by Wendy Sun “Oppan Gangnam Style!” This catchy electro tune with its horse-riding dance went viral around the world last year and became a global phenomenon. Yet Korean pop culture is not a marvel that has suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It has been around for quite some time. The so-called “Korean Wave” began in the late 1990s. Movies such as Shiri (魚) were huge commercial successes in Korea. In the early 2000s, with the release of movies such as My Sassy Girl (我的野蠻女友) and the television series Winter Sonata (冬季戀歌), Korean pop culture received widespread popularity across Asia. At the same time, the Korean pop music industry was also blooming. Singers like BoA sold over a million records in Japan. Starting from the late 2000s, Korean clothing and make-up also become fashion trendsetters. It seems as if any item labeled “Made in Korea” would automatically become a best seller.
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I attended the Journalism course in NTU this semester because it is very interesting,
but I am not getting any school credits for it. Shortly after our last issue was published, my classmates wanted to know whether I would write another article. Here is an extract from my Facebook conversation with one of our dearest classmates: Jamin Lin. by Chiru Yang How it is that young people growing up in Asia can become so absorbed in a Channel 4 drama from the UK based on a story of juvenile delinquency? How can a story full of violence and swearing strike such a chord in someone who appears to be as calm as any pedestrian in Taipei? Although far away from the setting where this drama takes place, it is certain that there is something lurking in us which makes us feel that we, too, belong to a cast of young outlaws.
Taylor Swift :One thing about Taylor Swift that intrigues me most is her virginity. She dates tons of men, but only dating each of them for about a week. I am really curious if their relationships have gone to the phase when they are ready to have sex. It would be a bummer for guys to put so much effort into wooing a pop star and then get dumped before having a chance to shag her. I think for all the inspiration she got from dumping people, Taylor should at least pay some revenue to those guys – just to show her work ethic or to make them feel better. But I don’t think those Taylor-dumped guys should be too sad since, after all, everyone who dates her will get dumped. It’s nothing personal. By Lawrence Hsiao Japanese culture has always played an enormous part in today’s pop culture. Things like comics, anime, and video games have taken the world by storm in the past few decades. Even French people, who are so proud of their own culture, have embraced Japanese things. In my opinion, Japanese comics, also known as manga, are the foundation of this global success.
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by Li Lian What kind of girls do you like? As a girl it’s really hard for me to answer this question. So I asked some of my friends, and to my disappointment, most of answers were not very creative. Thin, white -skinned, long-haired, etc.
These are all typical descriptions of female beauty, but what makes it like this? When you walk the streets you’ll be surprised how everyone seems to have the same standard. Everyone seems to dress the same way and many women seem more like twins than individuals. by Briana Leong What have you been listening to lately? Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Nicki Minaj or Rihanna? Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were a directioner and a belieber too! Well, congratulations on being the most unique human being on earth. Forgive my sarcasm, of course it’s totally fine and normal to refer to Billboard for music and shop at billion-dollar franchise stores like Zara, Forever 21 and Topshop, not to mention coffee at Starbucks and sandwiches at Subway. But honestly, normal is just a term nice people use to justify those who are totally boring and unoriginal.
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