Post by jumpcut on Nov 3, 2021 12:03:29 GMT
Today's NYTimes takes a deep dive into Korean culture taking over the world. Alas, no mention of golf.
From BTS to ‘Squid Game’: How South Korea Became a Cultural Juggernaut
The actress Kwon Nara on the set of “Bulgasal: Immortal Souls,” a South Korean TV drama that is expected to be released on Netflix in December.Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/world/asia/squid-game-korea-bts.html
In the last few years alone, South Korea shocked the world with “Parasite,” the first foreign language film to win best picture at the Academy Awards. It has one of the biggest, if not the biggest, band in the world with BTS. Netflix has introduced 80 Korean movies and TV shows in the last few years, far more than it had imagined when it started its service in South Korea in 2016, according to the company. Three of the 10 most popular TV shows on Netflix as of Monday were South Korean.
The country’s ability to punch above its weight as a cultural powerhouse contrasts with Beijing’s ineffective state-led campaigns to achieve the same kind of sway.
From BTS to ‘Squid Game’: How South Korea Became a Cultural Juggernaut
The actress Kwon Nara on the set of “Bulgasal: Immortal Souls,” a South Korean TV drama that is expected to be released on Netflix in December.Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/world/asia/squid-game-korea-bts.html
In the last few years alone, South Korea shocked the world with “Parasite,” the first foreign language film to win best picture at the Academy Awards. It has one of the biggest, if not the biggest, band in the world with BTS. Netflix has introduced 80 Korean movies and TV shows in the last few years, far more than it had imagined when it started its service in South Korea in 2016, according to the company. Three of the 10 most popular TV shows on Netflix as of Monday were South Korean.
The country’s ability to punch above its weight as a cultural powerhouse contrasts with Beijing’s ineffective state-led campaigns to achieve the same kind of sway.
