Korean Wave Hallyu fashion and drama

Jan 7, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: Korean Wave

Korean Wave (Hallyu = ?? = 韩流 ’Han Liu’ in Chinese) actually is a fever of Korean Culture and products related to fashion, performance, drama, song, cuisine, and lifestyle. Starting in Japan, China and Vietnam, the Korean Wave is now spreading throughout the whole world.

Recently, Hallyu, the Korean Wave of popular culture, has gushed onto the world’s shores as soap operas, film, pop bands, celebrities, and the B-Boy phenomenon experience increasing popularity abroad. While pop singers and troupes of B-Boys perform all over the world, exporting their talents, throngs of tourists converge on Seoul to get up close and personal with the places that feature in their favorite dramas. Korean dramas have gained significant followings all over the world, from England to El Salvador, Canada to Chile.

Now we can see Korean things anywhere over the world. Korean Restaurants with its main food menu Kimchi can be found in most big cities everywhere. Winter Sonata aired in 2002 may be the first and most popular Korean TV drama that made the korea fashion, musics, and actors have also become very desirable in Asia.

In New York, Korean restaurants have been popping up everywhere in the trendy downtown areas such as the East and West Villages, Soho, and even the Upper East Side.

Chuncheon in Gangwon Province was once crowded with foreign tourists as the local drama “Winter Sonata” (2002) gained popularity abroad. The house at which leading actor Bae Yong-joon stayed in the drama is no longer crowded with fans of the drama. In 2003, 139,000 foreigners visited the city and the number reached 390,000 two years later. Last year, 230,000 people visited.

A tsunami of Korean TV series such as “Autumn Fairy Tale,” “Joyful Girl,” “My Love, Patsi,” and “Jewel in the Palace” followed its success. “Jewel in the Palace” which showcased Korean food was as addictive as “Winter Sonata”.

The popularity of Korean Drama continued with Boys Before Flowers, that made another Korea’s fever. The drama ’s wave again had rised the popularity of Korea Fashion, Korea tourism, and many of young generations in Asia are being hypnotized and imitating style of Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-Joong, Kim Bum, etc.

Hollywood Movie now also can not be seperated with Korean Actor. It is not a suprise if we see Daniel Henney in film X-Men, Lee Byung-Hun in GI Joe, or Rain Bi in Ninja Assassin.

The main attractions of Korean Wave actually is Korea Pop. Although not all communities understand with Korean Language, but nowadays who don’t know TVXQ, Big Bang, SS501, Wonder Girls, F(x), 2PM, BoA, etc.

The musicians, which included Wheesung, f(x), 2PM, 2AM, U-Kiss, 4Minute and Jang Nara, were in China to perform in the Feel Korea K-POP Night and K-Fashion Show to promote tourism in Korea as part of the “2010-2012 Visit Korea Year”. It is a prove that Korea Wave has spreading very fast in China.

The Korean government hopes that the star power of pop singers and celebrities will help attract more Chinese tourists to Korea in the coming years. This event and more like it that showcase Korean pop music, fashion, tourism, drama and digital content are being organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; the Korea Foundation for Cultural Exchange; the Korea Creative Content Agency; and the the Visit Korea Committee.

The rising of Korean Wave, no doubt, has increased the tourism in Korea. The success of South Korean dramas, movies, and music served as a major tourist magnet for South Korea in 2005, with tourists from countries such as Japan, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.

The girl group 4minute performs at the Feel Korea K-Pop Night in Shanghai.

Photos of actor Bae Yong-joon, who starred in “Winter Sonata,” at a shop in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province

Boys Over Flowers, another successful korean drama

Lee Byung-Hun Korean Actor also starred in Hollywood movie GI Joe

Rain Bi. Korean male celebrities are now among the highest-paid actors outside of Hollywood

Seoul Garden Restaurant

ZingDo Korean Restaurant

Clockwise from top left, Korean blockbuster film“, Shiri”directed by Kang Je-gyu; BoA of SM Entertainment; Korean TV drama “Jewel in the Palace”starring Lee Young-ae

Watch 2PM at Incheon Korean Wave Festival 2009 video here

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Tohoshinki Korean Male Fashion Endorsement

Nov 12, 2009 Author: admin | Filed under: Korean Celebrities

Tohoshinki is the famous korean band in the world, as they have the biggest fans club. Since their debut, TVXQ has become one of the most popular singing groups in East Asia, gaining great popularity in South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and other East Asian countries.

As a favourite and idolized celebrities, their members are identic as korean fashion style trendsetter for men.

The members : Hero Jaejoong, Max Changmin, Micky Yoochun, U Know Yunho, and Xiah Junsu always involved in Korean Fashion endorsement. Their hairstyle, suits, romps, jackets, Tshirt and anything related with them are followed by their idols, especially a young age male in Asia.

Photos of Tohoshinki and their members, posed in endorsement fashion and style :

Tohoshinki, all members in white uniform. Looks so pure and tidy.

Hero Jaejoong in White Jacket and white trousers.

Hero Jaejoong in black formal Jacket.

Max Changmin, the youngest and cutest member in semi suit for young age male.

Micky Yoochun sometimes looks untidy with his hair style and fashion, but still chic in style.

U-Know Yunho in semi formal jacket. Looks simple and elegant.

Xiah Junsu looks smart with his blazer

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Lee Pa Ni show black bra straps

Aug 26, 2009 Author: admin | Filed under: Korean Bra, Korean Celebrities

Lee Pa Ni, is a korean model and a winner of South Korea’s first-ever model contest. Lee Pa Ni entered South Korea’s first-ever modeling contest in 2006 and won. As the winner, Pani traveled to the mansion in the US of A for the World Team Photo Shoot which coincided with the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany.

Lee Pa Ni is a sexy korean girl, with 174 cm tall and weighing 49 kg with measurements of 34-23-36, and was selected as the winner of Spice TV’s 2006 Korea Model Contest

Lee Pa Ni, showed her uniqued fashion when she weared an evening dress. What a funny style she showed her black bra straps, peek out through her wear.

By The Way, how to say bra in korean language ? It is important for korean girls who want to buy bras in Korean.

Bra in Korean is 브래지어 = braziere. The first two character blocks are bra, the second the ziere. Korean’s borrow a lot of words from other languages and put them through hangul.

Korean singer and model, Lee Pa Ni, showed her black bra through her red dress