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Reading Time: < 1 minute I finally got around to writing a review of The Host (Guimul). A product of the Korean film industry, which seems to be on creative fire at the moment. The Host has been compared to The Royal Tanenbaums and Godzilla or Tremors.The film also has a subversive tone questioning the relationship that South Korea has … Read moreThe Host
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hallyu – The rise of Korea as a cultural hotbed (what’s called the Korean wave in some quarters) in Asia: from the sexiest mobile phones, or well written and produced cinema to K-pop (the Korean equivalent of J-pop: sugar-coated Japanese pop music that carries well in other Asian markets and performed by young performers so … Read moreJargon Watch: Hallyu, Mociology & Microchunk
Reading Time: < 1 minute Films like Old Boy and Silmido are making waves amongst arthouse cinema fans and movie industry talent-spotters throughout the western world. It now seems that its not only Hollywood that is turning its eyes westwards to follow the latest cultural carrying-ons in Korea. The New York Times China’s Youth Look to Seoul for Inspiration by … Read moreRed eyes on Korea