The Korean wave in Indonesia: from Asian pop culture to Korean pop culture

Imron Rosidi

doi:10.31893/multirev.2022019

Keywords:

Asian popular culture

Korean popular culture

popularity

Abstract

The Korean wave is the popularity of Korean pop culture that occurs in several regions worldwide, including Indonesia. This phenomenon needs to be investigated to discover the historical roots that contributed to the Korean Wave. This article is based on research using post-modern ethnographic methods. Based on this method, it was found that the popularity of Korean pop culture or the Korean wave is related to the history of the popularity of Asian cultural products previously popular in Indonesia, such as Hong Kong films and Taiwanese dramas. This finding reinforces previous findings, which state that cultural closeness or proximity is one of the factors contributing to the popularity of Korean pop culture in several regions of the world.
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13. Rosidi I (2020) Consuming Representations of Korean TV Dramas among Indonesian Muslim Youth. Jurnal The Messenger 12:111-121.
14. Rosidi I (2016) Being Active Consumers: Indonesian Muslim Youth Engaging with Korean TV Dramas. Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Working Paper 23:1-24.
15. Rosidi I (2020) Negotiating of Islamic Values on Korean TV Dramas among Indonesian Muslim Youth. Jurnal Komunikasi : Malaysian Journal of Communication 36: 230-242.
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Rosidi, I. (2023). The Korean wave in Indonesia: from Asian pop culture to Korean pop culture. Multidisciplinary Reviews, 5(4), 2022019. https://doi.org/10.31893/multirev.2022019

[1] Ainslie MJ, Lim JBY (2015) The Korean Wave in Southeast Asia: Consumption and Cultural Production, Petaling Jaya: SIRD.

[2] Appadurai A (1998) Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

[3] Chua BH, Iwabuchi K (2008) East Asian Pop Culture: Analysing the Korean Wave, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.

[4] Chua BH (2008) Structure of Identification and Distancing in Watching East Asian Television Drama. In: Chua BH (ed) East Asian TV Dramas: Analysing the Korean Wave. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong, pp. 73-89.

[5] Chua BH (2012) Doing Pop Culture Studies in East Asia. In: Zawawi I (ed) Social Science and Knowledge in a Globalising World. Petaling Jaya, SIRD and PSSM, pp. 323-344.

[6] Fontana A (2004) Ethnographic Trends in the Post-modern Era. In: David RD and Andrea F(eds) Postmodernism and Social Inquiry. London, University College London, pp. 203-233.

[7] Ginanti AR (2017) 20 Serial Drama Korea yang Diadaptasi Menjadi Sinetron Indonesia. Feed Navigator. Available in: https://cewekbanget.grid.id/read/06854000/20-serial-drama-korea-yang-diadaptasi-menjadi-sinetron-indonesia?page=all Acessed 13 January 2023

[8] Heryanto A (2010) The Look of Love: New Engagements with the Oriental in Indonesian Popular Culture. In: Doobo S, Ariel H, and Ubonrat S (eds) Pop Culture Formations Across East Asia. Seoul, Jimoondang, pp. 209-231.

[9] Ibrahim Z, Noorshah MS (2012) Memperkenalkan Naratif Keterpinggiran dan Jatidiri Penan: Satu Wacana Postmodernis. In: Zawawi I and Noorshah MS (eds) Masyarakat Penan dan Impian Pembangunan: Satu Himpunan Naratif Keterpinggiran dan Jatidiri. Petaling Jaya, SIRD, pp. 1-12.

[10] Ida R (2008) Consuming Taiwanese Boys Culture: Watching Meteor Garden with Urban Kampung Women in Indonesia. In: Ariel H (ed) Popular Culture in Indonesia: Fluid Identities in Post-Authoritarian Politics. London, Routledge, pp. 93-110.

[11] Mariani E (2008) Delicious' Boys Lead Hallyu in Indonesia. In: the Korea Herald (ed) Korean Wave. Seoul, Jimoondang, pp. 57-65.

[12] Rosidi I (2022) Symbolic Distancing : Indonesian Muslim Youth Engaging with Korean TV Dramas. Plaridel 19:273-293.

[13] Rosidi I (2020) Consuming Representations of Korean TV Dramas among Indonesian Muslim Youth. Jurnal The Messenger 12:111-121.

[14] Rosidi I (2016) Being Active Consumers: Indonesian Muslim Youth Engaging with Korean TV Dramas. Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Working Paper 23:1-24.

[15] Rosidi I (2020) Negotiating of Islamic Values on Korean TV Dramas among Indonesian Muslim Youth. Jurnal Komunikasi : Malaysian Journal of Communication 36: 230-242.

[16] Smith LT (1999) Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, London, Zed Books Ltd.

[17] Sung SY (2008) Why are Asians Attracted to Korean Pop Culture? In: the Korea Herald (ed) Korean Wave. Seoul, Jimoondang. pp. 11-21.

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