than they do in Tokyo with Japanese food, as only four out of 18 luxury hotels here serve Korean cuisine.
Experts believe this is one of the stumbling blocks to the globalization of “Han Style”, a campaign for branding traditional Korean [...]

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Pucca — From Cartoon Character to Fashion Icon

In fashion capital France, even in a small, rural Provencal village, it is not unusual to spot Pucca grinning back at you from a chic young woman’s backpack.
Since launching in South Korea in 2001, the red-and-black character has become a familiar face through stationary items. But Pucca’s big breakthrough came in the form of couture [...]

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Hallyu in Singapore: Pathfinder for ASEAN-Korea FTA

Between Singapore and Korea, one definition has been shared ― small export-driven economies that have managed to rise to join the four Asian tigers.
As small countries with scarce natural resources at hand, both Korea and Singapore have invested in human resources and found niches in information and technology, research and development, where abundant human resources [...]

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Korean Characters Expanding Horizons

Not long ago, the concept of characters as a licensable brand ― such as Sanrio’s Hello Kitty or Disney’s Micky Mouse ― was almost unheard of in Korea. Popular stationary houses like Morning Glory developed endearing cartoon bears but they were merely part of the design and were not licensed.
Today, Vooz’s quirky tomboy Pucca has [...]

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