Many K-pop music is popular all around the World. But this music is almost comic music, like "Gangnam Style" and "Bar Bar Bar." Which korean doesn't share good, but all around the world people just watch these movies and think these are comic and ridiculous.
So I'm worried, because they can think Korean are funny and ridiculous. Distorted cognition can be constructed in foreigners.
Wow! I never really thought about how the popularity of these specific videos can affect foreigners' perceptions of Korea. Very interesting viewpoint! I can't speak for others, but I enjoy these videos! I don't think negatively of Korea after watching them. :)
ReplyDeleteGood thoughts. Here's a question for you: how do you think Americans feel when people from other countries see violent American movies and TV shows and assume that all Americans own guns and routinely kill each other? Or when they think all Americans go to parties all the time because of what they see Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, LMFAO, and Justin Bieber doing in their music videos? Stereotypes go both ways.
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