Transnational Proximity and Universality in Korean Culture: Analysis of Squid Game and BTS

IF 0.2 Q4 AREA STUDIES

Seoul Journal of Korean Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.1353/seo.2022.0002

D. Jin

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Abstract

Abstract:By utilizing transnational proximity as a primary theoretical framework, I analyze the reasons why global audiences beyond Asia prefer contemporary Korean popular culture to other cultural products. I investigate several distinctive cultural programs and Korean screen spheres—BTS and Squid Game (2021) in particular—as well as fan communities. I mainly discuss whether "transnational proximity" based on similar socio-cultural experiences, including social inequality and social injustice, which are rampant in late capitalist society, works as a new theoretical frame in comprehending the global success of Hallyu. Finally, I discuss whether transnational proximity plays a pivotal role in determining the growth of local popular culture in the global cultural sphere.

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韩国文化中的跨国邻近性与普遍性——《鱿鱼游戏》与BTS分析

摘要:本文以跨国接近为主要理论框架，分析了亚洲以外的全球受众偏好当代韩国流行文化而非其他文化产品的原因。我研究了几个独特的文化节目和韩国屏幕领域——尤其是防弹少年团和鱿鱼游戏(2021)——以及粉丝社区。我主要讨论基于相似的社会文化经验的“跨国接近”，包括资本主义社会晚期猖獗的社会不平等和社会不公正，是否可以作为理解韩流全球成功的新理论框架。最后，我讨论了跨国接近是否在决定当地流行文化在全球文化领域的发展中起着关键作用。

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Seoul Journal of Korean Studies AREA STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： Published twice a year under the auspices of the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies at Seoul National University, the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies (SJKS) publishes original, state of the field research on Korea''s past and present. A peer-refereed journal, the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies is distributed to institutions and scholars both internationally and domestically. Work published by SJKS comprise in-depth research on established topics as well as new areas of concern, including transnational studies, that reconfigure scholarship devoted to Korean culture, history, literature, religion, and the arts. Unique features of this journal include the explicit aim of providing an English language forum to shape the field of Korean studies both in and outside of Korea. In addition to articles that represent state of the field research, the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies publishes an extensive "Book Notes" section that places particular emphasis on introducing the very best in Korean language scholarship to scholars around the world.