The Korea Herald  | 지문당

18,000원  | 20080910  | 9788988095843

Korean Wave is intended to offer a firsthand account of the amazing spread of Korean popular culture to Asian countries and beyond. For this, the book relies on a group of foreign journalists and scholars who each wrote an essay on the Korean popculture fever in their own countries. They show that, although the Korean Wave has weakened in some parts of Asia, it will never die out because Korean popular culture has embedded itself into everyday life in many Asian countries. Korean Wave is meant to contribute to the fostering of an Asian cultural community. Korean dramas, movies, music, fashion and food have enabled people from different Asian countries to share a common cultural experience, catalyzing the potential emergence of a single Asian identity. It is hoped that this book strengthens that identity, creating a fertile ground for the evolution of the Korean Wave into an Asian Wave. 한국 대중문화가 아시아나 그 외 국가에 급속도로 퍼지는 현상을 기술한 책으로, 외국 저널리스트와 학자들이 그들의 나라에 퍼진 한국 대중문화 열풍에 대해 쓴 에세이들을 엮어 놓았다. 비록 한류가 아시아의 몇몇 국가에서는 약화되고 있지만, 이미 한국 대중문화가 많은 아시아 국가의 일상생활에 깊이 파고들었기 때문에 결코 사라지지 않을 것이라는 점을 강조한다.