Hallyuwood

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Hallyuwood, a (linguistics)|compound word]] combining the word Hallyu (Korean Wave) with wood from Hollywood, is the informal term popularly used[citation needed] to describe the Korean-language entertainment and film industry in South Korea. Koreans use the term Hallyu to describe the Korean Wave phenomenon which has swept across the shores of almost every single country in the Asia region and many other countries around the world. The trend has been reported by CNN as "hallyu-wood".[1] The term Hallyuwood has been used and quoted in various news articles, journals,[2] books[3] and symposiums[4] to describe people, places and events related to the Korean Wave[5] such as a planned "Hallyuwood Walk of Fame" in the glitzy Gangnam District in Seoul[6] to a bibimbap dish called Bibigo: The Hallyuwood hopeful.[7]

Hallyuwood, along with Hollywood and Bollywood, constitute the three major pillars of the contemporary world entertainment industry.[8] The three are considered the most famous film-making meccas on Earth.[9]

Korean directors, most notably Park Chan-wook and Kim Jee-woon have made the transition from Hallyuwood to Hollywood, and have already released their first English-language films, most notably Kim Jee-woon's The Last Stand starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Park Chan-wook's Stoker starring Nicole Kidman.[10]

The Discovery Channel released a five-part series documentary by the winners of Discovery Channel’s First Time Filmmakers (FTFM) Korea. One of the documentary was titled Finding Hallyuwood[11] featuring actor Sean Richard. Sean meets with Korean singers, actors, film directors, and producers to find out what is unique about Korean music, films and dramas, and how they successfully connect with foreign audiences.[12]

With the possible exception of India’s Bollywood, the Korean cinema industry seems to be the most bustling in the (Asian) region, saying government support proved crucial in the struggling days of Korean cinema in the 1990s. It illustrates the amazing relationship the government and the private sectors has in producing Korean films.[13]

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  1. ^ Farrar, Lara (31 December 2010). "'Korean Wave' of pop culture sweeps across Asia". CNN. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. ^ Hughes, Theodore (June 2011). "Planet Hallyuwood: Imaging the Korean War". Acta Koreana. 14 (1): 197.
    - Yecies, Brian; Ae-Gyung Shim (2007). "Hallyuwood Down Under: the new Korean cinema and Australia, 1996-2007". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    - Yecies, Brian (2010). "Inroads for cultural traffic: breeding Korea's cinematiger". Retrieved 2 June 2013. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    - Yecies, Brian; Ae-Gyung Shim (2011). "Contemporary Korean Cinema: Challenges and the Transformation of 'Planet Hallyuwood'". Retrieved 2 June 2013. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Brian Yecies; Ae-Gyung Shim (23 May 2012). Korea’s Occupied Cinemas, 1893-1948: The Untold History of the Film Industry. Routledge. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-1-136-67473-0. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
    - Stephen Teo (26 April 2013). The Asian Cinematic Experience. Routledge. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-1-136-29608-6. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
    - Marie Soderberg (10 December 2010). Changing Power Relations in Northeast Asia: Implications for Relations Between Japan and South Korea. Taylor & Francis. pp. 114–. ISBN 978-1-136-84330-3. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
    - Jonathan Hopfner (December 2009). Moon Living Abroad in South Korea. Avalon Travel. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-1-59880-524-6. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
    - Bryan S. Turner (11 January 2013). The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies. Routledge. pp. 461–. ISBN 978-1-135-87883-2. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  4. ^ Hu, Puzhong. "Hallyuwood: Korean Screen Culture Goes Global".
  5. ^ Byun, Na-rim (9 June 2012). "Right Here, It's HallyuWood!". The KNU Times. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  6. ^ Cox, Jennifer (28 December 2012). "The Guardian". The Guardian. London.
  7. ^ "Seoul's 5 best bibimbap". CNN. 13 September 2011.
  8. ^ Mohan, Pankaj (3 May 2013). "Tracing ancient roots of hallyu". Korea Times.
  9. ^ Kim, Seong-kon (14 August 2010). "Between Hollywood and Hallyuwood". The Korea Herald.
  10. ^ Eaton, Phoebe (22 March 2013). "The Reincarnation of Seoul". The New York Times.
  11. ^ "Finding Hallyuwood". ibuzzkorea.
    - "Korea Next". Discovery Channel. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013.
  12. ^ "K-pop, kimchi, k-dramas and everything in between". The Philippine Star. 8 December 2012.
  13. ^ San Diego, Bayani, Jr. (16 September 2012). "Hurrah for Korea's 'Hallyu'-wood wave". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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