▲ | throwthrowrow 6 hours ago | |||||||
Mostly true but the exception is K-Pop, which as I understand was the creation of a project by the South eKorean government. There was a severe financial crisis in the late 1990s where the country almost went bankrupt. Desperately seeking sources of revenue, the government funded K-Pop groups which eventually become a global phenomenon (BTS et al). At least that is what some Koreans have told me. | ||||||||
▲ | throwawayq3423 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
Funding is one thing, but they didn't create any of it. The people did. A small but important distinction imho. | ||||||||
▲ | sungho_ 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
I am Korean, and what you are saying is a lie created by anti-Korean people in Japan. Do you really think it makes sense for a government experiencing an economic crisis to desperately seek revenue sources and hope to overcome the crisis by funding a cultural industry that hasn't even succeeded yet? | ||||||||
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