《Yoon Jun-ho's Kindling the Fire》
We delve into issues across the entertainment industry. Let's talk about the causes of controversy and issues, and what the voices of the entertainment industry are.
Chinese people's hatred of K-POP is going too far. Now, even absurd claims such as saying that it should be changed to 'ASIAN-POP' instead of 'K-POP' have appeared. In other words, the Chinese public, who are immersed in the Sinocentric ideology that the center of the world is China, is showing a reaction close to seizures to the expansion of K-culture. Some Chinese people have reached a situation where they go on a 'witch hunt' just because they went to a Korean idol concert. Entertainers are increasingly reluctant to enter the Chinese market because of this risk.
Northeast Project.
It means 'a research project related to the history and current situation of the northeast periphery'. Externally, it refers to a research plan promoted by China as a national project to study the history of northeastern Manchuria. On the other hand, there is a hidden intention to increase China's influence within Northeast Asia. Geographically and politically, this method's form turned its attention to the Northeast Asian cultural industry.
China is continuing its 'taming of Korea' through the Hallyu Law. In 2016, it was decided to deploy THAAD (High Altitude Area Defense) in Korea. Six years ago, China was one of the big 3 K-pop markets along with Japan and the US.
Domestic idol activities were also focused on the huge market of China. It was the K-pop industry that turned its attention to the Americas and Europe, not Asia, when free activities became difficult after the Korean War. Six years later, the status of K-pop and K-content has made remarkable progress.
BTS, which has grown into a world-class group, was the starting point. Even now, BLACKPINK, SKZ, and SEVENTEEN are following their path. K contents are also recognized by people around the world, such as squid games and parasites.
The most stomach-ache in this situation is China. Company A, a large domestic entertainment company, has long since withdrawn from the Chinese domestic market. An official from company A said, "The Korean-Korean law made it difficult to work in China." We are running a business against ," he said.
Korean entertainment industry not under the influence of China. It was the biggest reason that caused Chinese people's anti-Korean sentiment. He is not hiding his hate speech. Recently, the group BLACKPINK held the world tour ‘BORN PINK’ in Macau. Just looking at the level of interest, you can know the popularity of Blackpink in China. The concert was sold out at the same time as the ticket reservation. Scaling tickets were also traded at more than eight times the base price.
Apart from this, there are also those who are jealous of popularity. In fact, he left a baptism of bad comments to celebrities who actually went to see Blackpink. In particular, Chinese movie star Angelababy was criticized for saying, "Do Chinese people go to see Korean celebrities?" Cheng Xiao, a former space girl, also came under criticism.
Also, China is insisting that K-pop be called Asian pop. South Korea is a country that follows China's 'Lunar Lunar New Year' spring festival, and it is pouring out speculation that it is under China's influence. It is a strategy to exploit the fact that Westerners cannot distinguish between Chinese culture and Korean culture and make them perceive Korean idol culture as Chinese.
While enjoying Korean culture, it is not unreasonable to feel the spirit of a 'small country' while looking at China's pain in the stomach. Envy and jealousy will deepen as time goes on, but the sense of alienation that Chinese people feel will inevitably grow.
Reporter Yoon Jun-ho, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr