Korean Wave

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See also: Korean wave

English

K-pop fans in Egypt in 2011.

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Etymology

Calque of Korean 한류(韓流) (hallyu, Korean current), from Korean +‎ wave.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kəˈɹɪən ˈweɪv/

Proper noun

the Korean Wave

  1. The rise in popularity of South Korean popular culture in other countries since the 1990s.
    • 2020, Hyesu Park, Understanding Hallyu: The Korean Wave Through Literature, Webtoon, and Mukbang, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:
      The spread of South Korean (hereafter Korean/Korea) popular culture across borders, that is, the Korean Wave or hallyu, whose origin dates back to the late 1990s, is no longer a new phenomenon to media users and scholars of media, communications, cultural, and narrative studies alike.
    • 2005, Norimitsu Onishi, Roll Over, Godzilla: Korea Rules, The New York Times:
      By the time almost all restrictions on Japanese culture were lifted in January 2004, the Korean Wave—a term coined in China—had washed across Asia.
    • 2012, Barack Obama, Remarks by President Obama at Hankuk University, The White House:
      ...with your smart phones and Twitter and Me2Day and Kakao Talk. It’s no wonder so many people around the world have caught the Korean Wave, Hallyu.

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