Many people put the prefix ‘K’ in their mouths. K-prevention, K-pop, K-drama, K-beauty, K-medical, K-bio... . We voluntarily elevate Korea in the world in everyday life that goes both online and offline, or we stand shoulder to shoulder with Western'advanced' countries, and are often shy about Korea, which boasts of superior achievements. In progress.
It is unlikely that this ‘word game’ (K-Ramen, K-will, K-worker, K-family, K-Confucianism, etc.) that comes and goes from people with words such as Taegeukgi or ‘Gukpong’ that sometimes flutters. Videos that let foreigners experience our culture, and contented their reactions that are thrilled by its excellence, are constantly being uploaded today, regardless of the airwaves and the Internet.
What on earth has caused this phenomenon? What is the source of this craze, and what does the K trend suggest to us?
Artist Myung-mook Myung-mook, born in 1994, aims at the keyword'K' in Korea in 『Think K,』 and analyzes five aspects that represent the most acute issue in our society and the most symbolic of'Korea in the world'. do.
Through five chapters that are closely related to each other, such as'Born in the 90s' and'K-Defense', nationalism and multiculturalism, and '386' controversy, entrance examination and education system, he is a hierarchical structure created by self-esteem, stress, desire and control within us. It insightfully creates a militant upward feeling to survive in the pyramid of order, hierarchical inheritance and rank, a clash of outward morality and actual secular desires, a sense of resistance to a strong state, and a paradoxical desire. The author presents a new perspective on the reality faced by Korea by analyzing why Koreans are so enthusiastic about “K” amid the rapid globalization and informatization.
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