Korean pop culture

Seoul's entertainment exports

Korean pop culture encompasses the music, television, film, fashion, and digital content originating from South Korea that has gained global popularity since the late 1990s.

K-pop groups, K-dramas, and Korean cinema form its most visible exports.

The phenomenon, sometimes called the Korean Wave or Hallyu, has created devoted international fan communities and influenced beauty standards, fashion trends, and entertainment industry practices worldwide: Korean pop culture has completely taken over my social media feed.

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  • K-popKorean popular music genre
  • idol groupManufactured music collective
  • BTSKorean pop supergroup
  • idolObject of worship
  • dramaTheatrical art or turmoil

Blackpink · fandom · lightstick · fan meeting · comeback · bias · oppa · Seoul · skincare · beauty standard · mukbang · soju · hanbok · choreography · trainee · survival show · debut · visual

Opposites
national/cultural origin

Korean pop cultureJapanese pop culture

Entertainment from Japan

anime · C-pop · Bollywood · Hollywood · Nollywood

cultural reach and modernity

Korean pop cultureoral tradition

Culture passed by speech

cultural modernity and global reach

Korean pop culturefolk culture

Traditional practices of communities

indigenous culture · oral traditions · artisanal crafts · village traditions

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G