I don’t actually remember how I was introduced to Asian popular culture. I guess it was my mom who first got me into watching Hong Kong dramas because she would always put them on tv to watch and then from then on, I started finding my own dramas to watch. I was a huge fan of Taiwanese dramas and Chinese pop at first and then I moved onto Korean dramas and Korean pop.
What aspects of Asian popular culture do you enjoy? For example, what are some of your favorite films, dramas, groups, etc., etc.?
Aspects of Asian popular culture I enjoy are mainly Taiwanese, Korean, some Japanese dramas. Some favorite Taiwanese dramas include It Started with a Kiss both 1 and 2, Devil beside You, and love contract. My favorite Korean dramas have to be Shining Inheritance, Queen of Housewives, and Coffee Prince. I rarely watch Japanese dramas but my favorites are Hanazakari no Kimitachi e and Boys before Flowers. I also like Korean pop music but not so much of Chinese pop as much anymore. I listen to groups like 2pm, 4 minute, Epik High, Super Junior, After School, and 2NE1. I also love watching Korean television such as Infinity Challenge and Family Outing.
What happens to you in the process of watching/listening/engaging in (different types of) Asian popular culture? How is it different from watching/listening/engaging in American popular culture?
I get really excited and get emotionally attached to the characters when I watch Asian dramas. Sometimes if the series is really good, I’ll get really addicted and never stop watching. I remember staying up till 4am in the morning watching the last episodes of the Taiwanese drama Devil Beside You. Most people I know cry when they watch dramas and I really don’t but that drama was probably one of the only few I actually teared up after watching. I am more in tune with Korean pop culture than American pop culture because I find American pop culture to be too focused on sex for my taste. For instance, when you watch Korean dramas and American Daytime soaps, Korean dramas are much cuter and the relationships are much more meaningful than the trashy daytime soaps where the characters have sex with almost everyone. Because Asians have a much more conservative perspective, many mainstream forms of media try to stay pretty clean. At times, there may be scandalous parts but it is not really as bad if you compare it to media shown in the US.
What are some Asian popular culture blogs and sites you have found fun, helpful, or informative? Please provide links if possible.
An asian popular culture site I have found fun, helpful, or informative would be allkpop for its almost up to date entertainment gossip on Korean pop culture.
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