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On 2 March 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from Korean wave to Korean Wave. The result of the discussion was moved.

Reference ideas for Korean Wave The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future: Virtual Hallyu: Korean Cinema of the Global Era (2011) The Korean Wave: Korean Media Go Global (2013) The Korean Wave: Korean Popular Culture in Global Context (2014) Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia (2014) Hallyu 2.0: The Korean Wave in the Age of Social Media (2015) K-Pop: Popular Music, Cultural Amnesia, and Economic Innovation in South Korea (2015) New Korean Wave: Transnational Cultural Power in the Age of Social Media (2016) Fuhr, Michael Globalization and Popular Music in South Korea (2016) Routledge Handbook of East Asian Popular Culture (2016) The Korean Wave and Korean Dramas (2018) Seoul: Memory, Reinvention, and the Korean Wave (2018) Cultural Policy in South Korea: Making a New Patron State (2018) Soul in Seoul: African American Popular Music and K-pop (2020) The Soft Power of the Korean Wave: Parasite, BTS and Drama (2021) In the Shadow of the Korean Wave: The Political Factors of the Korean Wave in China (2021) Hegemonic Mimicry: Korean Popular Culture of the Twenty-First Century (2021) Diasporic Hallyu: The Korean Wave in Korean Canadian Youth Culture (2022) Korean Wave in World Englishes: The Linguistic Impact of Korea's Popular Culture (2022) Korean Wave Tourism (2022)

Section sizes Section size for Korean Wave (39 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 3,137 3,137 205 205 Etymology 3,358 3,358 230 230 Background 3,885 3,885 288 288 First generation 989 16,501 45 1,300 Television in the first generation 8,327 8,327 670 670 Film in the first generation 4,461 4,461 373 373 Music in the first generation 2,724 2,724 212 212 Second generation 6,171 25,791 299 1,435 Government policy 1,377 1,377 141 141 The Internet 1,416 1,416 82 82 Music in the second generation 5,781 5,781 300 300 Television in the second generation 4,385 4,385 133 133 Film in the second generation 2,667 2,667 149 149 Manhwa 3,994 3,994 331 331 Popularity and impact 28 17,541 0 775 Sociocultural 4,142 4,142 166 166 Economic 3,720 3,720 107 107 Relations with North Korea 9,651 9,651 502 502 Tourism 3,033 7,652 170 513 Impact of hallyu on South Korean tourism 4,619 4,619 343 343 Foreign relations 9,125 28,715 155 1,099 Taiwan 1,314 1,314 34 34 India 2,087 2,087 95 95 Japan 1,864 1,864 186 186 China 5,373 5,373 193 193 Middle East and North Africa 2,259 2,259 145 145 Egypt 858 858 66 66 Iran 2,814 2,814 93 93 Pakistan 902 902 74 74 Israel and Palestine 2,119 2,119 58 58 Criticism 2,465 12,787 127 436 Mistreatment of artists 4,583 4,583 31 31 Historical accuracy 794 794 34 34 Cultural and moral opposition 3,832 3,832 150 150 Japan 1,113 1,113 94 94 See also 894 894 0 0 Citations 34 34 0 0 References 10,124 10,124 0 0 External links 1,453 1,453 0 0 Total 131,872 131,872 6,281 6,281

Manhwa

Hi, I plan to add more information to the Manhwa section. I will explain a bit about the history of Manhwa, the difference between webtoons and Manhwa and then maybe explain why Manhwa has just now become more popular outside of South Korea unlike the other elements of the Korean wave. Here are some sources that I found that I am thinking of using:

Berndt, Jaqueline, and Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer. “Manhwa in Korea (Re-)Nationalizing Comics Culture .” Manga’s Cultural Crossroads, Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, New York, 2013.

Lent, John A.. Asian Comics, University Press of Mississippi, 2015. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/utah/detail.action?docID=3039935.

Lynn, Hyung-Gu. "Korean Webtoons: Explaining Growth." 韓国研究センター年報 16 (2016): 1-13. Web.

Parc, Jimmyn, et al. “The Lagged Development of the Korean Manhwa Industry from 1910 to The ...” Semantic Scholar , 2023, ecipe.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Parc.-Park-and-Kim-2023-Manhwa-Industry.pdf. Noarod4 (talk) 21:48, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I have noticed that the hallyu/korean wave is only credited to BTS, but BLACKPINK, a mega group has not been mentioned alongside their name. BLACKPINK has immensely contributed to the Korean economy, and I suggest you do give credit where it is due. They have over 6 videos surpassing 1 billion views on youtube and has racked 14B streams on spotify. Please consider my request. Kiliniliba12 (talk) 03:34, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• I don't see any reliable sources proving their importance, and that makes sense given their start in 2016, which is rather late for the second hallyu. Drmies (talk) 03:38, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism

In the past, there have been reports about backslash against Korean popular culture, in Japan, China, Thailand, or Turkey, mainly by politicians. But back then, K-pop or K-drama wasn't that popular in the West. It only became mainstream after BTS. Currently, Korea as a whole receives lots of backslash on Western sites or apps like Youtube, Reddit, Instagram and also by Influencers on TikTok, leading to focus on negative news and expansion of fake news.

There is an interesting paper observing the topic, stating that haters of K-pop usually feel anxious and threatened by K-pop. Also, good news about South Korea would trigger hate comments against South Korea as the surge about positive news wouldn't fit the netizens' prejudices against South Korea and their world view. That's why positive news about South Korea would trigger hate comments and the search for negative aspects.

Son B. Foreign pop-culture and backlash: the case of non-fan K-pop Subreddits during the pandemic. J Cult Econ (Dordr). 2023 Apr 7:1-27. doi: 10.1007/s10824-023-09475-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38625110; PMCID: PMC10080525. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10080525/

There are also other interesting articles, but I didn't read them yet.

--Christian140 (talk) 11:34, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just be mindful of WP:CRITICISMSECTION grapesurgeon (seefooddiet) (talk) 13:31, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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