South Korea Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Entertainment === {{Main|Cinema of South Korea|Korean drama|Korean wave|K-pop|Mass media in South Korea|Page 4 = |manhwa}} [[File:President Joe Biden and BTS in the Oval Office of the White House, May 31, 2022.jpg|thumb|K-pop group [[BTS]] has emerged as one of the country's most successful Korean boy bands since their rise to international prominence during the latter half of the 2010s.]] In addition to domestic consumption, South Korea has a thriving entertainment industry where various facets of South Korean entertainment, including television dramas, films, and popular music, have garnered international popularity and generated significant export revenues for the nation's economy. The cultural phenomenon known as ''[[Korean Wave|Hallyu]]'' or the "Korean Wave", has swept many countries across Continental and East Asia making South Korea a major soft power as an exporter of popular culture and entertainment, rivaling Western nations such as the United States and the United Kingdom.<ref name="Kwave">{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1646903.stm |title='Korean Wave' piracy hits music industry |work=[[BBC News]] |date=9 November 2001 |access-date=25 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Chow |first1=Kat |title=How The South Korean Government Made K-Pop A Thing |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/04/13/399414351/how-the-south-korean-government-made-k-pop-a-thing |website=NPR |publisher=National Public Radio |access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Lara Farrar |title='Korean Wave' of pop culture sweeps across Asia |language=en |work=CNN |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/31/korea.entertainment/index.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Harry |date=2 February 2016 |title=Surfing the Korean Wave: How K-pop is taking over the world {{!}} The McGill Tribune |work=The McGill Tribune |url=http://www.mcgilltribune.com/a-e/surfing-the-korean-wave-how-k-pop-kpop-is-taking-over-the-world-012858/ |url-status=dead |access-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123200902/http://www.mcgilltribune.com/a-e/surfing-the-korean-wave-how-k-pop-kpop-is-taking-over-the-world-012858/ |archive-date=23 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis |url=https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/37300/Phuong_thesis_1.docx.pdf?sequence=1 |title=Korean Wave as Cultural Imperialism: A study of K-pop Reception in Vietnam |last=Nguyen Hoai Phuong |first=Duong |publisher=Leiden University}}</ref> [[File:Blackpink Coachella 2023 02 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Blackpink]] has been one of the most popular K-pop girl groups in the world since the late 2010s.]] Until the 1990s, [[Trot (music)|trot]] and traditional [[Traditional music of Korea|folk-based]] ballads dominated the South Korean popular music scene. The emergence of the pop group [[Seo Taiji and Boys]] in 1992 marked a turning point for South Korean popular music, also known as [[K-pop]]. Since the 1990s, the genre of K-pop has continuously engaged in a process of ongoing reinvention and modernization by assimilating various elements of popular musical genres and trends from across the world such as [[Pop music|Western popular music]], [[Experimental music|experimental]], [[jazz]], [[Gospel music|gospel]], [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[Contemporary R&B|rhythm and blues]], [[electronic dance]], [[reggae]], [[country music|country]], [[Contemporary folk music|folk]], and [[rock music|rock]] on top of its uniquely [[traditional Korean music]] roots.<ref>[http://rki.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_artists_detail.htm?No=10058 Seo Taiji], KBS World</ref> Though Western-style pop, hip hop, rhythm and blues, rock, folk, electronic dance oriented acts have become dominant in the contemporary South Korean popular music scene, trot still continues to be appreciated and enjoyed by older South Koreans. [[Korean idol|K-pop idols]] are well known across Continental Asia, have found fame in the Western World, and have generated millions of dollars in export revenue beyond the confines of the traditional [[Music industry of East Asia#Ranking|East Asian music market]]. Many K-pop acts have also established themselves by securing a strong global following using online social media platforms such as [[YouTube]]. K-pop first began to makes its mark outside of Continental and East Asia following the unexpected success of singer [[Psy]]'s international music sensation, "[[Gangnam Style]]", which topped global music charts in 2012.<!--Do not add a list of groups here without first suggesting it at the Talk page.--> Since the success of the film ''[[Shiri (film)|Shiri]]'' in 1999, the [[Cinema of Korea|Korean film]] industry has grown substantially, garnering recognition both nation-wide and across the globe. Domestic films have a dominant share of the South Korean film market, partly because of the existence of government [[screen quotas]] requiring cinemas to show Korean films for at least 73 days of the year.<ref>[http://rki.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Ec_detail.htm?No=74142 "S.Korea's Screen Quota Hinders Market Access"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703133256/http://rki.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Ec_detail.htm?No=74142 |date=3 July 2018 }}, KBS World, 16 July 2010.</ref> 2019's ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]'', directed by [[Bong Joon-ho]], became the [[List of highest-grossing films in South Korea|highest-grossing film in South Korea]] as well as the first non-English language film to win Best Picture at the United States-based [[Academy Awards]] [[92nd Academy Awards|that year]] amongst [[List of accolades received by Parasite|numerous other accolades]]. [[Television in South Korea|South Korean television shows]] have become popular outside of Korea. Television dramas, known as [[Korean drama|K-dramas]], have begun to find fame internationally. Many dramas tend to have a romantic focus. Historical dramas are also famous''.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreandrama.org/ |title=List of Korean dramas |publisher=Koreandrama.org |date=4 June 2007 |access-date=29 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:μ½ν μΈ μ°μ μ 보ν¬νΈ|url=https://portal.kocca.kr/portal/bbs/view/B0000204/1938980.do?searchCnd=&searchWrd=&cateTp1=&cateTp2=&useAt=&menuNo=200253&categorys=4&subcate=67&cateCode=0&type=&instNo=0&questionTp=&uf_Setting=&recovery=&option1=&option2=&year=&categoryCOM062=&categoryCOM063=&categoryCOM208=&categoryInst=&morePage=&delCode=&qtp=&pageIndex=1|access-date=27 March 2021|website=portal.kocca.kr|language=ko|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417205707/https://portal.kocca.kr/portal/bbs/view/B0000204/1938980.do?searchCnd=&searchWrd=&cateTp1=&cateTp2=&useAt=&menuNo=200253&categorys=4&subcate=67&cateCode=0&type=&instNo=0&questionTp=&uf_Setting=&recovery=&option1=&option2=&year=&categoryCOM062=&categoryCOM063=&categoryCOM208=&categoryInst=&morePage=&delCode=&qtp=&pageIndex=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2021 survival drama ''[[Squid Game]]'', created by [[Hwang Dong-hyuk]], received critical acclaim and widespread international attention upon its release, becoming [[Netflix]]'s most-watched series at launch and garnering a viewership of more than 142 million households during its first four weeks from launch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Ji-won |date=26 September 2021 |title=Squid Game tops global Netflix chart |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/09/688_316008.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926170632/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/09/688_316008.html |archive-date=26 September 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=[[The Korea Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Henry |date=28 September 2021 |title=Squid Game: the hellish horrorshow taking the whole world by storm |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/sep/28/squid-game-the-hellish-horrorshow-taking-the-whole-world-by-storm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928102533/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/sep/28/squid-game-the-hellish-horrorshow-taking-the-whole-world-by-storm |archive-date=28 September 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=19 October 2021 |title='Squid Game': Netflix Reveals A "Mind-Boggling" 142M Households Have Watched Korean Drama |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/squid-game-netflix-142m-households-1234858503/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Keck |first=Catie |date=12 October 2021 |title=Netflix calls Squid Game its 'biggest ever series at launch' |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/12/22723452/netflix-squid-game-biggest-ever-show-at-launch |website=[[The Verge]] |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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